[Sigia-l] Netiquette

[Skot Nelson]

On Aug-17-2005, at 8:40 PM, Alexander Johannesen wrote:

>> I've found that every large, successful mailing list has its trolls.
>> It's a sign of success (or at least popularity).
>>
>
> I disagree quite strongly that what we've seen here is because we've
> got trolls about. This is about strong opinions, not about people
> *wanting* to cause a ruckus. Trolling is "HCD sucks balls!"

my ex-wife used to as "why" a lot.

by this i mean that i would answer her question, and then she would  
simply say "why"

this would cycle endlessly.

this was a form of trolling, and is similar to a lot of discussions  
that happen on the list.

of course, it can also be a matter of perspective. the last  
discussion that bugged me went to over 80 messages, NOT including  
Ziya's messages (I just dump 'em, as I tend to find the signal to  
noise ratio a bit out of whack. surprisingly, it has little impact on  
my enjoyment of the list.)

i just think it's important to realize that trolling doesn't have to  
include a blatant invitation for aggressive comments, it can involve  
gentler forms of goading people's sensitivities.
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Skot Nelson
skot at penguinstorm.com