On 1/10/2011 3:14 PM, Rocky wrote:
"John wrote in message
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On 1/10/2011 2:57 PM, Rocky wrote:

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FYI in newsgroup talk the Bully is a Troll and the alleged Class Clown is
a
Target.



Actually, and quite factually, the word "Troll" is most often used by
someone, towards someone, who disagrees with them ... an improper use, but
none-the-less, the most often way used, in my personal experience.

Think about it, haven't you noticed something similar?

Regards,
JS

You bet I have noticed that and when a bully uses the word Troll you can't
even get the bully to post the definition of the word Troll.


In Internet slang, a troll is someone who posts inflammatory,
extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community, such as an
online discussion forum, chat room, or blog, with the primary intent of
provoking other users into a desired emotional response[1] or of
otherwise disrupting normal on-topic discussion.[2] -- Wikipedia

There was a poster on misc.transport.trucking a while back that never posted
on topic, his name even had the letters TROLL in it and he was only out to
cause trouble yet I was the only poster that could call him a Troll. I
learned then that there is professional courtesy among Trolls and they will
not call another Troll a Troll.

Rocky



To me, troll and "trouble-causer/name-caller" seem the same ... however,
if the name fits, it is only honesty ... LOL!

Regards,
JS