From: Judy Seigel (jseigel@panix.com)
Date: 06/23/01-02:52:16 AM Z
On Fri, 22 Jun 2001, Richard Sullivan FRPS wrote:
>
> you might ask "What is an echo troll?" ... Trolls are people who come
> into a list anonymously just to be provocative.
CUT
> An echo troll is a list member, often involved in lots of controversy and
> who wants to continue being provocative, but doesn't want to appear to be
> the one starting every squabble. How do you do it? It's easy, just trot off
> to a free web based email place like Hotmail, get an account and sign up
> anonymously under some cute name. Now you have two alter egos, one to post
> the troll, and now your real nom can chime in and post the echo. You can
> now agree with yourself -- wow, that's fun, and immediately it starts to
> look like a crowd. Never ever post against an anonymous troll as it will
> implicate you, at least it does to the more knowledgeable folks who have
> been around for a while. A good list will not allow anonymous postings from
> Hotmail or Yahoo type mail accounts, some can't avoid it due to technical
> restrictions but they can be unsubscribed. They are bad for everyone as
> they have a tendency to cast unwarranted suspicion towards certain
> provocative members.
Another message on this topic will be citation of some of Richard Sullivan
FRPS's provocations, but now I'm still wondering about "basic respect."
Is it basic respect to call a subscriber a troll? Or is it shit on sugar?
Or something else? I for one would call it a free throw-- one of about 25
or maybe 28 he's taken without once having his knuckles rapped.
How come Richard Sullivan FRPS wasn't chastised by the basic-respect
police for *any* of this? And who is provoking whom?
Judy
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