Candydoc

[Jarrett Billingsley]

"Georg Wrede" <georg at nospam.org> wrote in message 
news:47E97E9D.8070209 at nospam.org...
> Simen Kjärås wrote:
>> On Tue, 25 Mar 2008 20:28:45 +0100, Georg Wrede <georg at nospam.org> wrote:
>>
>>> It happens that some folks have a few beers before writing, and 
>>> intermittently that happens to quite many of us. (Who can say they've 
>>> _never_ written here after a couple of beers?)
>>
>> I can. I don't drink beer. :p A few glasses of wine and spirits, 
>> though...
>>
>> More on topic: A troll is a troll. When it has proven no longer to be a 
>> troll, it should no longer be treated as one.
>
> Exactly my point, thank you!
>
> For some others, responding to even reasonable posts with "Don't feed the 
> Troll", or "F**k [whatever]", will not defuse the situation. Heck, even a 
> normal poster would react aggressively if the Small, Young, or New would 
> horde against a reasonable post with such improper conduct -- 
> thus announcing they're no better themselves.
>
> How could a Troll ever become anything else than a Troll if every post is 
> met with abuse, disrespect and profanities?
>
> It's not like a Troll is something one is born and destined with.
>
> Besides, this is Walter's country!! So, to earn the right to mob or abuse 
> others, one should need Walter's explicit approval. If he considers 
> someone unwelcome to this forum, I'm sure Walter or Jan Knepper would 
> figure out how to exclude them in no time at all.

(note: humorous.)

Maybe I can see where you're coming from, if you're thinking something like 
this:

http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2004/03/19

;)