Mordechai Housman wrote:

> "Bob Terwilliger" > wrote in message
> ...

> > "a troll is someone who comes into an established community such as
> > an online discussion forum, and posts inflammatory, rude or
> > offensive messages designed intentionally to annoy and antagonize
> > the existing members or disrupt the flow of discussion."
>
> So he doesn't charge the billygoat a fee for crossing the bridge he
> lives under?

The two ordinary meanings of "troll", that of fishing and of the
fantasy critter, sort to blend together in the on-line version. So
you'll often hear references to "don't feed the troll".



Brian

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