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Consulting with hundreds of memesters through the years, sadly I have found that there's one common enemy some of the most effective memesters on [s4s] share—online froges.
1) Before you react, consider the source. There's a difference between the occasional online critic and a froge. Most sh4tp4sters know these people because in many cases, they're ex-[s4s] members. So you may see a post—or even criticism—from an [s4s] member who has an innocent question that you can easily answer, which solves the problem. So know the difference.
2) If it's a froge, ignore it. I tracked one online froge who had positioned himself as a 'froge master' and had been ripping into local sh4tp4sters for months. He only had five upvoters (probably his samefroges), so he had little to no impact.
3) Don't help him by responding. When you respond on [s4s], you're bumping the froge with all your upvoters, so don't help promote him by responding.
4) If it gets highly offensive, ask your mom for advice. There are cases where online criticism can evolve into defamation, and there are legal remedies. A good mom will help know if and when to pull that trigger.
5) Finally, stop reading it. I know some sh4tp4sters who dwell so much on the criticism that it derails their concentration. Eventually they become depressed and lose focus. Stop obsessing over the 93 percent who are critics, and start feeding the 7 percent who aren't. Particularly with [s4s], froges are easy to filter.
We live in a culture of victimization. Some people have essentially discovered their identity in being a victim, so they're willing to invest a great deal in expressing their victimhood. So stop reading the criticism, and start leading the congregation. The froge may REEEEEEE!!!, but the train keeps rolling. Memes, dubs and birds are very important, but there are legitimate ways of correction on [s4s]. Becoming an online froge isn't one.
1) Before you react, consider the source. There's a difference between the occasional online critic and a froge. Most sh4tp4sters know these people because in many cases, they're ex-[s4s] members. So you may see a post—or even criticism—from an [s4s] member who has an innocent question that you can easily answer, which solves the problem. So know the difference.
2) If it's a froge, ignore it. I tracked one online froge who had positioned himself as a 'froge master' and had been ripping into local sh4tp4sters for months. He only had five upvoters (probably his samefroges), so he had little to no impact.
3) Don't help him by responding. When you respond on [s4s], you're bumping the froge with all your upvoters, so don't help promote him by responding.
4) If it gets highly offensive, ask your mom for advice. There are cases where online criticism can evolve into defamation, and there are legal remedies. A good mom will help know if and when to pull that trigger.
5) Finally, stop reading it. I know some sh4tp4sters who dwell so much on the criticism that it derails their concentration. Eventually they become depressed and lose focus. Stop obsessing over the 93 percent who are critics, and start feeding the 7 percent who aren't. Particularly with [s4s], froges are easy to filter.
We live in a culture of victimization. Some people have essentially discovered their identity in being a victim, so they're willing to invest a great deal in expressing their victimhood. So stop reading the criticism, and start leading the congregation. The froge may REEEEEEE!!!, but the train keeps rolling. Memes, dubs and birds are very important, but there are legitimate ways of correction on [s4s]. Becoming an online froge isn't one.
