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DON'T FEED THE TROLL! - Off Topic
Hey folks -
Please use this thread - and only this thread! - for any comments you absolutely can't resist making about the TROLL for the next week or two. If you can't suppress the need to quote it, please cut and paste without any concern for conventional Usenet continuity. For this crap, who cares, anyway? Regards, Wayne |
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DON'T FEED THE TROLL! - Off Topic
"32GO" wrote in message ps.com... Hey folks - Please use this thread - and only this thread! - for any comments you absolutely can't resist making about the TROLL for the next week or two. If you can't suppress the need to quote it, please cut and paste without any concern for conventional Usenet continuity. For this crap, who cares, anyway? Regards, Wayne Only Ed Dolan the Great cares! But I am glad to see Wayne posting on-topic in other threads. I will not interfere with those threads as long as they are not about me. The reason I will not interfere is because I am not a troll. Poor Wayne simply does not know anything at all about trolls. He should look in the mirror if he wants to find one. In any event, good luck with that modest agenda! Regards, Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota aka Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota |
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DON'T FEED THE TROLL! - Off Topic
32GO wrote: Hey folks - Please use this thread - and only this thread! - for any comments you absolutely can't resist making about the TROLL for the next week or two. If you can't suppress the need to quote it, please cut and paste without any concern for conventional Usenet continuity. For this crap, who cares, anyway? Regards, Wayne I see that Worthinton's worthless, HEAD Dolan the GRATE, has himself already responded. OK ... I can't' resist. Since DOlan has labeled you a troll, but has once again incorrectly asserted that he is not, it is time to repost this. Of course the predictable reply from the persecuted martyr will be that he is a victim of the most pathetic of all internet creature ... a stalker, meaning me ... you know the usual crap . I've responded to that nonsense countless times before. Suffice it to say though that he asked for it and I accommodated him and now he's being a cry baby, ****ing and moaning about getting what he asked for and deserved. Oh well. Frankly, I couldn't care less what Ed Dolan thinks of me. His opinion matters to because he matters not, but let me get on with it. "I think there are good trolls and there are bad trolls. It goes without saying of course that I am a good troll" ... Ed Dolan (in his own words). NO ... there are just Trolls. There is nothing either explicit or implicit in the definition of a troll that can possibly be misconstrued as good. GOOD TROLL is an oxymoron. The American Psychiatric Association considers the internet troll personality to be a mental disorder. Is there anything good about that? Trolls are often socially disenfranchised, devoid of interpersonal interaction skills. They generally have no substantive connection to the cyber-community they troll and view the internet as a convenient, delocalized communication conduit for their bizarre anti-social behavior. The internet is their cyber-playpen ... a mirror into which they can gaze in narcissistic rapture. A troll delights in upsetting people and creating discord. Trolls post inflammatory, rude, offensive, repetitious messages deliberately crafted to annoy, antagonize and infuriate or to disrupt the flow of discussion. Trolls post attention-seeking, provocative messages hoping to bait and entice other users into angry and/or fruitless responses. Trolls are impervious to criticism. One cannot negotiate with a troll. One cannot cause a troll to feel shame, compassion or remorse. Trolls do not feel that they are bound or constrained by rules of courtesy or social responsibility. When one tries to reason with a troll, the troll wins. When one insults a troll, the troll wins. Here are just but a few trademarks of the internet troll that are exemplified by Ed Dolan... - off topic messages (most everything) - cross posting (a tool often employed) - racist, sexist, classist comments (too many examples to even cite) - messages expressing unsubstantiated opinions as though they were facts not requiring proof or evidence (extremely common practice) - messages containing a self-referential appeal to status (commonplace) - politically contentious messages (attacks on liberals come to mind) - attacking another's point of view and generally affixing a label to the - personal attacks (frequently employed tactic) - attempt to make one's personality the center of every discussion (ARBR, Usenet, the universe ... his "GREATNESS" knows no limits) deriving perverse pleasure from causing frustration, anger and pain (only one of several assumed motives) - self-proclaimed trolls suggest that trolling is their way of improving forum discussion ("housekeeping" rationalization