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Re: Troll naming


From: rjack
Subject: Re: Troll naming
Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2007 08:52:16 -0500
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Andy Baxter wrote:
On Wed, 05 Dec 2007 11:54:03 -0800, mike3 wrote:

On Dec 5, 6:57 am, David Kastrup <d...@gnu.org> wrote:
"Noah Slater" <nsla...@bytesexual.org> writes:
On 05/12/2007, David Kastrup <d...@gnu.org> wrote:
I think it is enough to feed the trolls with a reference.
I don't think OP was trolling.
Look up his posting history in this group.  If you entertain the notion
that he is not a troll in the Usenet sense, he would certainly appear so
in the classical sense when considering the leasurely speed and the
time-limited nature of his comprehension.

The problem is though I really want to understand this,
and to see if it's really as reasonable as is said. And
perhaps, if I (or anyone else) find a problem, then it
may be remedied.

How can I do it without trolling, when questions pop up
in my mind that I want to ask?

Trolling, as I understand it, properly means something like 'asking
ignorant and provocative questions /that you know are ignorant and
provocative/, with the /deliberate intention/ of winding up newbies on the
group and starting a flame war. Some people get off on this.

If this isn't what you're doing, then you're not a troll. If it is, then
you are. Just disagreeing strongly or asking questions people think are
stupid doesn't count IMHO.


From the Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_troll

"An Internet troll, or simply troll in Internet slang, is someone who intentionally posts controversial or contrary messages in an on-line community such as an on-line discussion forum or group with the singular intention of baiting users into an argumentative response.[1] It often has a broader meaning referring to any shady trouble making Internet activity."

Posting accusations of "troll" against other posters can easily fall under the definition of trolling. What delicious self-referential irony. Trollers and trollees alike entwined in an orgasmic, communicative and collaborative embrace.

Regards,
rjack

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