Comments on: Trolling is getting out of hand http://robert.accettura.com/blog/2006/01/28/trolling-is-getting-out-of-hand/ Robert Accettura's Personal Blog on Web Development and Tech Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:07:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: iSeries Addict » Blog Archive » Andrew K. of XP Myths is a fraud http://robert.accettura.com/blog/2006/01/28/trolling-is-getting-out-of-hand/comment-page-1/#comment-122681 iSeries Addict » Blog Archive » Andrew K. of XP Myths is a fraud Tue, 27 Feb 2007 20:14:15 +0000 http://robert.accettura.com/archives/2006/01/28/trolling-is-getting-out-of-hand/#comment-122681 [...] to Robert Accettura’s Boog and how the Trolling by others like Andrew K is getting out of [...] [...] to Robert Accettura’s Boog and how the Trolling by others like Andrew K is getting out of [...]

]]> By: Neil T. http://robert.accettura.com/blog/2006/01/28/trolling-is-getting-out-of-hand/comment-page-1/#comment-8191 Neil T. Tue, 31 Jan 2006 16:36:55 +0000 http://robert.accettura.com/archives/2006/01/28/trolling-is-getting-out-of-hand/#comment-8191 I agree that we need to criticise Firefox - you would need to have your head permanently wedged where the sun doesn't shine to believe that Firefox was perfect. It's not, and we need to point out where there are problems so that they can be fixed. People complain about Firefox's memory usage for example, so there's now an effort to identify memory links and (hopefully) fix them. Successive releases of Firefox have improved compatibility on the Mac as well. Trolling is not the way to go about it though. I agree that we need to criticise Firefox – you would need to have your head permanently wedged where the sun doesn’t shine to believe that Firefox was perfect. It’s not, and we need to point out where there are problems so that they can be fixed.

People complain about Firefox’s memory usage for example, so there’s now an effort to identify memory links and (hopefully) fix them. Successive releases of Firefox have improved compatibility on the Mac as well.

Trolling is not the way to go about it though.

]]> By: Chris Cunningham http://robert.accettura.com/blog/2006/01/28/trolling-is-getting-out-of-hand/comment-page-1/#comment-8146 Chris Cunningham Mon, 30 Jan 2006 11:53:19 +0000 http://robert.accettura.com/archives/2006/01/28/trolling-is-getting-out-of-hand/#comment-8146 I really don't understand why people are treating this any more seriously than they did Andkon. ignore it and it'll go away. Keep linking to it on the Planet every day and it won't. Not rocket science. - Chris I really don’t understand why people are treating this any more seriously than they did Andkon. ignore it and it’ll go away. Keep linking to it on the Planet every day and it won’t. Not rocket science.

– Chris

]]> By: quanta http://robert.accettura.com/blog/2006/01/28/trolling-is-getting-out-of-hand/comment-page-1/#comment-8109 quanta Sun, 29 Jan 2006 18:25:45 +0000 http://robert.accettura.com/archives/2006/01/28/trolling-is-getting-out-of-hand/#comment-8109 As long as Mozilla has been alive, there has been naysayers. Remember the MQ site? I too don't understand how a free piece of software can cause so much friction. Internet kookery and techno-drama queens I guess. Don't let them drag you into the shadows where they lurk. As long as Mozilla has been alive, there has been naysayers. Remember the MQ site? I too don’t understand how a free piece of software can cause so much friction. Internet kookery and techno-drama queens I guess. Don’t let them drag you into the shadows where they lurk.

]]> By: Daniel Glazman http://robert.accettura.com/blog/2006/01/28/trolling-is-getting-out-of-hand/comment-page-1/#comment-8108 Daniel Glazman Sun, 29 Jan 2006 17:24:59 +0000 http://robert.accettura.com/archives/2006/01/28/trolling-is-getting-out-of-hand/#comment-8108 s/hat/hate of course... s/hat/hate of course…

]]> By: Daniel Glazman http://robert.accettura.com/blog/2006/01/28/trolling-is-getting-out-of-hand/comment-page-1/#comment-8107 Daniel Glazman Sun, 29 Jan 2006 17:24:32 +0000 http://robert.accettura.com/archives/2006/01/28/trolling-is-getting-out-of-hand/#comment-8107 Let me also remind you someone used my identity to post a hat comment on Gerv's blog... Fortunately, Gerv is a wise guy and pinged me about it. Comments are cool but keeping cool things cool can be tough. Let me also remind you someone used my identity to post a hat comment on Gerv’s blog… Fortunately, Gerv is a wise guy and pinged me about it.
Comments are cool but keeping cool things cool can be tough.

