Ian, Troll? Another static definition? The intellect cannot help but trap things into a cage.
Marsha On Jul 14, 2010, at 3:26 AM, Ian Glendinning wrote: > There is no doubt Andy that trolls have their "dynamic value", but > that is not a license that says they are therefore untouchable when it > come to moderation. > > All things in moderation, including moderation (and trolling). > > This list even has the odd excluded troll that does occasionally piss > in from the outside ... all part of the rich pageant. > > (PS I've inhabited many a list, even moderated a couple in my time. > Flame wars ain't what they used to be.) > > (PS - in the current situation Bo is not a troll, lest anyone be confused.) > > Ian > > On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 8:20 AM, Magnus Berg <[email protected]> wrote: >> Andy >> >> I don't think the majority of people on this list know what you mean by a >> troll. I can probably limit it to you, me and Horse, but there are surely >> some others. So, before anyone can reply properly, here's an extract from >> wikipedia. >> >> "In Internet slang, a troll is someone who posts inflammatory, extraneous, >> or off-topic messages in an online community, such as an online discussion >> forum, chat room, or blog, with the primary intent of provoking other users >> into a desired emotional response or of otherwise disrupting normal >> on-topic discussion." >> >> Magnus >> >> >> >> >> On 2010-07-14 05:55, Andy Skelton wrote: >>> >>> John to Andy: >>>> >>>> So Andy, how many lists have you joined? >>> >>> Not many, a few more than you have. >>> >>>>> Given that the effect of trolling on a list is unknown at the outset, >>>>> how should one evaluate the opportunity to troll a list? How should a >>>>> moderator evaluate list members? >>>> >>>> Just like anybody, I guess. Read what they have to say. Is it good? Do >>>> we >>>> need to ask anyone else how we know this? >>> >>> Bam. Peanut butter and jam. It's all about the quality event. >>> >>> The Decision thread looked to me like a moderator was struggling a DQ >>> evaluation (that it was moral to kick Bo) but he wanted to justify >>> statically in the intellectual level which rapid devolved into a >>> social morass. Or something. :-) >>> >>> Is Bo a troll? >>> >>> Andy >>> Moq_Discuss mailing list >>> Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. >>> http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org >>> Archives: >>> http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ >>> http://moq.org/md/archives.html >> >> Moq_Discuss mailing list >> Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. >> http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org >> Archives: >> http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ >> http://moq.org/md/archives.html >> > Moq_Discuss mailing list > Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. > http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org > Archives: > http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ > http://moq.org/md/archives.html ___ Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org/md/archives.html
