On Wed, 05 Dec 2007 11:54:03 -0800, mike3 wrote: > On Dec 5, 6:57 am, David Kastrup <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> "Noah Slater" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> > On 05/12/2007, David Kastrup <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> I think it is enough to feed the trolls with a reference. >> >> > I don't think OP was trolling. >> >> Look up his posting history in this group. If you entertain the notion >> that he is not a troll in the Usenet sense, he would certainly appear so >> in the classical sense when considering the leasurely speed and the >> time-limited nature of his comprehension. >> > > The problem is though I really want to understand this, > and to see if it's really as reasonable as is said. And > perhaps, if I (or anyone else) find a problem, then it > may be remedied. > > How can I do it without trolling, when questions pop up > in my mind that I want to ask?
Trolling, as I understand it, properly means something like 'asking ignorant and provocative questions /that you know are ignorant and provocative/, with the /deliberate intention/ of winding up newbies on the group and starting a flame war. Some people get off on this. If this isn't what you're doing, then you're not a troll. If it is, then you are. Just disagreeing strongly or asking questions people think are stupid doesn't count IMHO. -- remove 'n-u-l-l' to email me. _______________________________________________ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list gnu-misc-discuss@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss
