A cautionary warning note for anti Amiga, AROS & MorphOS trolls

[Karlos]

Personally, I figure most of us have been around long enough to know the difference between trolling and heated but otherwise reasonable debate.

Or at least I'd like to think so.

[Karlos]

Hi,

@Karlos,

Karlos you ruined about 80% of my trolls, you sorry sack of MAC software and then you come out with a remark like this. You are no fun at all.

smerf

Take it back! I use linux :lol:

[Karlos]

If thread speak about pancakes you can read (again) the same, too boring.

Pancakes are an amiga.org tradition. Every forum gets a few house memes over the years.

[Karlos]

Look, let's not lose sight of the main issue here. That being, you all have to do as I say.

/me runs away

[Karlos]

Well, that's torn it

All hail the king!

 

Was thinking more like this:



Respect me, respect the family...:lol:

[Karlos]

Come on guys, let's not use the thread as an excuse to dredge up old conflicts.

[Karlos]

Ok, I have the acid test for those that aren't sure what constitutes trolling. Read on!

If you are posting purely to solicit this reaction:



you are probably trolling and should stop.

[Karlos]

You lot seem determined to make me lock this thread :-/

[Karlos]

Well, seeing as my attempts to lighten the mood have failed so badly, I might as well. The moment moderation policy is mentioned, it seems as if the sky is falling.

I may be misreading the situation, but I can't really see anything in the original post that isn't already covered in the site rules. I've always maintained that trolls - as distinct from people that are just highly opinionated - are a waste of space anyway, but thankfully we don't have much in the way of working examples.

[Karlos]

The danger is that people's interpretations of trolling are vastly different.

Providing an opinion should not be looked at as trolling, even if the person's opinion is wrong.

Disagreeing does not a troll make.

Nobody is suggesting otherwise. It's how you present your opinion that matters.

A synthetic example:

Stating an opinion: "Well, for me XYZ is not a solution compared to the alternatives, I'd not be able to justify the , but if other people want to go for it, that's up to them."

Obvious trolling: "XYZ is a pile of shit loved by retarded fanbois that I'd never touch in a million years and totally deserves to fail!"

The space inbetween is all shades of grey.