Model Forum / General / Railroads / December 2009

"Death of Usenet, film at eleven".

This group is usually fairly quiet but what gets posted here is of
high quality. Just killfile Jerry and leave the group to carry on as
it normally does.

Guy

<snip the rest of your trolling>

Welcome back "Badger"...

Newsgroups die when they become nothing but a "Clique", full of
similar thinking, mutual back slapping, no-bodies who think that
know it all, and the less they actually know the worse they
become. The fact that you seem to dislike the fact that someone
else might have a different opinion says far more about **you**
that it ever does anyone else.

If he's such a plonker, then plonk him, don't respond to him.

.... and there was me thinking Troll's hibernated for the winter !

This link may be of interest to others on the group
http://www.flayme.com/troll/newsgroups.shtml

On the subject of Christmas :-

Zrok: "Do Trolls celebrate Christmas?"
Brap: "Yes, mostly because of Carol."
Zrok: "Carol? Who's Carol?"
Brap: "Carol Troll."
Zrok: "Yes, in the song "Deck The Halls".
Brap: "Oh yes, Troll the Ancient Yuletide Carol."

Below was taken from a site our Troll may have visited but I feel it
may be genetic or instinct

How to be a troll

Wait patiently until somebody writes a thing you think you can attack,
no matter what. If possible go for marginal trifles.

Start arguing smoothly in your best imitation of a real scholar
(rehearse first).

Keep on provoking with increasing offensiveness until the other
reacts.

In case of a friendly and polite reply, put it blunter and blunter
until the other's politeness wears off.

Get as personal as you can: too much is still not enough.

Don't use any hint of humour or subtlety: as they relate to
intelligence real trolls ignore all about them.

Never forget that You Are Right. If your opponent puts you in the
corner yell like hell and twist the world until it matches what you
said.

Don't be shy, insult freely. The more reasonable the other sounds, the
louder and heavier your insults shall be.

Don't give quarter: intrude in whatever discussion you like and never
relent until it dies in order to get rid of you.

If irreparably cornered change nickname and restart elsewhere.

So far the 'how' to do it. About the 'why' you should do it, the
explanation can vary. The table below covers only part of the known
reasons.

Please check all that applies.

as a toddler you had an unresolved conflict with the chamber pot.

since you are unable to prove your superiority, you feel compelled to
prove other people's inferiority.

your mother used to shout at you before your friends "and remember not
to wet your pants again!"

your father was always right, in particular when he was wrong. Now you
are feeling that your turn has come.

your baby-sitter committed suicide because of you and you cannot get
rid of the remorse.

you like tying empty cans to the cat's tail.

as a child the nastier you were the more you got, and you never found
a valid reason to change.

you are actually the reincarnation of Napoleon but are keeping it
confidential for obvious reasons.

Live long and prosper