rhetoric comes to mind) enjoys the knowledge that they waste others' time at comparatively little effort on their behalf (cut and paste boilerplate is an indication of this) - self-promotion (no comment should even be necessary) feigning to be a misunderstood humorist (commonplace) - deliberately using ambiguous language to obfuscate meaning (commonplace) If the above cited elements sound like a portrait of Ed Dolan, it very well should. His own words betray his malicious intentions ... "I am merely a gadfly buzzing about this group ever striving to create some mayhem". With each and every post, Ed Dolan replenishes his identity as ARBR's quintessential TROLL. Trolls crave attention, be it positive or negative. The one thing that a troll can't accept or tolerate is to be ignored. There is wisdom in the often cited advice ... Please don't feed the troll. Perhaps it would be best then to ignore the obnoxious, geriatric juvenile ... head swollen Ed Dolan. In the greater scheme of things, he matters not. He is insignificant and irrelevant. For additional information about trolls, I refer you to the following links: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_troll http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2004/5/15/19332/5961 Jim McNamara |
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DON'T FEED THE TROLL! - Off Topic
"JimmyMac" wrote in message ps.com... 32GO wrote: Hey folks - Please use this thread - and only this thread! - for any comments you absolutely can't resist making about the TROLL for the next week or two. If you can't suppress the need to quote it, please cut and paste without any concern for conventional Usenet continuity. For this crap, who cares, anyway? Regards, Wayne I see that Worthinton's worthless, HEAD Dolan the GRATE, has himself already responded. OK ... I can't' resist. Since DOlan has labeled you a troll, but has once again incorrectly asserted that he is not, it is time to repost this. Of course the predictable reply from the persecuted martyr will be that he is a victim of the most pathetic of all internet creature ... a stalker, meaning me ... you know the usual crap . I've responded to that nonsense countless times before. Suffice it to say though that he asked for it and I accommodated him and now he's being a cry baby, ****ing and moaning about getting what he asked for and deserved. Oh well. Frankly, I couldn't care less what Ed Dolan thinks of me. His opinion matters to because he matters not, but let me get on with it. Nothing but a pathetic troll and a stalker. How sad! "I think there are good trolls and there are bad trolls. It goes without saying of course that I am a good troll" ... Ed Dolan (in his own words). NO ... there are just Trolls. There is nothing either explicit or implicit in the definition of a troll that can possibly be misconstrued as good. GOOD TROLL is an oxymoron. The American Psychiatric Association considers the internet troll personality to be a mental disorder. Is there anything good about that? Nothing but a pathetic troll and a stalker. How sad! Trolls are often socially disenfranchised, devoid of interpersonal interaction skills. They generally have no substantive connection to the cyber-community they troll and view the internet as a convenient, delocalized communication conduit for their bizarre anti-social behavior. The internet is their cyber-playpen ... a mirror into which they can gaze in narcissistic rapture. A troll delights in upsetting people and creating discord. Trolls post inflammatory, rude, offensive, repetitious messages deliberately crafted to annoy, antagonize and infuriate or to disrupt the flow of discussion. Trolls post attention-seeking, provocative messages hoping to bait and entice other users into angry and/or fruitless responses. Trolls are impervious to criticism. One cannot negotiate with a troll. One cannot cause a troll to feel shame, compassion or remorse. Trolls do not feel that they are bound or constrained by rules of courtesy or social responsibility. When one tries to reason with a troll, the troll wins. When one insults a troll, the troll wins. Nothing but a pathetic troll and a stalker. How sad! Here are just but a few trademarks of the internet troll that are exemplified by Ed Dolan... - off topic messages (most everything) - cross posting (a tool often employed) - racist, sexist, classist comments (too many examples to even cite) - messages expressing unsubstantiated opinions as though they were facts not requiring proof or evidence (extremely common practice) - messages containing a self-referential appeal to status (commonplace) - politically contentious messages (attacks on liberals come to mind) - attacking another's point of view and generally affixing a label to the - personal attacks (frequently employed tactic) - attempt to make one's personality the center of every discussion (ARBR, Usenet, the universe ... his "GREATNESS" knows no limits) deriving perverse pleasure from causing frustration, anger and pain (only one of several assumed