# Dealing with a toxic user on our Discourse forum

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/dealing-with-a-toxic-user-on-our-discourse-forum/37798
**Category:** Community Building
**Created:** [12. Januar 2016 um 02:12 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dealing-with-a-toxic-user-on-our-discourse-forum/37798 "2016-01-12T02:12:42Z")
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### Author: ![HAWK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/hawk/32/86627_2.png) [@HAWK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/HAWK)
#### Post date: [12. Januar 2016 um 03:10 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dealing-with-a-toxic-user-on-our-discourse-forum/37798/7 "2016-01-12T03:10:49Z")

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Hi there,  
Ugh. That sounds awful. Unfortunately the chances of turning someone like that around are zero to none. Trolling is likely their primary (if not only) motivating force for being a part of the community.

[This post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/handling-an-intellectual-bully/28313/20) will likely be an interesting read. Michael’s video is especially good.

[This thread](https://experts.feverbee.com/t/dealing-with-an-intellectual-bully/730/3) (on my own community) might also be helpful.

Bottom line (in my opinion) is that for the ongoing health of the community, the member needs to be removed. A lynch mob approach is less likely to work than a frank conversation with management.

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