[Leica] Some afterthoughts by afterswift on the Mac & the PC

[saganicc at mskcc.org (Saganich, Christopher/Medical Physics)]

A troll worthy of the name will cause good people to cancel their 
subscription.  Perhaps if Nietzsche were a Lugger he might be considered a 
troll; not Socrates.

Chris Saganich


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Sent: Monday, March 14, 2005 5:04 PM
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Subject: Re: [Leica] Some afterthoughts by afterswift on the Mac & the PC


>
>> Hey - it's spring training for baseball and for dealing with trolls -
>> what can I say?
>
> Since so many LUGgers are not native speakers of English, let me elaborate 
> on the word "troll".
>
> While the most common meaning of "troll" is the creature under the bridge 
> in fairy tales, in the world of the internet, a troll is someone who says 
> things for the purpose of provoking argument or causing discord. Perhaps 
> its meaning derives from the verb "to troll", which is what fishermen do 
> when they are trying to catch fish. One hears about fishermen trolling for 
> bass, and about email users trolling for arguments.
>
> I know that Bob doesn't like being called a troll, but it certainly seems 
> to me that his messages are intended to provoke controversy in a manner 
> different from that of most other posters.
>
> Bob? Want to try purse seines or monofilament?
>
Thanks for lifting the curtain a bit .
However is being a trol good or bad?
Like Socrates or just beligerent.
Thanks in advance
simon jessurun
amsterdam 

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