motives) - self-proclaimed trolls suggest that trolling is their way of improving forum discussion ("housekeeping" rationalization rhetoric comes to mind) enjoys the knowledge that they waste others' time at comparatively little effort on their behalf (cut and paste boilerplate is an indication of this) - self-promotion (no comment should even be necessary) feigning to be a misunderstood humorist (commonplace) - deliberately using ambiguous language to obfuscate meaning (commonplace) Nothing but a pathetic troll and a stalker. How sad! If the above cited elements sound like a portrait of Ed Dolan, it very well should. His own words betray his malicious intentions ... "I am merely a gadfly buzzing about this group ever striving to create some mayhem". With each and every post, Ed Dolan replenishes his identity as ARBR's quintessential TROLL. Nothing but a pathetic troll and a stalker. How sad! Trolls crave attention, be it positive or negative. The one thing that a troll can't accept or tolerate is to be ignored. There is wisdom in the often cited advice ... Please don't feed the troll. Perhaps it would be best then to ignore the obnoxious, geriatric juvenile ... head swollen Ed Dolan. In the greater scheme of things, he matters not. He is insignificant and irrelevant. Nothing but a pathetic troll and a stalker. How sad! [...] Poor Jim McNamara! Here is a man 60 years old and he has nothing better to do than to troll and stalk the Great Ed Dolan. Of course, I realize MY Greatness is an irresistible attraction, but for heaven's sakes, you would think a man of his years he would have some personal pride of his own. Regards, Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota aka Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota |
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DON'T FEED THE TROLL! - Off Topic
Hi all,
I like what is transpiring. After only a day, progress is already being made. The newsgroup is starting to take on a semblance of normality. It even has recumbent content again. Most notable is the frustration of a singular pitiful lone wolf (troll), howling in the darkness, ignored to his discontent. I find this an encouraging venture. Allow me to express my appreciation and approval to all who have contrived a method and are making an effort to salvage this newsgroup. Kudos to you all. Jim McNamara 32GO wrote: Hey folks - Please use this thread - and only this thread! - for any comments you absolutely can't resist making about the TROLL for the next week or two. If you can't suppress the need to quote it, please cut and paste without any concern for conventional Usenet continuity. For this crap, who cares, anyway? Regards, Wayne |
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DON'T FEED THE TROLL! - Off Topic
"JimmyMac" wrote in message ps.com... Hi all, I like what is transpiring. After only a day, progress is already being made. The newsgroup is starting to take on a semblance of normality. It even has recumbent content again. Most notable is the frustration of a singular pitiful lone wolf (troll), howling in the darkness, ignored to his discontent. I find this an encouraging venture. Allow me to express my appreciation and approval to all who have contrived a method and are making an effort to salvage this newsgroup. Kudos to you all. I also like what I see taking place. As for myself, I will stay off of all on-topic discussion as I am VERY interested in what direction the group will take. If and when it becomes a soap box for liberals, then you can expect to see me back with a vengeance. It would also be best if the group did not spend a lot of time discussing My Greatness as I will be lurking about the premises. I will still be here for off-topic discussion of course. And I will forever have to keep a watchful eye on Tom Sherman should he ever return to the group. After all, I do not want him taking advantage of you. Good luck to the group! Regards, Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota aka Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota |
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DON'T FEED THE TROLL! - Off Topic
32GO wrote: Hey folks - Please use this thread - and only this thread! - for any comments you absolutely can't resist making about the TROLL for the next week or two. If you can't suppress the need to quote it, please cut and paste without any concern for conventional Usenet continuity. For this crap, who cares, anyway? Regards, Wayne In his initial post in his thread, "So Good, So Far", our resident troll caste out the bait that I am pleased to note no one took. Our disruptive renegade malcontent has yet to perceive that this concerted effort is in specific and direct response to him and him alone. How could he have misconstrued to refer to anyone else, the declaration "IT'S OUR NEWSGROUP, DAMMIT, NOT THE TROLL'S!" posted in the thread ... "IMPORTANT - Groupwide Notice - PLEASE READ!"??? Could it be that our troll is as imperceptive as he is obnoxious? Regardless, It matters not really. Fortunately, the endeavor to re-mold this newsgroup into the forum it was originally intended to be is meeting with success. You are all to be commended for you devotion to the cause. Jim McNamara |
