Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/10/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Having also exchanged off-list messages with him, I think it was a genuine, if na?ve, inquiry. :-) On 10/20/05 3:40 PM, "SonC@aol.com" <SonC@aol.com> wrote: > > > As I pointed out offlist to Colin, whose English is more fluent than my > own, > I did not accuse him of being a troll. After answering his question to > the > best of my ability, I said parenthetically that I think the inquiry might > be > a troll. > > If I were paying someone to do architectural photography, and he showed up > with a IIIf and a collapsible lens, I think ... well, I would be damned > upset. > It still seems like an attempt to get a rise out of the list, and it > sure > did. > > Regards, > Sonny > http://www.sonc.com > Natchitoches, Louisiana > Oldest continuous settlement in La Louisiane > ?galit?, libert?, crawfish > > > > > > > In a message dated 10/20/2005 2:08:07 P.M. Central Daylight Time, > bdcolen@comcast.net writes: > > Emilio - To call someone a troll on this list is indeed an insult. ;-) > > > On 10/20/05 2:42 PM, "Emilio Perea" <eperea@walkereng.com> wrote: > >> On Thu, Oct 20, 2005 at 09:11:08AM -0700, Colin J wrote: >>> I have taken on board all the very helpful >>> comments, including the one accusing me of being >>> a troll! (English is not my first language so I >>> may have created some misunderstandings without >>> intention). >> >> Since English is not your first language, it might not be out of place >> to mention that "troll" in this context does not refer to mythical >> creatures, but to fishing. To be called a troll is rarely a compliment, >> but neither is it an insult. The sense is that you put out some bait to >> see what it catches. For fun rather than because you have a serious >> question. >> >> I interpreted the comment to mean that after he answered the question, >> he wondered whether he had wasted his time or not. I'm pretty sure it >> was not meant to be offensive. >> >> A new user asking about Mac software in a Windows mailing list (or Linux >> in a BSD mailing list) would probably be thought an offensive (or >> incredibly ignorant) troll by most members. A new user asking about the >> superiority of Planar over Xenotar lenses in a Rollei list would >> probably be called a troll, but it would not be thought offensive unless >> he were the third one asking the same thing today. >> >> I mention this because English is not my first language either... > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information