Posted by SLS on June 15, 2009, at 8:36:42
In reply to Re: Rules - Why or Why Not? » SLS, posted by fayeroe on June 15, 2009, at 8:13:33
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> I think that having posting rules would help keep the community safe from people whose prime ambition it is to inflict hurt upon others.
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> - Scott
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> An intriguing statement, Scott.
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> Do we have many ? Or just a few?
> I'm curious how you determined that their sole ambition is to hurt others?
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> I guess I don't know them.
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> PatPat, these people are usually transients. I believe they are sometimes called trolls. How do I know that sociopaths exist? I never met one, I don't think. I can't be sure, though. I have met trolls, however. They are all over the unmoderated Web boards and Usenet.
For whatever value it may have - from Wikipedia:
"In Internet slang, a troll is someone who posts controversial, inflammatory, irrelevant or off-topic messages in an online community, such as an online discussion forum or chat room, with the primary intent of provoking other users into an emotional response[1] or to generally disrupt normal on-topic discussion.[2]"
- Scott
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