Last month, I made my view clear in several markets that it is not acceptable discourse for people to call each other "trolls" on forums. When I asked, users stated that the word "troll" means that I am not telling the truth and that I won't actually do what I'm saying.

Assuming bad faith makes it impossible to hold a reasonable discussion on Manifold. I said that I would from that point forward block from viewing my markets any user who made a non-joking insult calling me a "troll." Over the past two months, I have made two such blocks. Will I need to make three more?

Most of these mentions accusing me of "trolling" occur from people who appear to disagree with how I've come around to supporting Trump in the election, as Manifold seems to be dominated by Democrats. Ultimately, my view can be summarized as follows: the United States Code is too complex, there are too many taxes, the military is too large, and what programs are necessary discriminate against the young. The government takes 53.65% of my money and I gain maybe 5% in value, so we should favor disfunction and divided branches to stop growth of government.

This market will resolve to YES if I need to block three or more additional users for calling me a "troll" before December 31, 2024. If someone only says the word "troll" once, I probably won't block that person; the person has to be serious and do so in a very insulting manner. I intend to continue commenting on political markets during that time; however, the insult can be made in any context, not just political discussion. If a block is made for some other reason, it doesn't count.

Otherwise, the market will resolve to NO.

I hope that, regardless of the outcome of this market, some attention is drawn to how the word "troll" is being used more frequently on Manifold, and I hope that Manifold's administrators will make posts claiming users are such eligible for removal.