rendelharris Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > nxjen Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > The original post is a valid question and of > > course it?s those who regard cycling, and the > > freedom of the cyclist, as a religion who > belittle > > and demean the question with snideness and > > accusations of trolling. S/he may have provoked > a > > response but this is not trolling. > > If taken in isolation, no. If taken in the > context of her continued and repeated attempts on > the General ED thread to promote car use and > belittle cycling (including several times > immediately prior to establishing this thread) > it's simply trying to be childishly provocative, > or trolling. If I put up a thread saying "Should > all private cars be banned from Southwark?" - not > even making a case or stating a position on it - > you and others would rightly accuse me of > trolling. > > As for the question, it's been done to death in a > million other public fora, newspaper and TV > debates, etc etc. It's not as though she's > suddenly come up with some revelatory new concept. > Trolling, pure, simple and obvious. > > Trolling (v): the deliberate act of making random > unsolicited and/or controversial comments on > internet forums with the intent to provoke an > emotional knee jerk reaction from unsuspecting > readers to engage in a fight or argument > > You couldn't find a more obvious example. Oh dear, I'm now a troll, whatever that is on here?