[WikiEN-l] Troll, troll, troll

[Charlotte Webb]

On 6/25/07, Flame Viper <flameviper12 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> The problem here is that the word "troll" is being thrown around like a
> dodgeball made of cement. It's essentially an insult, and worse, it will
> degrade the reputation of whoever was accused. However, it is not considered
> a personal attack as long as it is indirect ("Flameviper is trolling" as
> opposed to "Flameviper is a troll"), and even then, calling someone a troll
> in their block summary is still OK.

Anyone who has never been accused of trolling simply hasn't edited enough.

—C.W.