This is a Troll [meta-thread]

[Darrin Drader]

Notice that my thread has temporarily usurped the Hivemind as the top thread, post more inflamatory remarks, and end by comparing Skarp Hedin's remarks to the opinions held by someone who has committed genocide in the past. Suggests Skarp Hedin may also be conspiring to commit genocide.

 

[Bagpuss]

I write in such a way as to appear to be backing up the troll and confirming his obviously false stance. I too am frequently involved in controversal activity usually at a weekend and often involving other offensive activity.

This is of course all a lie, in reality I relise this is a troll and am smuggly laughing at all the people that have so far fallen for it. I know that this is wrong but I cannot help myself as being from another country, age group or sex, I feel superior to the other posters on this board.

 

[Robbert Raets]

I quote Skarp Hedin as an example of a cool head and neutral disposition, not having understood a single word he wrote.

Repeat my peaceful intentions and leave off on a rant about subject creep. Post a link to a relevant webcomic everybody already saw three monts ago.

Leave thread feeling even more morally superior.

 

[Horacio]

As a good moderator wannabee (thanks again tleilaxu! ) I report this thread to moderators and post a rather polite message about why I hate trollish post in these boards, showing my contempt for the whole troll idea and letting go some midly insulting remarks near the end. I don't forget finishing it with some smileys, to show that I am not a harsh person

 

[Skarp Hedin]

Ignoring Baraendur, ridicules Baraendur's more popular handle as an individual who clearly cannot tell a troll from reasonable, earnest discussion.

Say something complimentary about the Dutch, extolling Robbert Raets as a fine example of the type of person that makes the world a better place.

Casually mentions that as a DM, he has in fact already committed genocide in his campaign world, most notably of halflings.

 

[Bagpuss]

I call Horacio a moderator wannabe, thus falling for his troll and inflating his ego. I particularly pity Horacio, for reason best explained on another board, for although I encourage trolls and feed them meat steak, I do not want my ENWorld personna to be seen as a bad person.

I helpfully remind people of the obvious, that this is "only a game", that "people are entitled to their opinion" and this is a "free country". It appears I am trying to calm the situation.

Of all the time knowing that although true, none of those points are particularly relevant to the topic or posting on a privately hosted messageboard and it will have the opposite effect. My intent is of course to fan the flames.

At the end of my post I invite Horacio over to Nutkinland to talk about how happy he looks. Not forgetting to add a so as not to hurt his feelings.

 

[Robbert Raets]

Agree with Bagpuss on the whole freedom of speech thing, and add a little of my own, but berate him for coming down on Horacio so hard.

Commend Skarp Hedin once again, all the while hoping he doesn't find out about the jokes about him I've been hastily deleting from other forums.

 

[Horacio]

Then I felt hurt in my feelings and post a very agrresive answer against bagpuss, trying to show his/her/its badly hidden attempt to fuel the flames, but only getting the flames being fueled even more.

And I go to that other message board where I post again in a thread originally posted to flame me, where I call Bagpuss all sort of nasty words and make unflattery comments about his attitude and his trollish manners.

Then I come back here and I edit my post to add some smilies to avoid hurting too much Bagpuss's feeling and being seen as a bad person

 

[Skarp Hedin]

Restates his position yet again, distortion effect finally mutating said position into a meaningless set of paragraphs, which could really mean almost anything and could be used to support either side of the argument.

Ridicules people who cannot see the simple clarity in this explanation.

Makes some sort of weird comment about Story Hours, clearly attempting to troll Horacio.

 

[Bagpuss]

Continue to follow the thread, although not actually posting to it, wonder silently to myself how long will it be until someone mentions that there is a topic for this already and it should be moved to D20 Modern, Meta, or some other forum that gets virtually no activity, thus killing the thread more quickly than any Administrator lockdown.