> > Thanks, David, for that succinct, but thorough > explanation of what > > motivates the troll and one way to circumvent > it. The fact that this > > character is operating behind a false persona > indicates he doesn't > > even have the convictions of his "philosophical" > principles. ---Jon
> Jon-- > Actually, using a nickname is very common among > Wikipedia editors, good and bad. (It took me a > while to figure out who "Albmont" was, even.) > ---David Albmont is an easy one to figure out. I do know about nicknames. I don't understand why people create false personas to hide behind them so they can cause mischief. Whenever I run across it I wonder what their motivation is, just like when I see people deliberately litter. Now I try to ignore them or just leave the site, rather than engage. _______________________________________________ http://mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com