Actually it could be "fight day"...........or so it seems.

Full moon?

Oh shut up.

;-)

JimH wrote:
Actually it could be "fight day"...........or so it seems.

Full moon?

Nice way to start a flame fest, once again......
Is it that time of the month for you ......once again, Jim?

On 27 Jun 2006 00:37:29 -0700, "Chehalis Jeff"
wrote:

You know, I suspect that there's a whole bunch of us who refuse to
participate in that kind of foolishness. Like many others, I am here to
learn/share/complain/brag about BOATS. I happen to own and like BOATS.
I like to go fishing in my BOAT.

I have to wonder what the thrill is from trolling for a fight? I never
have and suspect I never will understand that. Haven't we all got
better things to do?

Chuck Gould posted a rationale for their behavior. Go check it out.
--
John H

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On 27 Jun 2006 00:37:29 -0700, "Chehalis Jeff"
wrote:

You know, I suspect that there's a whole bunch of us who refuse to
participate in that kind of foolishness. Like many others, I am here to
learn/share/complain/brag about BOATS. I happen to own and like BOATS.
I like to go fishing in my BOAT.

I have to wonder what the thrill is from trolling for a fight? I never
have and suspect I never will understand that. Haven't we all got
better things to do?


Actually, here it is:

*********

The Internet Troll Personality Disorder is characterized by
attention-seeking and disruptive behavior in anonymous, delocalized
places of socializing. It is indicated by the following traits:
1. A tendency to make provocative comments to invoke emotional
responses in others
2. A lack of connection to the community being trolled; i.e., will
leave if desired response is not invoked ("Do not feed the trolls!")
3. A dissatisfaction with one's life and a cynical attitude towards
things in general
4. A tendency to challenge the rules and authorities of a community
5. A preference to exhibit these behaviors only in places where one's
true identity is unknown
Disclaimer: It takes a qualified professional to diagnose anyone with a
personality disorder.
Source:
http://www.behavenet.com/capsules/di...sification.htm
**********

So if we examine those in some detail:

The Internet Troll Personality Disorder is characterized by
attention-seeking and disruptive behavior in anonymous, delocalized
places of socializing. It is indicated by the following traits:
1. A tendency to make provocative comments to invoke emotional
responses in others

{You would certainly need to include posting political crap into a
newsgroup that isn't intended to be political in nature and where
participants have a reasonable expectation of different subject matter
as "provocative", wouldn't you? Then of course there are the personal
attacks from any side, "to invoke emotional responses in others."}


2. A lack of connection to the community being trolled; i.e., will
leave if desired response is not invoked ("Do not feed the trolls!")


{Wouldn't it seem obvious that those people who never (or seldom) post
anything in rec.boats that isn't a political troll exhibit a "lack of
connection to the community being trolled"?}

3. A dissatisfaction with one's life and a cynical attitude towards
things in general

{Yup, there you go. 90% of trolls are bitching about something. It's
either the GD liberals, or the GD president, or the GD poster with a
different political opinion, or the GD poster who dares to suggest it
would be better to remain on topic in the NG.}


4. A tendency to challenge the rules and authorities of a community

{While there are no authorities in rec.boats, there are some rules of
common courtesy and a reasonable expectation that with the tens of
thousands of sites available on the internet the guys who want to argue
politics all the time can more easily find a "GD the liberals" or a "GD
the president" site than boaters can find other boating sites. Comments
like, "You're absolutely out of line to suggest that anybody posting OT
topic here could be out of line, everybody should be able to post what
they want- unless what they want to post is a reminder to stay on
topic...." certainly challenges the unwritten "rules" of the
community.}

5. A preference to exhibit these behaviors only in places where one's
true identity is unknown

{Exhibit A: NOYB. Who the heck is NOYB? Is Bert Robbins really Bert's
name?
Yes, you're actually Harry Krause. Not everybody exhibits all 5
characteristics.Check out the posts from other trolls, and you will
notice that most of them do not use a complete or actual name.}

Disclaimer: It takes a qualified professional to diagnose anyone with a
personality disorder.
Source:
http://www.behavenet.com/capsules/di...sification.htm

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--
John H

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***** Have a Spectacular Day! *****
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JohnH wrote:
On 27 Jun 2006 00:37:29 -0700, "Chehalis Jeff"
wrote:


You know, I suspect that there's a whole bunch of us who refuse to
participate in that kind of foolishness. Like many others, I am here to
learn/share/complain/brag about BOATS. I happen to own and like BOATS.
I like to go fishing in my BOAT.

I have to wonder what the thrill is from trolling for a fight? I never
have and suspect I never will understand that. Haven't we all got
better things to do?


Chuck Gould posted a rationale for *their behavior*. Go check it out.
--
John H


Shouldn't that be *our behavior*..?

On Tue, 27 Jun 2006 22:13:49 GMT, Don White wrote:

JohnH wrote:
On 27 Jun 2006 00:37:29 -0700, "Chehalis Jeff"
wrote:


You know, I suspect that there's a whole bunch of us who refuse to
participate in that kind of foolishness. Like many others, I am here to
learn/share/complain/brag about BOATS. I happen to own and like BOATS.
I like to go fishing in my BOAT.

I have to wonder what the thrill is from trolling for a fight? I never
have and suspect I never will understand that. Haven't we all got
better things to do?


Chuck Gould posted a rationale for *their behavior*. Go check it out.
--
John H


Shouldn't that be *our behavior*..?

Well, yes. You, et al. But you're not so bad when you're alone. Hell,
you're quite likeable.
--
John H

******************************************
***** Have a Spectacular Day! *****
******************************************

JohnH wrote:

Chuck Gould posted a rationale for *their behavior*. Go check it out.
--
John H


Shouldn't that be *our behavior*..?


Well, yes. You, et al. But you're not so bad when you're alone. Hell,
you're quite likeable.
--
John H


Does that buy me a 'get out of jail' card?
Never know when I'll need one in this newsgroup.