Trolls

I've been watching this discussion with amusement for the past few
weeks. You have been victimized by a Troll. Trolls, from the fishing
term trolling, are to internet discussion groups as ants are to a
picnic. For more, see the following web links. I think you have been
a victim of one of these, for his own purposes, not those of music or
art.

A nice definition: http://members.aol.com/intwg/trolls.htm
Wiki's less apologetic definition:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_troll where you can find this:

"The term trolling, originated as a fishing metaphor: like people who
troll for fish, people on the internet were dragging a conversational
lure through a group, baiting for a particular response, often anger
or argument."

And finally, the definitive, if not work-safe description:
http://thingy.apana.org.au/~fun/fsckhead.html

Prent Rodgers

--- In metatuning@yahoogroups.com, "Prent Rodgers" <prentrodgers@c...>
wrote:
> You have been victimized by a Troll.

Thank you very much. These definitions are cool, and I think your
diagnosis is correct, dr. Rogers.

Now I understand why my corrections or comments got ignored by our
troll and won't need therapy for feeling so badly!

Gabor

Prent,

Spot on.

Cheers,
Jon