[MD] The morality of trolling a list

[Magnus Berg]

Andy

I don't think the majority of people on this list know what you mean by 
a troll. I can probably limit it to you, me and Horse, but there are 
surely some others. So, before anyone can reply properly, here's an 
extract from wikipedia.

"In Internet slang, a troll is someone who posts inflammatory, 
extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community, such as an 
online discussion forum, chat room, or blog, with the primary intent of 
provoking other users into a desired emotional  response  or of 
otherwise disrupting normal on-topic discussion."

	Magnus




On 2010-07-14 05:55, Andy Skelton wrote:
> John to Andy:
>> So Andy, how many lists have you joined?
>
> Not many, a few more than you have.
>
>>> Given that the effect of trolling on a list is unknown at the outset,
>>> how should one evaluate the opportunity to troll a list? How should a
>>> moderator evaluate list members?
>>
>> Just like anybody, I guess.  Read what they have to say.  Is it good?  Do we
>> need to ask anyone else how we know this?
>
> Bam. Peanut butter and jam. It's all about the quality event.
>
> The Decision thread looked to me like a moderator was struggling a DQ
> evaluation (that it was moral to kick Bo) but he wanted to justify
> statically in the intellectual level which rapid devolved into a
> social morass. Or something. :-)
>
> Is Bo a troll?
>
> Andy
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