On Monday, Sep 15, 2003, at 20:37 US/Central, David Phillips wrote: > Jima writes: >> It looks to me like he's been trolling at least once a month > > The problem with that statement is that generally ``a troll is > categorized > by containing some assertion that is wrong but not overtly > controversial''. A jackass by any other name is still a jackass. > > http://www.catb.org/~esr/jargon/html/T/troll.html > > You may disagree with what I say or how I say it, but that doesn't > make it a > troll. If you would like some examples of real trolls, browse a > Slashdot > article mentioning BSD, and set the comment threshold to -1. While you make a valid point, your posts are hardly any better. > To the best of my knowledge, all facts I state are true. All opinions > stated are my own. I, nor many other people would disagree with this statement. It is however how you come off that seems to set people on edge. Try re-thinking your posts from how a reader (who doesn't know you for example) might construe your statements. How might the casual observer _perceive_ your intent. It might help lighten the atmosphere a bit and make the list more enjoyable _and_ productive. > > Chad Wolstrom writes: >> David, I hope you're getting a kick out of this thread. > > Oh, definitely. You might want to get a hobby if you think this is fun. -- Ben Lutgens http://us-admins.com/~blutgens/ US Admins, Inc System Administrator / Server Gumby _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list