on 10/27/03 8:30 PM, Lincoln Dunn at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Whoa... > > "you insensitive clod" --> a commonly-used phrase in tongue-in-cheek > trolling:
trolling is a dangerous sport. Looks like you snagged something this time. > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slashdot_trolling_phenomena > > ...used with stunning regularity on Slashdot and other geek forum sites. > There's even a thread on its origins on the Moxy Fruvous site: > http://www.fruhead.com/mod/forum/view-thread.php?forum_id=8&thread_id=207 sorry...not on any of the lists I'm on....anybody calls someone else an insensitive clod it's an insult. Name-calling usually meets with mixed results (depending on how well you know the person). They also don't waste posts on frivolity, that's why people will take it the wrong way (again, unless they know the person VERY well). There have been incidents on this list of just this very thing...erupting into large scale flames. Mac Duff can probably tell you better than I. > > ":-P" --> sticking out of tongue. Normally used in jest or irreverently. I when you use a cheeky remark...it's a gamble how the recipient reacts....too ambiguous. A smile works better :-) or a wink ;-) > found your use of "funny characters" to be amusing...and I *am* from Quebec I suspected you might be. I have a friend who is French-Canadian and can be sensitive about these sort of things and has taken people to task over them, so I am keenly aware of it. > originally. If you take offense to my post, my apologies for your > misinterpretation. not a problem > > And from now on, only constructive posts. I swear. ;-) see...you're catching on :-) I really do enjoy levity...I'm not all THAT serious I didn't know you very well and I don't post here often...thought you were serious. Truce? > > Lincoln > -- Mac Canada is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Shop Canadian, visit Mantek Services <http://www.mantek.mb.ca> Low Prices That Will Keep YOU and Your MAC Smiling Educational discounts are now available Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Mac Canada info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/mac-can.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-canada%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
