How does one distinguish from a real novice, and a nasty troller.
True, his question
was naive, but certainly not malicious. As regards trolls, what
motivates these people
to put out their junk, in the first place?


Trolling is a way of fishing, by trailing the lure thru the water and seeing
what rises to the bait. Trolling is posting the "bait" and waiting for a
response. There seem to be 2 types: the humorous and the malicious.
Humorous kinds can be fun. Also remember the time of year: i'ts Winter break,
all those young'uns are out there with nothing better to do. :^)
Then there are the pot stirrers, who like to see what trouble can be made among
the regular posters.Sometimes it's difficult to spot 'naivete' vs 'humor'.

Emilie