I don't know. Discussing trolling in this thread makes it sound like John's a troll - and I don't think this video is trolling.
It's an ad hominem polemic, sure - and one that steps way over the line that I would draw if I were making a video about something like this. And it started a discussion, in which he has been clear and reasoned in text. I hate trolling and flaming, but this is slightly different I think. Rupert http://twittervlog.tv/ On 7-Aug-08, at 12:42 PM, Heath wrote: The problem Jay, is that's it's NOT just about leaving comments that are mean or untrue....calling someone and threathing them, making death threats, ruining your credit....those are things people just dont "get over it" Those are crimal acts. Words DO hurt, it's been proven time and time again, they have power and not just the power you allow them to have. And I know that you know that.... Heath http://batmangeek.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Jay dedman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Wed, Aug 6, 2008 at 7:31 PM, Jeffrey Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > Well. > > Kathy Sierra's stalkertrolls called it "art". > > That is all. > > Really good article on Trolls in the NYTimes magazine last week: > http://bit.ly/2r7sUf > Really good read. > > I know I've allowed trolls to painfully get to me before. > Interesting how this one guy explains where he gets his power: > > Fortuny proceeded to demonstrate his personal cure for trolling, the Theory > of the Green Hair. > > "You have green hair," he told me. "Did you know that?" > > "No," I said. > > "Why not?" > > "I look in the mirror. I see my hair is black." > > "That's uh, interesting. I guess you understand that you have green hair > about as well as you understand that you're a terrible reporter." > > "What do you mean? What did I do?" > > "That's a very interesting reaction," Fortuny said. "Why didn't you get so > defensive when I said you had green hair?" If I were certain that I wasn't a > terrible reporter, he explained, I would have laughed the suggestion off > just as easily. The willingness of trolling "victims" to be hurt by words, > he argued, makes them complicit, and trolling will end as soon as we all get > over it. > > Jay > > -- > http://jaydedman.com > 917 371 6790 > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
