On Sun, 7 Jun 2009, Mark Iverson wrote: > I think most everyone I'm aware of on this list has apologized at one > time or another... It's what a person with integrity does when they > realize their mistake or transgression.
Trademarks of the troll/flamer/fsckhead are, refusal to apologize, plus use of anonymous IDs to prevent any searches which would expose discussions of their misbehavior or history of being banned from many forums. Megalothymia - the need to be seen as being superior to other people. See this article: http://amasci.com/weird/fsckhead.html - A Troll Must Have An Exaggerated Sense of His/Her Own Importance - A Troll Must Refuse to Abide By Common Social Rules - A Troll Must Never Back Down When Caught In A Lie - A Troll Must Keep Coming Back Without Mending His/Her Ways My own secret: this describes everyone in my family, myself included! I've grown some since then though. Seen from inside, additional characteristics are: demonizing everyone around us, while spouting a stream of self-praise, self-aggrandizement. (It's because of an insecurity so profound that the alternative to self-prase is psychosis.) Other characteristics are: loner, warrior, solitary hunter, won't keep his lawn mowed or house painted, won't tolerate crowds, sees other people as opponents searching for weakness, or as cattle. We end up as criminals and transients, but also as police, also as political leaders. The village hangman doesn't get invited to many parties, but doesn't really notice. > He will, or already has, tried to blame others for "Trolls will frequently use a persecution defense when they are asked to cease their antisocial behavior. They may claim that they are being singled out because of their unpopular viewpoints (((((((((((((((((( ( ( ( ( (O) ) ) ) ) ))))))))))))))))))) William J. Beaty SCIENCE HOBBYIST website billb at amasci com http://amasci.com EE/programmer/sci-exhibits amateur science, hobby projects, sci fair Seattle, WA 206-762-3818 unusual phenomena, tesla coils, weird sci
