Ray Saintonge wrote:
Arbeo M wrote:
--- Gerrit Holl gerrit@nl.linux.org schrieb:
Who else agrees that he's a troll?
Troll or not, that's just semantics. But it's a matter of fact that it's extremely impolite towards the other members of the mailing list to bombard them with 20 or more messages on the same subject.
Perhaps. But a troll is a person that sends messages with the *purpose* of igniting a flamewar. I don't think that was the purpose. But I agree that he has not been polite either.
Please remember: some people here might have a life, too.
I have sometimes heard this remark when I was in the position that I got a lot of replies, some of which called me a troll. I have often received the somewhat similar phrase "get a life", but have never been able to understand what it could possible mean. [[Get a Life]] gives me some information, but not enough to understand how such a remark is to be understood.
It's clear that Jack would not have defended his position with such enthusiasm if no one had answered.
Most keyboards have a feature which is consistent with having a life. It's the delete button. Some of us are even so advanced that we can delete several messages at once. :-)
Amen.
Don't complain about messages; the subject is clear, you know what thread it's a part of, and you are very welcome to delete any message you like.
Gerrit.