On Fri, Jul 03, 2009 at 06:37:17AM -0700, Radu-Cristian FOTESCU wrote: > > no, trolling works much better on high volume lists > > like this one. > > I officially declare that whoever uses the word "troll" > is underbrained (aka stupid moron). The verb "to troll" > was invented by some ***arrogant*** F/LOSS developers > to assert that any *conversation* that looks slightly > critical to them is not a "legitimate" one, but a "wicked" > attempt to sabotage their prestige. Wait, maybe "trolling" > was not invented by some Linux/BSD developer(s), but > rather by Stalin himself! This excerpt is more informed: gnome-dictionary --look-up troll Troll Troll, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Trolled; p. pr. & vb. n. Trolling.] [OE. trollen to roll, F. tr[^o]ler, Of. troller to drag about, to ramble; probably of Teutonic origin; cf. G. trollen to roll, ramble, sich trollen to be gone; or perhaps for trotler, fr. F. trotter to trot (cf. Trot.). Cf. Trawl.] Mihai