Pipswich wrote:Check wikipedia for a standard academic discussion of trolls and trolling. You will find that trolls and trolling are indeed harmful but that I don't qualify on several counts. Unfortunately, the site does have some trolls and none of us are confused about your qualifications as a troll. Really?? If anyone wishes to support this comment, please let me know and I will reconsider my points...I don't qualify because:1. I don't disguise my identity.2. I don't jump to assumptions and run newbies of the site.3. I don't create the appearance of actively participating by generating an extraordinary irrelevant post count. Don't you???4. I actively collect the material, play the game and participate in the community (albeit, less than some others)5. I do not disseminate bad advice, I try to stop it's spread.This site routinely has some people who disguise identity, jump to assumptions, admit that they don't collect (or even play much), and encourage people to lie on postal forms, defraud others, defraud ebay... and attack businesses and individuals without evidence. We all know this, and we all know who the guilty parties are. People who do those things are Trolls. If you do not see your reflection in the standard definition of Troll Ashmire... read the following and look in the proverbial mirror. Because you sir, are a troll. You attack others see your comments below, accuse them of being a troll see your comments below and above, and use the site for primarily personal amusement and attacks on those who are here to discuss and participate in matters of d&d collecting. see your comments throughout the threads particularly in your comments towards mbassoc2003." Trolling is a game about identity deception, albeit one that is played without the consent of most of the players. The troll attempts to pass as a legitimate participant, sharing the group's common interests and concerns; the newsgroups members, if they are cognizant of trolls and other identity deceptions, attempt to both distinguish real from trolling postings, and upon judging a poster a troll, make the offending poster leave the group. Their success at the former depends on how well they — and the troll — understand identity cues; their success at the latter depends on whether the troll's enjoyment is sufficiently diminished or outweighed by the costs imposed by the group.Trolls can be costly in several ways. A troll can disrupt the discussion on a newsgroup, disseminate bad advice, and damage the feeling of trust in the newsgroup community. Furthermore, in a group that has become sensitized to trolling — where the rate of deception is high — many honestly naïve questions may be quickly rejected as trollings. This can be quite off-putting to the new user who upon venturing a first posting is immediately bombarded with angry accusations. Even if the accusation is unfounded, being branded a troll is quite damaging to one's online reputation.[9] oh well...Ashmire, you must feel your skin regenerating every time you skin you knuckles beating on the keyboard. Again, as I previously stated your snide comments show your true personality.Because, sir, you certainly fit at least one published academic definition of a troll. yawn
mbassoc2003 wrote:Whilst I have verbally sparred with Pipswitch on more than one occasion, he has been both literate and intelligent in putting down his views, and whilst he courts controversy
ashmire13 wrote:wouldn't dispute that, the posts are literate and worded well (lengthy ), just (to me) they are looking to spark a reaction continually.There is no intention on my part to drive him from the forum, just to voice the issue that I have where there seems to be an underlying something that I can't quite put my finger on. I see that as trolling. Perhaps thats the wrong word then and its a case of seeking verbal discourse and banter.However, as stated last post, I have no intention of entering into discussions with the chap again.And I stand by my point that he uses snide, veiled comments to try and belittle people.
mbassoc2003 wrote:As regards continually looking to spark a reaction, I am as guilty of that as anyone.
ExTSR wrote:Rather amusing, since I've been an expert in this field for more than 20 years.
Pipswich wrote:Looks like post 700 got you happy!
ExTSR wrote:I don't follow; 15% of $127,562 is under $20k.
ExTSR wrote:travel expenses for The Partnership
ExTSR wrote:Volunteers are unpaid (by definition).
ExTSR wrote:The actual staffing total is higher than 57.
ExTSR wrote:auctioneer supplies (including bid cards)
ExTSR wrote:business supplies (paper, printer cartridges, merchantcard fees, etc)
ExTSR wrote:...and convention services (George Fern & Co., the service that handles this convention and many others too; call it $50 per hour per FernMan plus table, drape, & chair rentals, electric, etc etc, plus squeeze)
ExTSR wrote:GAMA had the same attitude, so I walked out on the Origins game auction. Within 2 years their gross dropped from $50,000+ to $500-
Pipswich wrote:Check wikipedia for a standard academic discussion of ....
