forum enhancement suggestions

Posted by Franz Grieser
Sep 13, 2012 at 01:44 PM

Hi.

What I find difficult for a protocol is to take the definition from Wikipedia:

>>The wikipedia
>entry does a reasonable
>>job of defining
>trolling:
>>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_%28Internet%29
> >For those
>who don’t have the time to read it or haven’t had experience with trolls, here are some
>key quotes:
> >a troll is someone who posts inflammatory, extraneous, or off-topic
>messages in an online community, such as a forum, chat room, or blog, with the primary
>intent of provoking readers into an emotional response or of otherwise disrupting
>normal on-topic discussion.
> > “Trolls aspire to violence, to the level of trouble
>they can cause in an environment. They want it to kick off. They want to promote
>antipathetic emotions of disgust and outrage, which morbidly gives them a sense of
>pleasure.”

How could somebody (except for the troll) really KNOW what the troll’s intentions are?

What I find more suitable is “labeling” someone a troll depending on what he/she does:

* Attack others. Defame others. Use offensive language.
* Often write posts that are off-topic.
...

Franz