Gareth Owen wrote:
I'm continually baffled by the fact people keep
replying to Cunc. There is
nothing in his actions over the last month that distinguishes him in anyway
from a good old fashioned Troll.
He and I had a very nice private conversation not so long ago in which
we both ended up apologizing sincerely for a quarrel we had about some
things that were said in a debate on Wikipedia itself.
I think that the fundamental characteristic of a troll is that a troll
deliberately tries to generate more heat than light, as an end in
itself. I think that in the case of the Cunc, this isn't quite
accurate. I think he's trying to generate light. He's just
difficult and inflammatory.
--Jimbo