[Foundation-l] should not web server logs (of requests) be published?

[WJhonson at aol.com]

In a message dated 11/30/2010 11:11:10 AM Pacific Standard Time, 
birgitte_sb at yahoo.com writes:


> And like everyone who contributes to this list, they also send other 
> messages to the list that are useful or contribute a perspective that 
> would 
> otherwise be absent from the list. They should definitely not be banned, 
> but it 
> is clear that trolling and personal attacks do not bring about moderation. 
> >>
> 


"Trolling" seems to be defined however any person wishes to define it.  
I've been accussed of trolling simply because I espouse a point-of-view that is 
critical.  To me critcism is not trolling.  Trolling would be, when you do 
not actually believe what you're saying, but you say it only to generate 
some dramatic effect.

People who believe their own criticism are critics, and are one of the 
cornerstones of our society, without whom, we would sink into the morass of 
stagnancy.

Personal attacks to me, are attacks against the character of a person, not 
the character of their argument.
If I say you are being foolish, that is not the same thing as saying you 
are a fool.

The "Troll" attack is launched, from my experience, whenever a person 
espouses a line of argument, with which you not only don't agree, but you find 
offensive in some manner to your ideals.  That is not a troll, that is a 
critic.

W