| Respond | Factors for | Factors against |
| ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | --------------- |
| Scoutily | - They're being scouty | |
| Soldierly | | |
| Not at all | - They're a random<br>- Post has no traction<br>- It's down a long chain of comments | |
Consider your goals
- Discussion/dialectics *with that person*
- Reply-guying
- Adding context / addressing mis-/disinformation
- Dunking - probably just avoid this
- Addressing *their* audience
Format?
- When should you QT vs reply (vs both?)
Rules of thumb? (Do these pencil?)
- "If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all" - engage in good faith and ~kindly. If it feels bad to do that, just bounce.