Re: [issues] Why women should have equality/equivilency

[jenn]

curious wrote:
> 
> > Vinnie Surmonde wrote:
> > >
> > >  It came perilously  close to
> > > trolling (and the only reason I don't think it was is because I know you,
> > > from anyone else I'd just assume trollishness)
> > >
> > > <sigh> Can anyone else make this clearer? I get the feeling I'm missing
> > > the point.
> >
> > I read it to my husband. He just shrugged and said 'troll'.
> >
> > It was trollish, even if curious didn't intend to troll.
> 
> what is trolling?

Trolling is mentioning something likely to cause controversy in a given
list.

Intentional trolling is doing it solely to make people react - trying to 
start a flamewar or just to get people hot under the collar.

Examples of trolling:
        * mentioning Linux in a favourable way on a Microsoft list
        * saying 'George Bush would make a wonderful president' on 
                the mailing list of whoever his political opponents are.
        * suggesting that the British Monarchy should be removed on 
                a 'Prince William is the best' mailing list...

Or:
        * saying 'why should women be equal?' on a list devoted to 
                women in a nontraditional field.



Jenn V.
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