On 3/25/08, Jimmy Wales jwales@wikia.com wrote:
No, Daniel, sometimes people are trolls just because they are trolling. Rather than listen appreciatively to an alternative perspective, they stick their heads in the sand and repeat over and over and over that "You are only picking on me because I am in the minority."
My definition of a troll is one who creates drama for drama's sake. His own beliefs are irrelevant as he is only there to piss people off. We have another term for the person you describe. We call him a "dick". On Usenet he would be called a "kook".
It should be noted that it's possible to to be a detractor without being a dick/kook. Behavior and personality separates the 2.