True of every word Marsha (see linguisitc games in the "Decision" thread).
Hopefully you will have noticed that I never use words as hard definitions, to allow that Intellectual / DQ freedom from the SOMist-Intellectual cage. I positively encourage fuzzy, dynamic, pseudo-cyclic boundaries with a bit of slack .... gimme a break. Ian On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 8:34 AM, MarshaV <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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 > 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
