Beware The Troll, A Practical Guide
High Plains Thumper
following links might be helpful to advocacy members.
http://www.teamtechnology.co.uk/troll.htm
> The term "troll" can mean a number of different things, but in essence,
> a troll is a person who aims to have 'pleasure' at your expense. There
> are two main types of trolls.
http://www.teamtechnology.co.uk/troll-tactics.html
> The following is a further extract from the FAQ (Frequently Asked
> Questions) of the mailing list that is dedicated to trolling. It will help
> you to understand what type of person you are up against...
>
> "Anyone can walk into alt.sex and post that pornography should be
> banned. Anyone can walk into rec.sport.baseball and say "baseball sucks".
> It takes unbelievable skill and discipline to cause a PROLONGED flame war.
> That is what we do. But it can only be done with talent, and numbers to
> match that talent. We only bring into the fold people who have the knack
> to use smarts to incite chaos, not stupidity to incite being ignored when
> people see a post and know what you're up to."
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HPT
Mark Kent
High Plains Thumper <h...@singlecylinderbikes.com> espoused:
It's our troll-feeders who need the most education here; they do not
seem to grasp that troll-feeding is not all that smart...
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High Plains Thumper
> It's our troll-feeders who need the most education here; they do not
> seem to grasp that troll-feeding is not all that smart...
I have seen my score degrade in Roy Culley's statistics, for replying to
trolls.
Sometimes an apt reply to a troll does good. However, you are right. I see
some just go at it to the troll's delight. This is unfortunate.
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HPT
Roy Schestowitz
True. Apart from trolls there are those with poor posting
habits or those who ask technical questions just for the
sake of it, not out of necessity (social problems may be to
blame). In technical newsgroups (I have in mind particular
people in the context of Web-related newgroups), it is
better not to fuel such bland conversations because they
steal attention from those who truly seek assistance.
Best wishes,
Roy
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Roy Schestowitz
> Mark Kent wrote:
>
>> It's our troll-feeders who need the most education here; they do not
>> seem to grasp that troll-feeding is not all that smart...
>
> I have seen my score degrade in Roy Culley's statistics, for replying to
> trolls.
I suspect that Roy's stats are what (at least initially)
motivated me to never or rarely reply to trolls.
Conversations I have been involved in have been much more
pleasing and pleasant since. Those who argue that without
two conflicting sides there will be no activity in COLA are
urged to look at stimulating, constructive discussions among
Linux advocates. These are both friendly and educational...
with true merits rather than ever bearing a trace of
hostility.
> Sometimes an apt reply to a troll does good. However, you are right. I
> see
> some just go at it to the troll's delight. This is unfortunate.
There is a marginal point where a reader/poster becomes a
troll, I think. For example, I am yet to witness what makes
Tim Smith so skeptic that he should be ignored. I still
think he participates in the wrong newsgroup because he is
not here to advocate Linux, but only to challenge those who
do. Nonetheless, his presence here, much like the presense of
all trolls is an implication of their desire to embrace Lin-
ux. It's like the criminal that hangs around the scene of a
crime, hoping to be caught.
Best wishes,
Roy
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