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From Lobo <lobo@kyuzz.org>
Date Tue, 4 Dec 2001 15:59:53 +0100
Subject Re: R: [HaCkmEeTiNg] os wars 

Alle 15:10, marted́ 04 dicembre 2001, hai scritto:


> mi ricorda provocatori che nn hanno altro scopo.


troll v.,n. 

1. [From the Usenet group alt.folklore.urban] To utter a posting on Usenet 
designed to attract predictable responses or flames; or, the post itself. 
Derives from the phrase "trolling for newbies" which in turn comes from 
mainstream "trolling", a style of fishing in which one trails bait through a 
likely spot hoping for a bite. The well-constructed troll is a post that 
induces lots of newbies and flamers to make themselves look even more 
clueless than they already do, while subtly conveying to the more savvy and 
experienced that it is in fact a deliberate troll. If you don't fall for the 
joke, you get to be in on it. 2. An individual who chronically trolls in 
sense 1; regularly posts specious arguments, flames or personal attacks to a 
newsgroup, discussion list, or in email for no other purpose than to annoy 
someone or disrupt a discussion. Trolls are recognizable by the fact that the 
have no real interest in learning about the topic at hand - they simply want 
to utter flame bait. Like the ugly creatures they are named after, they 
exhibit no redeeming characteristics, and as such, they are recognized as a 
lower form of life on the net, as in, "Oh, ignore him, he's just a troll." 3. 
[Berkeley] Computer lab monitor. A popular campus job for CS student. Duties 
include helping newbies and ensuring that lab policies are followed. Probably 
so-called because it involves lurking in dark cavelike corners. 

Some people claim that the troll (sense 1) is properly a narrower category 
than flame bait, that a troll is categorized by containing some assertion 
that is wrong but not overtly controversial. See also Troll-O-Meter. 


troll, non provocatore. 

bye
lobo

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