"Leythos" <spam999free@rrohio.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.2627ddd1549355ca98a296@us.news.astraweb.c om...
> In article <0qGdnVd6od-AjSPWnZ2dnUVZ8nWdnZ2d@bt.com>,
> BoaterDave@hotmail.co.uk says...
>> Everyone has a different view! Here's an example:
>>
>> <hpkl6h$m5m$1@news.eternal-september.org>
>>
>> There, SeaNymph said ........
>>
>> "This is usenet. I am free to respond whenever and in whatever manner I
>> choose. My choosing to inject my comments is no different than you
>> continuing in a conversation you have been asked to vacate."
>>
>
> Try from an authority instead of some kid that believes in chaos:
>
> http://www.newsdemon.com/usenet_term_off-topic.php
>
> "
> Off-Topic Newsgroup Posts
>
> Posting something to a newsgroup that does not fit the accepted topic of
> the group or that belongs in another group altogether. It is important
> to remember, that when using Usenet, that the segregating of groups that
> Usenet newsgroups are created in are unique to subject matters.
> Therefore, off-topic Usenet newsgroup postings can and often are
> considered to be a method of spam as it saturates the topic of the
> newsgroup to something that is irrelevant. It is strongly advised to
> find the particular groups that is generally specific to the matter in
> which you are posting to. If you are unsure, please be sure to ask
> questions in your first posting to the newsgroup.
> "
>
> http://www.usenet.net/glossary.html
>
> "
> Off Topic:
>
> A post in a Usenet newsgroup which does not meet the guidelines of that
> newsgroups charter. For example, if you were posting your favorite
> recipes in alt.cars your post would be off topic.
> "
>
> Troll (Internet)
> From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
>
> "In Internet slang, a troll is someone who posts inflammatory,
> extraneous, or *** off-topic *** messages in an online community, such
> as an online discussion forum, chat room or blog, with the primary
> intent of provoking other users into an emotional response or of
> otherwise disrupting normal on-topic discussion.
> "
>


You forgot this USAGE information of the word Internet Troll:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_(Internet)
Application of the term troll is highly subjective. Some readers may
characterize a post as trolling, while others may regard the same post as a
legitimate contribution to the discussion, even if controversial. The term
is often used as an ad hominem strategy to discredit an opposing position by
attacking its proponent.
--
Jenn (from Oklahoma)
http://pqlr.org/bbs/