Saying that vim is better than emacs isn't a troll. That's just a fact. ;-)
On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 11:17 AM, Michael Chaney <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > > On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 8:10 AM, Chris Faulkner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > Wow mike, you don't know when to quit do you. I really wish you'd grow > up. > > The original is not a troll. I've been away from this list for quite > some > > time and I was wondering why NLUG decided to go with google groups > instead > > of something more.... linux. What happened? did NLUG run out of money > to > > support a mailing list or was it just something as simple as pure > laziness. > > Andrew had more of a response. And once again mike, I appreciate the > troll > > message. > > > > Wow, i ask a legitimate question and look who chimes in with a snarky > > response. Again mike, grow up. > > Chris, chill. Your "legitimate question" contained the implication > that there is some major difference between mailing list software, and > that Google Groups was substandard in this ranking. The premise was > pretty dumb. > > Anyway.... > > NLUG has never paid for a mailing list. NetCentral hosted the list in > prior years and did so freely. It has nothing to do with money. > NetCentral had also asked us to find another list host years ago, and > Google Groups seemed to be the best option (with an automatic archive, > web interface, etc.) when someone got around to moving it. > > Now, let me help you with nomenclature. A "troll" is a message that > is specifically crafted to elicit a response from the clueless. It > comes from the meaning in fishing where you basically drag a line > around a lake hoping something will bite. Here, I looked it up in the > dictionary for you: > > Quote: > Hacker Slang: troll > To utter a posting on Usenet designed to attract predictable responses > or flames; or, the post itself. Derives from the phrase "trolling for > newbies" which in turn comes from mainstream "trolling", a style of > fishing in which one trails bait through a likely spot hoping for a > bite. The well-constructed troll is a post that induces lots of > newbies and flamers to make themselves look even more clueless than > they already do, while subtly conveying to the more savvy and > experienced that it is in fact a deliberate troll. If you don't fall > for the joke, you get to be in on it. > End Quote > > What I posted was a sarcastic response to a dumb question, maybe a > flame, whatever. Sarcasm!=troll. A reasonable troll on this list > would be someone asking a really stupid Windows question, pointing out > that vim is better than emacs, that Suse rules while RedHat drools, > something along those lines. > > Chris, had I realized it was "Chris Faulkner" instead of "Dr. X" or > whatever, I wouldn't have even replied. So, consider this the > last.... > > Michael > -- > Michael Darrin Chaney, Sr. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.michaelchaney.com/ > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
