RE: [Leica] Suzy Q, again

[Paul Chefurka <Paul_Chefurka@pmc-sierra.com>]

"A troll" is typically a post that is intended solely to get a rise out of
readers.  Its intent is to challenge the accepted ethos of the readers, with
no real intent of fostering discussion.  The reason I used the word to
describe your Sontag posts is that they have (lately at least) contained
nothing that would have promoted discussion - just lists of out-of-context
quotes.

I would gladly discuss your thoughts on Sontag's perceptions of photography,
but for me to argue against out-of-context quotes seems a bit of a mug's
game.  Frankly, to each of the ones you just posted, the only reaction I had
was "Bullshit!"  To me, they seem not "unpleasantly true", but merely
unpleasant.  Nothing more than collection of pithy aphorithmth.

Paul


>-----Original Message-----
>From: ARTHURWG@aol.com [mailto:ARTHURWG@aol.com]
>Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2000 4:11 PM
>To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>Subject: Re: [Leica] Suzy Q, again
>
>
>Paul, what is ment by "troll"? I gather it's some sort of 
>dismissive insult. 
>If you mean something put on the net to get a rise out of 
>readers, you're 
>right!  I'd like to know what folks think about Sontag's 
>thoughts. They ring 
>unpleasantly true to me. Arthur
>