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.
Boy, that made me feel warm and fuzzy. But I know where you're coming from, and the criticism may be warranted. (Though I would have written: I think that in the case of the Cunc, this isn't accurate. I think he's trying to, and does, generate light. He's just sometimes difficult and inflammatory. )
I am in a pretty difficult position, because people have gotten into the habit of attacking my motives and character, which means I either have to expend energy defending them (like here) or I have to grin and bear it, or just leave. And I don't enjoy any of that. I'm trying to be closer to WikipediAhimsa now.
I truly think people's expectations of my behavior have been influenced by the unfairly negative characterizations of it, and such expectations then influence their perception of my behavior.
But maybe I am really a troll, as GWO and LMS assert.
It's certainly not for me to tell you what to think, and I clearly have made some mistakes. Enough about me. How was the wedding?
TC