Wallace Adrian D'Alessio wrote:
> Tom wrote:
>
>> Wallace wrote:
>>> Trolls are insulting people who insist there view is right.
>>> They call people names and rant without reasoning.
>>
>> From Wikipedia:
>> An Internet troll, or simply troll in Internet slang, is someone
>> who posts controversial and irrelevant or off-topic messages in
>> an online community, such as an online discussion forum or chat
>> room, with the intention of provoking other users into an
>> emotional response or to generally disrupt normal on-topic
>> discussion.
>
> ...I do not believe my efforts meet that criteria. Nor is my
> purpose here now or ever has been to provoke hostile rants or to
> disrupt list concerns. [snip..snip...snip]
Sorry, Wallace, I wasn't accusing you of being a troll. I'm just
pointing out that your understanding of the term "troll" ("hostile
rants")is NOT internet-current.
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