[MD] The morality of trolling a list

[Ian Glendinning]

There is no doubt Andy that trolls have their "dynamic value", but
that is not a license that says they are therefore untouchable when it
come to moderation.

All things in moderation, including moderation (and trolling).

This list even has the odd excluded troll that does occasionally piss
in from the outside ... all part of the rich pageant.

(PS I've inhabited many a list, even moderated a couple in my time.
Flame wars ain't what they used to be.)

(PS - in the current situation Bo is not a troll, lest anyone be confused.)

Ian

On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 8:20 AM, Magnus Berg <McMagnus at home.se> wrote:
> 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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