On Tue, 15 Jan 2013 07:57:58 +1100, Chris Angelico wrote: > Rick Johnson is a well-known troll.
I disagree that Rick is a troll. Trolling requires that the troll makes statements that he doesn't believe are true, simply in order to get a response. I do not believe that Rick is doing that. I think he simply has an imperfect, and poor, understanding of Python design principles, coupled with astonishingly high levels of arrogance and self-superiority. Pure Dunning-Kruger effect in action. http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Dunning-Kruger_effect If I believed he was *dishonestly playing dumb to gain reactions*, then I would not bother to engage with him. But I truly believe that he is not beyond all hope. His posts on tkinter sometimes demonstrate actual knowledge. He is clearly articulate and knows more than one programming language -- although probably not *well*. But, I must admit, the sheer power of Rick's Reality Denial Field often defeats me. In frustration I too often killfile him so I don't have to read his screeds. So I certainly don't blame others who do the same. > Opinion is divided as to the best > way to handle the matter; one school follows the "Don't feed the trolls" > motto and ignores him, the other trolls him right back. I object to that characterisation. I am not dishonestly making provocative statements when I engage with Rick. -- Steven -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