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DON'T FEED THE TROLL! - Off Topic
"JimmyMac" wrote in message ps.com... 32GO wrote: Hey folks - Please use this thread - and only this thread! - for any comments you absolutely can't resist making about the TROLL for the next week or two. If you can't suppress the need to quote it, please cut and paste without any concern for conventional Usenet continuity. For this crap, who cares, anyway? Regards, Wayne In his initial post in his thread, "So Good, So Far", our resident troll caste out the bait that I am pleased to note no one took. Our disruptive renegade malcontent has yet to perceive that this concerted effort is in specific and direct response to him and him alone. How could he have misconstrued to refer to anyone else, the declaration "IT'S OUR NEWSGROUP, DAMMIT, NOT THE TROLL'S!" posted in the thread ... "IMPORTANT - Groupwide Notice - PLEASE READ!"??? Could it be that our troll is as imperceptive as he is obnoxious? Regardless, It matters not really. Fortunately, the endeavor to re-mold this newsgroup into the forum it was originally intended to be is meeting with success. You are all to be commended for you devotion to the cause. The effort to renew the group is as much directed at Jim McNamara as anyone else. He has become a nuisance to this group with his constant stalking. I mean, it is just so unmanly! As far as I know, there are no women on this group and the men all appear to be real men with one exception - Jim McNamara! Regards, Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota aka Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota |
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DON'T FEED THE TROLL! - Off Topic
More opinion stated as fact. This predictable response establishes
that the troll is imperceptive and obnoxious as previously noted. A REAL man would express an opinion about another man's lack manliness to his face, but the troll is a cowardly girly-man and I would gladly state that to his face given the opportunity to do so. I've nothing more to say to or of the troll. Jim McNamara Edward Dolan wrote: "JimmyMac" wrote in message ps.com... 32GO wrote: Hey folks - Please use this thread - and only this thread! - for any comments you absolutely can't resist making about the TROLL for the next week or two. If you can't suppress the need to quote it, please cut and paste without any concern for conventional Usenet continuity. For this crap, who cares, anyway? Regards, Wayne In his initial post in his thread, "So Good, So Far", our resident troll caste out the bait that I am pleased to note no one took. Our disruptive renegade malcontent has yet to perceive that this concerted effort is in specific and direct response to him and him alone. How could he have misconstrued to refer to anyone else, the declaration "IT'S OUR NEWSGROUP, DAMMIT, NOT THE TROLL'S!" posted in the thread ... "IMPORTANT - Groupwide Notice - PLEASE READ!"??? Could it be that our troll is as imperceptive as he is obnoxious? Regardless, It matters not really. Fortunately, the endeavor to re-mold this newsgroup into the forum it was originally intended to be is meeting with success. You are all to be commended for you devotion to the cause. The effort to renew the group is as much directed at Jim McNamara as anyone else. He has become a nuisance to this group with his constant stalking. I mean, it is just so unmanly! As far as I know, there are no women on this group and the men all appear to be real men with one exception - Jim McNamara! Regards, Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota aka Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota |
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DON'T FEED THE TROLL! - Off Topic
"JimmyMac" wrote in message ups.com... ALL TOP POSTERS ARE IDIOTS! More opinion stated as fact. This predictable response establishes that the troll is imperceptive and obnoxious as previously noted. A REAL man would express an opinion about another man's lack manliness to his face, but the troll is a cowardly girly-man and I would gladly state that to his face given the opportunity to do so. I've nothing more to say to or of the troll. You are presently the only one who is doing what you are doing on this group, i.e., stalking. You are almost as bad as Ed Gin, the SPAMMING TROLL. Get a life or get lost, why don't you! Regards, Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota aka Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota Edward Dolan wrote: The effort to renew the group is as much directed at Jim McNamara as anyone else. He has become a nuisance to this group with his constant stalking. I mean, it is just so unmanly! As far as I know, there are no women on this group and the men all appear to be real men with one exception - Jim McNamara! |
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