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tggzzz:

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--- Quote from: EEVblog on June 25, 2020, 08:56:24 am ---
--- Quote from: magic on June 25, 2020, 07:24:58 am ---Jokes on you because I'm a sociopath and you wasted 5 seconds by falling for Poe's law despite claiming you are an Internet veteran ::)

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And basically trolling it seems.
Be careful how far you push it here.

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As a non-participant, it comes across to me as more of a piss-take than trolling. Often, he is taking the piss out of the ones he is pretending to be like or identify with, but, as is also quite common, his opposite number is too involved to see that and thinks he is being serious.

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That can indeed be the case; context is important. Magic chose to remove the context, and I re-inserted it in my response to the message that eevblog quoted.

I'm content for people to draw their own conclusion.

GeorgeOfTheJungle:

--- Quote from: EEVblog on June 25, 2020, 08:56:24 am ---
--- Quote from: magic on June 25, 2020, 07:24:58 am ---Jokes on you because I'm a sociopath and you wasted 5 seconds by falling for Poe's law despite claiming you are an Internet veteran ::)

--- End quote ---
And basically trolling it seems.
Be careful how far you push it here.

--- End quote ---

Come on! I for one find it funny :-+ One has to be very clueless not to see what's going on.

SerieZ:

--- Quote from: dunkemhigh on June 25, 2020, 10:25:33 am ---
--- Quote from: EEVblog on June 25, 2020, 08:56:24 am ---
--- Quote from: magic on June 25, 2020, 07:24:58 am ---Jokes on you because I'm a sociopath and you wasted 5 seconds by falling for Poe's law despite claiming you are an Internet veteran ::)

--- End quote ---

And basically trolling it seems.
Be careful how far you push it here.

--- End quote ---

As a non-participant, it comes across to me as more of a piss-take than trolling. Often, he is taking the piss out of the ones he is pretending to be like or identify with, but, as is also quite common, his opposite number is too involved to see that and thinks he is being serious.

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He is taking the piss, however I suggest reading all his previous posts in this thread.

tggzzz:

--- Quote from: GeorgeOfTheJungle on June 25, 2020, 11:00:54 am ---
--- Quote from: EEVblog on June 25, 2020, 08:56:24 am ---
--- Quote from: magic on June 25, 2020, 07:24:58 am ---Jokes on you because I'm a sociopath and you wasted 5 seconds by falling for Poe's law despite claiming you are an Internet veteran ::)

--- End quote ---
And basically trolling it seems.
Be careful how far you push it here.

--- End quote ---

Come on! I for one find it funny :-+ One has to be very clueless not to see what's going on.

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I think Dave is right to come down hard on trolling. It is an extremely effective technique for diluting the value of a forum, and for sucking up a lot of the moderators' valuable time.

If you like trolling, and it can be a useful technique, then there are other places where it can be used and is used. If you want trolling, start with usenet, e.g. sci.electronics.design, or farcebook, or twatter. I do use those for light relief :)

Personally I like have a place for civil, civilised, interesting discussions - i.e. this forum.

wilfred:

--- Quote from: tggzzz on June 25, 2020, 12:23:27 pm --- It is an extremely effective technique for diluting the value of a forum, and for sucking up a lot of the moderators' valuable time.

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Moderators made over 10% of the posts in this thread. You might value their time more than they do.


--- Quote ---Personally I like have a place for civil, civilised, interesting discussions - i.e. this forum.
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Amen to that.

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