User blog comment:Sannse/The Zen Admin/@comment-5961377-20141004065619

My role model is a lone moderator, who manages an entire forum and file cache all by himself. His site is serving over 1,300 terabytes of data, and he has mentioned that he could've purchased himself a sports car with all the money he spent on said site.

He is the epitome of self-control and authority when dealing with the hundreds of rule-breakers in his forums every day. He would simply ignore all these hate messages, and deal with the vandals discreetly and without incident. Trolls who try to bait him by simply throwing insults hidden in calculated, intellectual, long paragraphs are ignored. He even replies to them, but does not let them affect him at all.

Put a lot of thought into your replies before you hit that "Post" or "Reply" button. Don't let these vandals drag you down to their level and/or do something that you will regret. Use your authority wisely; you are still part of the community - not a judge passing sentence down on everyone. Posts do not need anger or bitterness in them; either keep them on the other side of the monitor or don't let them take root in you at all.