Like I said...

-- moi (regular@whowillreturn.com), May 18, 1999

Answers

Looks like they're massing again, moi. You picked a good time to take a break. I think I'm ready for one myself.

In the real world you can get something done about kids coming to your door, ringing the bell and running away, here there's not much you can do except let them wear themselves out or get bored. And, you trolls, don't even bother trying to bait me, I'm not going to fall for it and waste my time--time much better spent picking my strawberries and tidying up the roses.

-- Old Git (anon@spamproblems.com), May 18, 1999.

You know what? I am getting sick to death of hearing the whining little pissy-pants on this discussion group "bitch, Bitch, BITCH" about "trolls" and "pollys" and "OT" and "conspiracy". ANYONE who has been here from the start, KNOWS these have been here since the begining! Hell, go into the archives under ANY subject; start at the BOTTOM and within a half-dozen threads you will find POLLYS and TROLLS! God, in FIVE MINUTES I came up with these--

http://www.greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=0001Nu

http://www.greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=0007PJ

http://www.greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=0006lE

http://www.greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=0005Yo

http://www.greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=0004vp

http://www.greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=0006ak

http://www.greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=0006gg

Have we become so weak in our position that we can no longer defend what we believe to be true? Do we have to resort to "don't feed the trolls" to ANYONE that challenges us?

If so, then this place has indeed outlived its usefullness, and has become a den of mental masturbation for the sprouting of a cult.

IT MAKES ME SICK.

-- a very OLD time regular (disgusted@bythelackof.backbone), May 18, 1999.

It's the ATTITUDE, Stupid. A troll's intent is transparent, if you really ask yourself to listen. Moves discussion forward: participant. Sticks a knife in it: troll.

Deal with TOPICS here, not PERSONALITIES.

Don't answer 'em, don't feed 'em.

-- moi_only_lurking (regular@whowillreturn.com), May 18, 1999.

moi, The only person who told me how to behave quit about thirty years ago. I do whatever I damn well please. If I want to answer, I do. If I don't want to answer, I don't. Stop trying to direct traffic.

-- Maria (anon@ymous.com), May 18, 1999.

Let the lady through, gents.

-- Tom Carey (tomcarey@mindspring.com), May 18, 1999.

Moi, sorry to be the bearer of bad news but a major troll sand box has shut down. I had heard that the Gary North is a Big Fat Idiot Forum was going to be taken over by someone else after its host graduated from SMU, but looks like we're out of luck. Pity the BFI refugees don't go over to the Debunking forum. Some of their pals are already there. Maybe it will help if I post the cold link:

http://www.InsideTheWeb.com/mbs.cgi/mb237006

-- Old Git (anon@spamproblems.com), May 18, 1999.

De-Bunking Y2K Webboard

-- Get it Right (will@ya.granny?), May 18, 1999.

Don't insult us grannies. You may be at our house looking for someone to teach you the skills we learned as girls from our grannies that most of the instant generation never took the time or interest to learn.

-- Sharon L (sharonl@volcano.net), May 18, 1999.

S'okay Sharon, what goes around comes around. Now, good news--the BFI forum is back up! Guess I'll go and celebrate with some Metamucil.

-- Old Git (anon@spamproblems.com), May 18, 1999.

you can believe it or no, that was not a slam.

only an admonition to post URL's correctly.

-- slap my hand (bad@very.bad), May 19, 1999.