Hello Bj�rn,
Neil Armstrong (allegedly the first man on the Moon) is
rumored to have disclosed his account of what he and "Buzz"
Aldrin saw to an unnamed college professor during a NASA
symposium.
Just to remind everybody what verified scientific proof Lee has.
'rumoured to have'
'unnamed collage professor'
Can we now please stop feeding the troll?
Feed the trolls. It's important.
Trolls are good. And necessary for the survival of Fidonet.
As such, we should thank them. And help them. By nourishing
them with by all that helps them flourish in our community.
Remember, there are many different kinds of trolls. Each
with his/her own flavor. We know who they are. Especially
the most common types, many in this very forum.
While I will not name names, I am sure you will recognize
them by a description of who they are. Here are some of the
most loveable, or despicable (depending on POV) of the lot -
The insult trolls. These trolls like to imitate the late
Don Rickles, who was a true performance artist, known as the
king of insult. These guys (and dolls) are pure haters, no
doubt about it. They have taken the art of insult to new
levels, even beyond what Don Rickles could do. They pick on
everyone and anyone - without exception - having absolutely
no morals or ethics of their own. Yes, you know who they
are. And you tolerate them, although nobody knows why.
I mean, these trolls accuse people of certain things, call
them names, anything they can do to get a negative emotional
response - or better yet to cause them to have a mental
breakdown. This type of trolling can become so severe that
these trolls should be sent back to reform school - or
wherever they came from - to that they can be cured of their
illness. Which I doubt can be cured.
The debate trolls are different. Much different. These
trolls love to debate. About anything and everything. Makes
no difference if they know what they are talking about. They
just like to debate. Persistently and forever. Without end.
Some of them put in lots of time to research what they are
talking about, and know more than those who brought up whatever
subject that has been brought up. Of course, their message is
always to challenge the message, regardless of what that message
is. These trolls know they are right, and everybody else is
wrong. That is their reason for being. These trolls are so
determined they are right that they continue ranting about
what they are saying well after everybody else has quit.
Then there are the nazi police. You know the kind. Always
correcting folks about their poor use of grammar and spelling.
So please. Make sure you always dot your i's and cross your
t's so as never to run across these trolls.
Some trolls are offended. By everything. Doesn't matter what.
They are forever offended by something. Whatever is discussed,
they are offended. Including jokes. And then they light up
the fireworks and let them fly. Thank goodness it is all digital
fireworks and not the other kind. These trolls are so good at
what they do that nobody can match them. Taking humorous pieces
of content and turning them into an argument by playing the victim.
Now that is more than good, or very good. Some call it pure genius.
The blabbermouth troll is something else. Always showing off
while knowing absolutely nothing about anything. Kind of like
the persistent debate troll, perhaps cousins. Not sure if I
would call them brothers or sisters, as that would be an insult
to other trolls. Unlike like most trolls, the blabbermouth
troll does not like to participate in arguments, preferring to
tell his/her opinion in extreme detail, even if his/her opinion
has absolutely nothing to do with the topic under discussion.
Kind of like a family member or friend who likes to hear the
sound of his/her own voice at the dinner table. They don't
care if anybody else hears them or not. They just keep on
going. And going. And going.
Apart from the intelligent trolls, noted earlier, there is the
profanity and all-caps troll. You know the kind. Having nothing
better to do with one's time, these trolls type in F-bombs and
other curse words - always with their all-caps key locked on.
There are other kinds of trolls, usually found only on Facebook,
but sometimes here when they get lost, such as the one word only
troll. These trolls are far more limited in ability, and rarely
type in anything more than "lol" or "what" or "k" or "yes" or
"no". Far from the worst kind of troll you meet online, but
still ...
We have all met the exaggeration trolls. These trolls are
kind of a combination of other kinds of trolls, not all of them
one and the same. They just like to exaggerate. About everything.
Just give them a topic they want to talk about. And off they go.
These trolls blow everything totally out of proportion. I am
not exactly sure as to how they do it, but they do. And believe
me, they are very good at what they do. Sometimes they do it
to be funny. Sometimes they succeed in making others believe
they know what they are talking about. Others do it for no other
reason than to be annoying.
We have all met the off topic troll. You know the kind. The
troll who never knows what he/she is talking about. Always
bringing up an off-topic message, having absolutely nothing to
do about whatever is being discussed. When this troll succeeds
in shifting the topic and everyone ends up talking about whatever
irrelevant thing the troll has posted, it really makes his/her
day. Even if the troll has left the scene. You see this all
the time in Facebook posts, threaded YouTube comments, on
Twitter and anywhere else there are active discussions going on.
And then there are the greedy spammer trolls. We all know who
they are. Impossible to get rid of, no matter how hard we try.
This is the kind of troll who could care less about your post
or discussion and is only there to benefit himself/herself.
You know the kind. Wants you to check out his/her page. Buy
from his/her link. Use his/her coupon code. Download his/her
free ebook. You see them all the time on social media with
their "follow me!!!" posts.
So. There you go. And these are just some of the most
common types of trolls. There are more. Many more ...
"Trolls just want to have fun." ~Anon
--Lee
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