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History Forum / General / British History / July 2008How to Troll Effectively
On Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:12:04 +0100, in alt.war.vietnam "D. Spencer Hines" <panther@excelsior.com> wrote: >Twaddle... > >He bragged about his essay on "the" Pittsburgh. > >Hilarious! > >When told to Stand & Deliver he welshes. > >He doesn't have such an essay! > >Sock-Puppet Braggadocio Paraded On USENET. Oh, do stop shrieking, Spencer. You are writing to military history groups; we're all tediously familiar with the old troll tactic that demands that a person post some scanned document. We have all seen it played out over and over... demands for proof of... something or other. It has nothing to do with the material to be posted, of course; it's all about making the other person meet a demand of yours. When you use it, it generally pisses off the target; however, it costs you the respect of others. A few years ago, while trolling over on the homosexual groups, I saw an exchange where one poster was flaming at another because he hadn't posted any proof that he was actually a queer (yeah, that's what *I* thought, too); i.e., he was just pretending to be a faggot. I thought it was, in your terms, "hilarious", and, every time someone drags out that tired old tactic. I always think of that exchange between the fudge-packers years ago. You would do better actually to engage the other person's point; on the other hand, *you*, most likely, wouldn't. Jones >"!Jones" <hi@there.org> wrote in message >news:n2lu84ltomsbp0lk01errlhi556sot5232@4ax.com... > >> On Tue, 29 Jul 2008 18:28:02 +0100, in alt.war.vietnam "D. Spencer >> Hines" <panther@excelsior.com> wrote: >> >>>Let's see it. >>> >>>We still haven't seen this supposedly authoritative paper on _Pittsburgh_. >> >> Well, Spencer... I'll have to dig it out of a scrap book. While I'm >> doing that, be advised that I am usually paid quite well for my >> writing. I spend more time writing than I do in the classroom. >> >> My point here, Spencer, is that I expect a quid pro quo from you... >> but not money. As I recall, the old essay of mine that you are >> demanding ran about 1,200 words or so. What I expect you to do, >> Spencer, is to post an original essay of your own containing at least >> 1,000 words, wherein you choose a topic and develop it. >> >> After you comply with that, I will post a scanned copy of my >> eighth-grade history paper. >> >> Jones >> >> PS: I don't think that you have ever written a cogent essay in your >> life and I doubt you'll start now; however, on the off chance you do, >> wait until I tell you that I actually have the document you want to >> see in my hand before you post your writing... I haven't seen that >> scrap book in years, but it's somewhere in my attic. > On Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:12:04 +0100, in alt.war.vietnam "D. Spencer > [quoted text clipped - 62 lines] > > - Show quoted text - Ar Ha! But the hair piece lives on... Bryn |
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