How do you handle troll votes?

[quote=Taneren]So yeah, the thread title speaks for itself - How do you handle troll votes? Recently I experienced getting a few troll votes in a row, without a comment or a reason. Went from 93% to 88%, it really sucks to know that they won't even give a reason, for me to change it and improve my guide. So I decided instead of getting mad and go around thumbing down every single guide, to check out the new MOBAfire builds, help them and hand out a few +1's to help them get up the latter, maybe tell them what they could improve and what should be re-written / removed. Anyways, I'm curious - How do you handle a troll vote? How do you respond to them, and what are you doing when getting troll voted?[/quote]

[quote=DuffTime]General tips from a guy who's been there done that~ 1; Disassociate your guides with yourself. Never make statements like, "They downvoted me!" They downvoted your guide, not you! 2; Focus more on the upvotes. If your guide is positive, more people are receiving it well than those who are not. if 50 people upvote, and 5 downvote, you're doing a lot of good! 3; This may sound arrogant, but remember that you're a quality player, and if they don't give reasons why, assume they are bad and not good enough to even understand your guide's strengths. (Seriously, this is what I do every time my guides get random ghost downvotes without explanations.) 4; This may be difficult for the newer guide makers, but stop caring about what the rating is on the guide. Is it 80? Is it 93? is it 67? WHO CARES! Your guide is nothing more than the channel for your voice, and you wouldn't care much if a random person on the street disagreed with your opinion. It's no different here, all guides receive traffic, all voters are entitled to their own (Wrong) opinions. :D Take the emotion out of writing guides! 5; Only make a guide when you have something unique and fresh that can -legitimately- change the way things are done. People want to experiment with new strategies and techniques. If you can give them something new that's fun, they will enjoy that. 6; When all else fails, cater to the masses! If you failed at all the above, your only hope is to cater to the masses.[/quote]

[quote=Lugignaf]Ignore the vote and move on? If your guide is truly quality, it will get upvotes. Otherwise, go spam your guide to your friends to get a slightly higher percentage. :P[/quote]

[quote=Taneren]Meh, thanks xD I'm just one of those types who likes competition, sport, internet, guides, everything. Want that #1 -_- It's a bad habbit that I feel like having to be #1 at everything. Guess I go play [[Mordekaiser]], Morde es numero uno! #1! <3 Thanks for the tips tho' :) +rep again. Already done it a few times I think, lol. updates every 24hour. EDIT: That was a quick game with Morde :p as Said Morde es numero uno [IMG]http://i43.tinypic.com/9u3db6.gif[/IMG][/quote]

[quote=Darcurse]Cant get you guys ... not totally at least. Yeah, there are those trolls who downvote you without reason but there also those who upvote you without explaining why, too. A guide with a 90%+ voting gives off a "quality" presence, but if those ppl dont explain why they decide to + you, the reader wont know for sure if your ups come from: quality/experienced players, ppl with no clue liking the different colors you used, just trolls disliking the other guides being top or maybe friends of the author (Doesnt matter if he wanted them to up him or not) Ofc constructive criticism will help you rethinking some of your statements, but if the reviewer is just not conform with your way of handling the champ, with reason ofc, his reply wouldnt help you at all (would be good for the counter though).[/quote]

[quote=DuffTime]Well that comment was completely irrelevant in regards to dealing with troll votes![/quote]

[quote=Darcurse]Well try to read between the lines instead of fucking over sth that you dont like: "He shouldnt bother with phantom dvs since there also ups"[/quote]

[quote=Taneren]We are actually getting off track with the title. I am curious how you guys handle it? Do you just ignore it, or what are you doing? But it's still nice to see your side of the troll voting.[/quote]

[quote=DuffTime]That's irrelevant. He's not wondering how to deal with the troll upvotes.[/quote]

[quote=Nighthawk]You love and tolerate the shit out of anybody who trolls your guide. Personally I find ponies help me do that: [img=http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lqqaxy9cuh1r229qco1_500.png][/quote]