[quote name=\'Brandon Brooks\' date=\'Jun 28 2004, 09:53 PM\'] I find the definition to be loose, but usually is someone who consistantly makes nonsensical posts. Using a oft-used ATGS statement as an example, saying "how wuz hat putato played? did bil kulin toss a putato at thuh kontestants? tat wuld be a funi" is a troll post because it's plain stupid and makes no sense, even though it applies to a game show.
Iris' posts rarely make sense, and this last one is a doozy. That's why someone asserted that (s)he was a troll. [/quote]
Your benevolent dictators consider a troll someone who *deliberately* makes annoying or nonsensical posts in order to upset other posters. The fact that some of you get annoyed and/or upset at some members who don't happen to fit your personal standards of behavior is really a far bigger problem for us that dealing with actual, Dick Tater-like trolls.
You guys HAVE to remember that some of our members are very young, and some of our members are, frankly, just not as smart as you. They're here to learn, even if their actual questions might be poorly formed and might seem stupid to you. I can understand you not caring for them, and we'll all dance a happy little dance when the "Ignore User" feature comes on line, but until then, remember this: These guys will be dealt with as trolls if and when WE think they're trolls, and abusive posts aimed at them will also be dealt with accordingly.
In the meantime, as I've said before, we all have the ability to "ignore user" any time we want. Most of our hundreds of daily visitors do that.
