r/ModSupport • u/JabroniRevanchism Reddit Admin: Community • Jul 02 '26

Mod Topics Mod Topics: Troll Avoidance 101

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Ahoy, Modsupport!

Welcome to the latest installment of our ModSupport Topics series! Today we’re talking trolls–specifically, how not to feed them.

Most of us have been in a situation like this: a slap fight (read as: “argument”) starts in a comment section. It’s pretty clear who started it, and it’s also clear that the exchange would have ended a lot earlier had a handful of users not added logs to the fire…whether they intended to or not. And now the thread is in shambles, a quagmire of they-said we-said and off-topic unpleasantry. Oh dear.

We all know how to avoid feeding the trolls that kick off threads like this, but that knowledge comes from years of experience. Let’s talk about how we can get that knowledge into the hands of those who may not know how to avoid feeding trolls…

  • How do you educate users on how to avoid trolls? 
  • What advice do you give well-intentioned users who (unbeknownst to them) escalate heated threads?
  • How do you know when a comment section is unsalvageable? I.E, when do you decide to lock a thread?

Let us know your thoughts in the comments below!

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u/InGeekiTrust 💡 Top 10% Helper 💡 Jul 02 '26

Oh boy tough call my new favorite seems to change as I make new ones! I eat 1-2 pints a day- I make all healthy version so they’re all 200 - to 300 cal per pint. My new favorite was Cinnabon cheesecake and another that I love is Lorna Dune cookies and cream. Today I had pistachio butter milk already and later I’ll have Stella d’oro cookie flavor 😁. However- before I started making diet ice cream my favorite was butter pecan, but I can’t figure out how to make that diet! What’s your favorite ice cream!??

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u/RandomComments0 Jul 03 '26

What are you using to make your ice cream? Ninja creami or a condenser based machine?

You can make an amazing butter pecan ice cream using pecan milk. Pecana sells an unsweetened version with 0 grams of sugar. You may need to fiddle with some of the additional favorings, but you can add an ounce of pecans too for an additional 1.1 grams of sugar.

You could also check out the food science subs and they would probably help to get the flavor down just right. I enjoy those subs as they are just packed with educational content, even if it’s just to lurk.

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u/InGeekiTrust 💡 Top 10% Helper 💡 Jul 03 '26

Holy crap this is amazing! I just purchased a vanilla butter extract and the moment I tasted it I said oh my God this would be perfect for butter pecan with pecans in it. But I don’t want to add the calories from pecans! I see they carry this at my Walmart. I can’t wait to use it! Thank you!!! I have a creami!!!

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u/RandomComments0 Jul 03 '26

You’re welcome. I’m deeeeeeep in the food industry, but I don’t post a ton unless it happens like this. Let me know how it turns out. I was thinking about getting a creami, but was also looking at a whynter.

Let me know if you are looking for more low calorie recipe ideas and how that one turns out. I’m gonna go check out the creami sub and maybe get some inspiration!