being last to post doesn't mean you're right

I've been using the Internet for a while now and BBS's before that. You run into a lot of different types of people but one that you'll always find is the "troll". Some trolls are just out to have some fun by messing with people. Some like to de-rail any conversation that they think gets boring. Some just have to throw their two cents in related or unrelated. The worst that I've found are the ones that believe that they are right or have something relevant to say or that just can't let things go. These are the people that always have to have the last word on everything. I've learned long ago that being the last to post on a thread doesn't make you the winner. It's enough to state your opinion, your ideas, your reasoning, and then let it go. If you've been seriously misunderstood, go ahead and reply but only once. If you are still misunderstood, no amounting of shouting is going to change a perception, it's likely only to make it worse. That might seem like giving up and maybe it is, but it's not a game to be won. No one should be keeping score.