You can't stop the rain from doing what it does.
It's going to fall, and you're going to get wet. Becoming self-destructive and yelling at it won't stop the rain; all it will do is piss off the neighbors.
SoMNia7 votesI like how this metaphor portrays trolls as something less than human. It's just the rain. Get an umbrella. Ha. Too bad they can still ruin games and waste half an hour of your life or more. But bad weather can do worse than that, so I suppose it's appropriate.
Leetri1 votesThe way some people act seriously makes me unable to imagine them as human beings on the other side of the screen.
DeynaTaggerung1 votesWell if you mute them and don't let what they do get to you then you can have a perfectly decent game and waste no time at all, hence the umbrella metaphor
SoMNia2 votesNot if their "trolling" doesn't come in the form of yelling in /all chat. You can not let a 4v5 with fed enemies "get to you" all you like, but it's still likely to create a boring game in which you're hardly allowed to play.
Chenh11 votesJust had a game where this ashe picked me for some reason to curse at during champ select. Sadly this means they're probs gonna get away with this 100% since they didn't say anything during in-game chat besides telling enemy team to report me.
Troll for Trump7 votesYou can't stop the rain from falling. Not in real life, unless you are some wizard.
You can top the trolls from trolling.
Wickedfates5 votesidk i live where it rains a lot , we have roof's and clothes.... but i totally agree with what you mean....
we can only control ourselves.... we cannot control the actions of others, once we accept this we can accept that our response to trolls is at our discretion....
i can only get mad if i let myself get mad, you cannot make me mad
ya, obviously harder to put into practice than type out... but i like the thought +1 from me man, stay positive
p.s. 
love
TrulyBland4 votesThat... is actually a pretty good analogy. Minus the fact that it's a magic umbrella, that might even prevent that particular rain from annoying other people in the future.
LaughingStapler4 votesDefending yourself doesn't mean being toxic though. You can simply calmly explain the situation. It may be futile but it shouldn't be against any rule.
TrulyBland3 votesIt isn't. Nobody has been banned for actually defending themselves in a rational/calm/polite way. But a lot of people claim to defend themselves when they're really just attacking the aggressor. I'm assuming that common but wrong use of the phrase is what OP was referring to; hence the quotation marks.
Samus724 votesIllogical. Rain is wet. It's one of the defining characteristics of rain. Rain contains water. Water is what it is. Neither rain nor water are sentient and able to make choices about themselves.
Toxic players choose to be toxic. I can choose to dislike people who make the choice to only be toxic.
Rain won't do that to me. Nor can it.
Pomponio7322 votesEveryone one is different me personaly am a fighter so i never ran away from conflict but someone who doesnt fight or who has never fought would probly stay away from confict itsa matter of personality thats all obviously riot dont like me thats why i got perma banned but i would also say to that most of riots players are probly alot nerdier and weaker physicly than me so i guess i cn understand coming from the point of view the scared run away from conflict way of looking at it
FrankerX2 votesits sad that this thread had to be made AGAIN. but yea i understand it, last few threads were all about "rigged system got banned because im not allowed to defend myself, im american i have free speech bla bla bla"
Penns2 votesIts funny cause whenever I bring up a metaphor like that to proof the system wrong, you cant compare a game to real life. Flawless logic c:
Deep Terror Nami6 votesMaybe because you're using it to defend people being a jerk and taking the low road instead of being mature about it?
Penns1 votesIt doesnt matter what youre using it for, either you can compare a game to real life or not. And its not like Im defending people that deserve a ban, Im defending people that, if you used common sense, dont deserve any punishment.
Deep Terror Nami4 votesTake it up with the people commenting on your analogies?
Penns1 votestake it up with...
English isnt my first Language and I actually never heard that phrase before so I have no idea what it means lol. But Google says something like "discuss with.." so Ill assume you dont want me here :( :D
Deep Terror Nami4 votesIt means you should discuss this issue with the people that are telling you your analogy isn't acceptable, not me.
Penns1 votesWell I did but discussing is pretty hard with people that are convinced you are 100% wrong and everything you say is wrong lol
The Unbangable1 votesFlawless logic c:
I think you meant "flawed" logic. Not flawless.
Flawed = has some errors Flawless = perfect
Surgespace2 votesHonestly I wish it was that easy for me
When I read this analogy it's seems all good, but for me I see rain as a little bit of toxicity or someone who's just bad ( just played a game with a full AP fevor of battle thresh support who said he can't use R in fights it "waste" too much time..actually)
However this is how it feels like to me personally.
Hurricane = troll Getting trolled = being in a hurricane
Yelling about the hurricane = notifying your neighbors of the danger he poses to the ranked community and tell them to send word to family and friends to defend against the hurricane
Umbrella = mute and report functions
TrulyBland3 votesJust that nobody needs to be "notified" about a troll. The people you're annoying by yelling at the troll are in the same game. Also, most of the time the yelling that is done is not "about" the hurricane, but at the hurricane. I've never seen somebody complain about a "troll" or even actual troll in a way that put the emphasis on "informing" others.
So the typical scenario will look more like this: One neighbour just got hit in the face by a flying cow, another one lost the roof on his house; a third one already being barricaded in the cellar. And in the middle of it all, there's a guy screaming "FUCKING SON OF A BITCH HURRICANE, STOP HURRICANING!"
Surgespace1 votesWhat about troll dynamic Q's?
ModUlanopo2 votesTimmy, Tommy and Sarah are trapped in an elevator. Timmy loses his temper and soils himself. Tommy gets angry at the smell and decides to retaliate by soiling himself. Now Sarah is trapped with two smelly idiots. Dont be Timmy or Tommy. Stop ****ing your pants.
This one is mine. :)
Deep Terror Nami1 votesThe Ulanopoo scenario :3
Zhire1 votesI liked the analogy.
DarkLiquidDeath1 votesOkay, Javert
Myrmiron1 votesOr you can make angry posts on the boards, starting with "I got banned and it's unfair!!!1!".
iHerring1 votesYou're right, defending ourselves has never worked against those damn clouds. Maybe it's time we finally went on the attack!
Banuvan1 votesResponding to trolls is worse than being a troll in Riots eyes. Lyte says you are more toxic than they are so best to just mute everybody at the beginning and play the game.
Roguestoney1 votesI've always likes your posts Nami.
High51 votesUmbrella and mute works the best.
Mistress Madoka1 votesI prefer to think of it as this
The troll - A Troll/Ogre/Goblin You - A Treasure Chest Your Reaction - Delicious Troll/Ogre/Goblin Food
There's an old saying here on the internet. "Don't feed the trolls"
Also Rule 14 of the internet EXPLICITLY States
Do not argue with trolls - It just means that they win.
Silver Fluffenbu1 voteswhy would you think if you can't stop a troll from doing what he does, you can stop a reacting yeller from doing what they do?
blkh11 votesDon't blame it on the rain, blame the meteorologists.
GRVet3ran0sS1 votesEven if you use the umbrella you will get wet.
Samus721 votesI will take the stairs from now on.