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Posted by Al Bundy on December 14, 2006, 7:54 pm
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>> In a recent message on this newsgroup someone asked what a troll is.
>>
>> A troll can be someome who posts something outrageous or rediculous,
>> simply to get people outraged or excited, or start a flame war on the
>> group.
>>
>> However, most of the time this word is used simply because someone
>> does not like or agree with something that was said on a newsgroup,
>> and this is their way of calling that person a LIAR or worse. In
>> this case, the REAL troll is the person who calls someone a "troll".
>> This word is often used and often over-used on Usenet and other
>> public discussion groups.
>>
>> Unless there is strong evidense that the original message was an
>> attempt to incite others to argue, the best thing to do when someone
>> posts a message calling someone a troll, is to add this person to
>> your kill-file. This means to use your newsreader software's FILTER,
>> and simply add this person to the filter, thus removing all of their
>> messages in the future. The internet can be a friendly place, but in
>> many cases, it's full of idiots who only want to pick a fight online,
>> because they can not do it in real life.
>>
>> If someone calls you or anyone else a troll. Filter them, and you
>> will never see their messages again.
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> On the other hand, a troll could be considered someone who posted the
> above message and doesn't even know how to utilize a spell
> checker.....................
>
> Just my two cents ............
>
> Steve
>
> BTW ......................... plonk .......... bye bye .........
>
>
>
Either way, the buck stops here: http://i11.tinypic.com/2e3o3fr.jpg
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