On 2/15/2014 9:33 AM, authfri...@yahoo.com wrote:
Slate's readers are more than hip enough (as are FFLers) to know what
trolling is.
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Applying the term "troll" is subjective. Some readers may see a message
as informative and a contribution to a discussion - others may see the
same message as trolling. The term trolling can be used as a perjorative
- in which case, your posting the Slate article and directing it at
Barry's "button pushing" proclivities, could be construed as trolling
itself. You trolled us - now you've got us upset! And, you included a
fib about Barry and his button pushing, which is not the same thing as
trolling.
Maybe we should review the Troll FAQ:
"In Internet slang, a troll is a person who sows discord on the Internet
by starting arguments or upsetting people,[1] by posting
inflammatory,[2] extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online
community (such as a forum, chat room, or blog), either
accidentally[3][4] or with the deliberate intent of provoking readers
into an emotional response[5] or of otherwise disrupting normal on-topic
discussion."
http://en.wikipedia.org/Troll/
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_%28Internet%29>
