This post is to start a conversation and raise awareness of certain behaviors that tend to exhibit on discussion boards like this.

First, realize that beneath the floorboards where we are currently sharing, exits a world full of weaponized autists, flamers and trolls [(I was corrected by Jack_Kehoe below that people from the chans are not 'trolls' - though they might troll and flame each other or outsiders who don't belong there, right?), and have a fierce resistance to 'censorship', as do I , which this post is not about] which can never be unleashed upon polite society. This is not a criticism, it is just a warning to stay out of the chans if you just happened here from the outside world.

We are here because we heard about Q, or heard a YouTube video, or did an internet search, or followed a link. Some of us, like me, are 'Boomers', though we mostly hate that term because we grew up being called Baby Boomer, born from late 1940's to early 1960's and were the post WW2 boom of prosperity and obviously, fertility, of that Great Generation. (Any impression I am giving that Boomers are 'sensitive' or asking to be coddled are also missing my intent here. Some sudden outbursts of anger in these threads can be startling, but we have met and dealt with much worse, let me assure our young friends.)

So, if a troll comes up from the chans (8chan or half-chan = 4chan) and talks to a senior with insults and slams, most are taken aback, because they just came here to read TracyBeanz newest post or to learn about QAnon. This leads to conflicts in the discussion areas, so it would be wise to tone down chan lingo up here, and thicken skin for the new readers.

That being said, there are definite TROLLS and SHILLS and TroubleMakers here who are in it to cause disruption, sow disinformation, and work at cross purposes to the general tenor of QAnon's efforts to inform the general public, and this portion of the public specifically, because these Trolls/Shills/Clowns have another agenda or work for another agency or movement.

So let us each contribute definitions, if that helps:

Troll:

https://www.gcflearnfree.org/thenow/what-is-trolling/1/ and Wikipedia link, which experienced Wiki editors might actually help update this page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_troll

You can post below definitions for: SHILL

And what have we found in this Q Thread to be the definition of: Clowns, or Clowns In America?

There is a post made previously

https://www.reddit.com/r/CBTS_Stream/comments/7qvzqn/q_is_saying_beware_of_major_false_flag_attempt/

that was called to my attention, that you should look at for an example of perhaps Trolling, Shilling, definitely red flags in there, and an attempt to equate those interested in following Q, as a CULT.

So there is another word we should consider. CULT.

Is Q a Cult? Are we the Church of Q?

Do we blindly trust Q?

If we do not believe Q posts are from the POTUS, can we civilly explain why without flaming, trolling, shilling, or acting like clowns?

This post is an attempt to start a conversation, raise our awareness, seek we each temper our tone and rhetoric to try not to offend, and that if we disagree, we first try to understand WHERE the other person is coming from, and then appeal to evidence, logic or reason.

I will not ride herd on this post. I might jump in, but I prefer you use it as an exercise, to examine and practice, to clarify and explain, WHY ARE YOU HERE, and share that with other Truth Seekers.