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<blockquote data-quote="EricNoah" data-source="post: 632712" data-attributes="member: 4">Well now that we're on the topic of trolls, shall we try to identify some &quot;definitely no-no trolling behaviors&quot; as well as some that might be acceptable in certain circumstances?Example of the classic troll:A visitor who is not really a community member decides to register and then post an inflamitory comment designed to raise the hackles of the typical community member.&nbsp; So a post reading &quot;D&amp;D Third Edition is for 3etards!!!!&quot; would clearly be a no-no type troll.&nbsp; The sentiment may be genuine (i.e. the poster genuinely hates 3E and probably thinks we're scum, but is not interested in a discussion but instead wants to see how many outraged replies can be garnered -- this is trolling in the sense of dangling bait...)Example of the humorous troll:A member posts a humorous question regarding a situation that only the most gullible would find plausible.&nbsp; Classic example is Bugaboo's post way back when asking how much DMs should charge to run games.&nbsp; 99% of the people get the joke and join in on the fun, 1% fall for it at first but get it eventually.&nbsp; This type of troll has often been tolerated here just due to the fact that when I ran these boards I personally found that stuff funny.&nbsp; Some people don't, and it happens a lot less frequently these days. Example of genuine outrage that seems like a troll:A long-standing member of the community (maybe not EN World, but the D&amp;D community at large) posts an angry letter about how D&amp;D Product XYZ will lead to the moral ruin of all D&amp;D players.&nbsp; This has the marks of the classic troll, but ... this person has a great stake in staying credible in the community, and thus his motives are a lot less suspect.&nbsp; Still, the manner in which the missive is delivered does indeed raise a lot of ire and emotions run high.&nbsp; This kind of thread is probably tolerated for quite a while, mods make attempts to get people to stay on track and not make personal attacks, but ultimately it goes down in flames.&nbsp; Anyone else care to add to the list?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="EricNoah, post: 632712, member: 4"] Well now that we're on the topic of trolls, shall we try to identify some "definitely no-no trolling behaviors" as well as some that might be acceptable in certain circumstances? Example of the classic troll: A visitor who is not really a community member decides to register and then post an inflamitory comment designed to raise the hackles of the typical community member. So a post reading "D&D Third Edition is for 3etards!!!!" would clearly be a no-no type troll. The sentiment may be genuine (i.e. the poster genuinely hates 3E and probably thinks we're scum, but is not interested in a discussion but instead wants to see how many outraged replies can be garnered -- this is trolling in the sense of dangling bait...) Example of the humorous troll: A member posts a humorous question regarding a situation that only the most gullible would find plausible. Classic example is Bugaboo's post way back when asking how much DMs should charge to run games. 99% of the people get the joke and join in on the fun, 1% fall for it at first but get it eventually. This type of troll has often been tolerated here just due to the fact that when I ran these boards I personally found that stuff funny. Some people don't, and it happens a lot less frequently these days. Example of genuine outrage that seems like a troll: A long-standing member of the community (maybe not EN World, but the D&D community at large) posts an angry letter about how D&D Product XYZ will lead to the moral ruin of all D&D players. This has the marks of the classic troll, but ... this person has a great stake in staying credible in the community, and thus his motives are a lot less suspect. Still, the manner in which the missive is delivered does indeed raise a lot of ire and emotions run high. This kind of thread is probably tolerated for quite a while, mods make attempts to get people to stay on track and not make personal attacks, but ultimately it goes down in flames. Anyone else care to add to the list? [/QUOTE]

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