In article Z15zd.808855$8_6.794508@attbi_s04,
says...
I was eating some apples the other day and I saved the seeds ...

do NOT feed the trolls - it makes them grow.


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Homo sapiens is a goal, not a description

Hi Larry,
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?

Sherwin D.

Larry Blanchard wrote:

In article Z15zd.808855$8_6.794508@attbi_s04,
says...
I was eating some apples the other day and I saved the seeds ...

do NOT feed the trolls - it makes them grow.

--
Homo sapiens is a goal, not a description

"sherwindu" wrote in message
...
Hi Larry,
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?

Sherwin D.
it gives them power if we give it to them to disrupt the harmony of the
newsgroup same as disgruntles tend to stir up trouble in life. Nothing can
truely sometimes remain just nice and chatty. There's always SOMEONE who
can't stand to see people getting along..........but rather than feeding the
troll, I merely responded to the "question" with my own sarcasm.......g
and now, happy Boxing day to you and I'll slip back in to the foliage to see
what else comes up
madgardener

In article ,
says...
How does one distinguish from a real novice, and a nasty troller.

Well, a good start is to look at the full headers and see how badly
they've been munged up to disguise the source. Next, is the question
really off the wall or the statements meant to incite. Both of these
together usually mean a troll. Note the "usually".

And it isn't always malicious. For example, the recent posts to every
newsgroup in sight by "Bruno Bean". Turns out the "scot.ltd" group is
having a contest to see who can pull the most responses. At least
that's what another poster told me. So if you see that group in the
list, you KNOW it's a troll.


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Homo sapiens is a goal, not a description

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