At 09:11 -0500 on 19/09/01, Bill Judson wrote:
>> For example, posting MACS SUCK AND MAC USERS ARE
>> A$$HOLES! to seattle.users.macintosh would be
>> a definite troll. The term comes from fishing where
>> you pilot a boat really slowly, dragging bait on
>> a hook.
>
>That's "trawling". As I understood it when I 1st got on the net the word
Not sure what "trawling" is but I know there are lotsa "trolling" motors at
sporting goods stores for that exact purpose...
Trolling is basically trying to get flamed or trying to start flamewars
with loaded posts, generally NOT flames themselves.
>As the old saying goes -- Don't engage in a battle of wits with half-wits;
>you have to lower yourself to their level & they have lots more experience
>down there.
Ah, what a great saying. Dan Knight had one in his sig for a while, IIRC,
that said something similar, along the lines of
"Don't argue with stupid people. They drag you down to their level and
then beat you with experience."
I forget who it was attributed to.
p
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