On Thu, 03 Jan 2008 13:09:03 -0500, Reginald P. Smithers III penned
the following well considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:


|why was his comment a troll?
|

You know, that is really a pretty good question!

I don't usually jump to the conclusion that a person is a troll, but
there are signs.

Generally,
Beyond the obvious, this sucks, they suck, that sucks..... the troll
usually finds some opportunity to say "you suck," especially if they
have never posted to that person before. Thus, a person's behavior is
characteristic of trolling if they have never posted in the newsgroup
before and pop in from nowhere with an inflammatory post (usually some
sort of unsupported or un cited declaration that a poster doesn't
don't know what they are talking about).

Specifically,
This poster (NNTP-Posting-Host: 72.160.177.0) must live close to a
huge printing concern that has had a profound affect on that fairly
rural setting. He knew, or should have known, that his post was not
accurate. I have worked with people that left that plant, because of
economic conditions, and have worked as a tech. rep. alongside workers
IN that plant.

A google of posts by WaIIy yields nothing that
relates to any subject discussed, either on topic or otherwise. He
posts as a neophyte, but apparently knows enough to fiddle with his
newsreader at the source level using a binary or hexadecimal editor.

Bogus and Pointless Headers:
X-Newsreader: Forte Agent 6.52/64.614 Beta-03 (American)
What is the point of this? (I know this to be a faked version, since I
am on the Forte Agent beta team. I have already submitted this
poster's hack to Forte as a violation of Forte's TOS.)

|Is it possible he was just uniformed?

I guess all things are *possible*.... in this case, I think... highly
unlikely.

It is a good question and there is a lot more to be written on the
point, but I don't have the time to do it, now.....

--

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