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Originally Posted by flip
Come on, I'm making a point. Reminds me of Chris Lindberg. The collective lemmings that are CP constantly bombarded the guy with insults and everytime he started a thread or tried to contribute he was shot down and humiliated. He built a rep that was embarrassing. Then one day the collective lemmings that are CP just instantly made him a hero, but he left anyway as he should have, he was getting disrespected and made fun of constantly. I just don't see how shaming others for having views differently than yours is cool.
Don't get me wrong I get the facepalm jokes etc but really is it necessary to call every second poster who doesn't just fall into line like cattle a troll or an idiot?
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Thank you for this.
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Originally Posted by stang
From wikipedia:
An Internet troll, or simply troll in Internet slang, 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 intention of provoking other users into an emotional response[1] or to generally disrupt normal on-topic discussion |
I did ask for it in your own words, but it's not like you have to do what I say, lol. I guess when I read that I can see why you think I am a troll. There really is no way to defend myself, other than to say this:
- On teachers. I'm not alone in my opinions. The various governments that represent Calgarians have to fight teachers every few years because teachers want more than what us taxpayers feel is fair. My position - that is inflammatory and controversial for some strange reason at CP - is actually the same position our elected officials take everytime they have to renegotiate the teachers' contracts. Verdict: not trolling.
- On bears. I dropped out of that discussion I believe after my very first post because people just started bashing on me. I think a troll would have fed fuel to the fire. Go back and look at the thread though, as soon as it went sideways I didn't come back. Verdict: not trolling.
- On going back to school in your 30s. I thought this was a bad idea for some very logical reasons, largely based on financial considerations. I also was concerned as to why the OP was unhappy in his current life path - this was a relevant question as I didn't want him taking such a drastic step for fear his career path wasn't the thing that was leading to his unfulfillment and perhaps it was something else. Verdict: not trolling
Anyway, I guess you guys can call me a troll all you want. It is a bit lame though because I think it takes away from the credibility of my posts which is a bit frustrating considering I try to think things through before I post, but whatever. It's all good.
