Rebel Responders Online Outreach Handbook (Troll Patrol)
We are not here to fight, but achieve XR's demands (Tell the Truth, Act Now, Beyond Politics). We use honesty and wit, de-escalating arguments and distracting people from causing misinformation and public harm.
The goal of this document is to list common negative people & negative responses to XR, and provide possible ways of addressing them. Later we aim to add real world experiences of this (negative and positive) to learn from.
These pages are currently (August 23 and on) being updated by Fergus (Mattermost Fergu5) who is keen to get feedback on the contents from any part of XR.
Rebel Responders - a How To Guide
These pages are currently (August 23 and on) being updated by Fergus (Mattermost Fergu5) who is k...
Strategy
What are we commenting for? Where are we commenting? How should we go about it?
What are we commenting for?
Before typing, it can be helpful to think about what you are trying to achieve through engaging i...
Where are we commenting?
To actively look for people on social media to respond to, you can search for Extinction Rebellio...
How should we go about it?
Social media does not always bring out the best in us. Don’t lose your cool, we are not necessari...
Personas
People you may meet and people you may be
No two people are the same, but we can define broad groups of people who comment negatively about...
General Criticisms of XR, and possible responses
Here's a bunch of the usual things people say and some ideas for coping with each. Please suggest...
Negative comments on XR / rebels / Greta
This section gathers together some ideas for resonding to regular negative comments. As ever, nev...
Other materials
I'll put together links to resources that might be helpful here.