Date: Wed, 10 May 2006 11:00:11 -0400 From: Bill Moran <wmoran@collaborativefusion.com> To: "Kep Woof" <kep.woof@gmail.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: "Anatomy of a Troll" by Bill Moran Message-ID: <20060510110011.e317d5b5.wmoran@collaborativefusion.com> In-Reply-To: <9c8168780605100744n62b20da1mfe065d9a6292f7a8@mail.gmail.com> References: <9c8168780605100342h7d73c0c7uc64b08da8ed64585@mail.gmail.com> <OFBFAAF909.8425B025-ON8025716A.003B1F41-8025716A.003B18B3@nominet.org.uk> <9c8168780605100649v428a1218u7ce8fda393a70f6f@mail.gmail.com> <20060510101421.57a54656.wmoran@collaborativefusion.com> <9c8168780605100744n62b20da1mfe065d9a6292f7a8@mail.gmail.com>
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Notice how the following was snipped out of the reply: "The simple fact is, when you look at the new logo it only makes sense if you previously understand what it represents. The effect is that it represents nothing in particular, which is why it fails so fantasically. What are the key values of FreeBSD? I'd guess something like Freedom, Stability, Robustness, quality. Those values are not communicated in the new logo, and I think that's something that somebody with freebsd.org in their email address should seriously address." Now, the following quote by me was in direct response to this: "You're exactly right. Somebody other than you should take care of this." I think my reply makes perfect sense when viewed with Kep's statement. However, Kep then goes on to _remove_ the words he said, and then claim that he said something different - as shown below: "> I'm trying to understand what has happened and why. I'm trying to > take care of this, and you, with your accusations and vitriol are'nt > helping. I want to understand the process by which the logo was > chosen so I may influence future decisions." I'm uncertain as to how claiming that "somebody with freebsd.org in their email address" should fix it does _not_ constitute "Somebody other than you should take care of this" So, note well the feeding habits of the Troll. He tricks his prey by making inflammatory statements, then attempts to escape by pretending those statements were never made. There are other examples of this "Inflame then dodge" technique in this thread. I'll leave their discovery as an exercise to the reader. How many can _you_ find? -- Bill Moran Collaborative Fusion Inc.
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