Charlotte Webb wrote:
On 6/25/07, Flame Viper flameviper12@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.
Absolutely. One problem is that many have not yet learned that when they see the dodgeball full of shit coming at them they need to duck. Seperating the ad rem, "You are trolling," from the ad hominem, "You are a troll," requires a level of sophistication unknown in the realms of dickdom. The most that some can expect is that some kindly literate big sister Jane is there to tell them, "Duck, Dick, duck?"
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