On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 10:18 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> 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.
>
Thanks Tom! Staying current is hard when dealing with new-to-me apps
and technology. As a media student and practitioner it gets thrown at
me from multiple angles every day.
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