]]> By: herman http://robert.accettura.com/blog/2006/01/28/trolling-is-getting-out-of-hand/comment-page-1/#comment-8106 herman Sun, 29 Jan 2006 17:02:04 +0000 http://robert.accettura.com/archives/2006/01/28/trolling-is-getting-out-of-hand/#comment-8106 Trolling is getting out of hand, when I look at some forums. The guy you've mentioned is more as heavily biased as some firefox fans ;-) To me he isn't a troll, he is comparable to an former iraqi minister, telling the heroic victories over the ruthless infidels. Regarding browser size, disk space requirement, IE 6.x is needing 8.7 MB - 12.7 MB of available hard disk space only? Then why ie60.exe is listed with 76.74 Mb April 26 2002 07:04:45 PM at http://browsers.evolt.org/?ie/32bit/6.0 ? If you want to see them all: http://browsers.evolt.org/?/ie/32bit herman Trolling is getting out of hand, when I look at some forums. The guy you’ve mentioned is more as heavily biased as some firefox fans ;-)
To me he isn’t a troll, he is comparable to an former iraqi minister, telling the heroic victories over the ruthless infidels.
Regarding browser size, disk space requirement, IE 6.x is needing 8.7 MB – 12.7 MB of available hard disk space only?
Then why ie60.exe is listed with 76.74 Mb April 26 2002 07:04:45 PM at http://browsers.evolt.org/?ie/32bit/6.0 ? If you want to see them all: http://browsers.evolt.org/?/ie/32bit

herman

]]> By: Cameron http://robert.accettura.com/blog/2006/01/28/trolling-is-getting-out-of-hand/comment-page-1/#comment-8105 Cameron Sun, 29 Jan 2006 16:11:24 +0000 http://robert.accettura.com/archives/2006/01/28/trolling-is-getting-out-of-hand/#comment-8105 <strong>Daniel Cater:</strong> His or her :wink: Daniel Cater: His or her :wink:

]]> By: Daniel Cater http://robert.accettura.com/blog/2006/01/28/trolling-is-getting-out-of-hand/comment-page-1/#comment-8103 Daniel Cater Sun, 29 Jan 2006 14:08:40 +0000 http://robert.accettura.com/archives/2006/01/28/trolling-is-getting-out-of-hand/#comment-8103 I agree that something should be done, but I fear these kind of posts only fuel his amusement. I agree that something should be done, but I fear these kind of posts only fuel his amusement.

]]> By: Kroc Camen http://robert.accettura.com/blog/2006/01/28/trolling-is-getting-out-of-hand/comment-page-1/#comment-8102 Kroc Camen Sun, 29 Jan 2006 13:38:28 +0000 http://robert.accettura.com/archives/2006/01/28/trolling-is-getting-out-of-hand/#comment-8102 A law? Impossible! Americans are told every day they have freedom of speech, which must be exercised at every moment, and nobody can tell you otherwise. This is not the case in europe where we have freedom of speech, but know when it's needed. That's a broad generalisation, but my point is that if the government wanted to create a law, it'd be debated for years and if it did get through, would be impossible to enforce. Getting rid of trolls has to start by teaching people to not be self-serving single minded gutter scum like Andrew K. A law? Impossible! Americans are told every day they have freedom of speech, which must be exercised at every moment, and nobody can tell you otherwise. This is not the case in europe where we have freedom of speech, but know when it’s needed. That’s a broad generalisation, but my point is that if the government wanted to create a law, it’d be debated for years and if it did get through, would be impossible to enforce.

Getting rid of trolls has to start by teaching people to not be self-serving single minded gutter scum like Andrew K.

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