Posted by BP on 10/22/05 00:10

"Perseus" <ComHost-h0001.erase@hccnet.nl> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 20 Oct 2005 06:56:11 -0400, "BP" <replytoall@only.net> wrote:
>
>>"Perseus" <ComHost-h0001.erase@hccnet.nl> wrote in message
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>>> On Thu, 20 Oct 2005 20:17:15 +1300, "Cody Hanson"
>>> <Katznznznznz@xtra.co.nz> wrote:
>>>
>>>>To All Winmx Users,
>>>>
>>>>The Winmx Server ahave been taken offline by the someone so don't try to
>>>>use
>>>>the program you will not be able to logon to the server.
>>>
>>> Cody,
>>>
>>> I think you're somewhat misinformed, because the peer cache servers are
>>> up and running, right now as I'm writing this:
>>>
>>> http://www.winmxgroup.com/check.php
>>>
>>
>>Shhhhh. Jeeeezzzz. How do you know this isn't an evil troll?
>
> BP,
>
> I don't. But let this part of a nice discussion on the subject of
> "trolls" - that I've found elsewhere on Usenet - be the explanation as
> for why I've answered the post:
>
> Zinj <zinji...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>> In *my* opinion; if one is going to answer a post, whether troll
>>> or not, it makes sense to play 'straight man' and just answer as
>>> if it *isn't* a troll.
>
>>You make some interesting points, and I found this one particularly
>>sensible. It is an attitude I usually take myself, in fact, which is why
>>I
>>do not generally concern myself with whether a poster is a troll or not.
> <snip>
>
>>--
>>Midwinter
>
> So you see, I really couldn't care less if the post I replied to was a
> troll or not, I don't elaborate when answering those kinds of
> statements anyway, so what do I care if it was posted with questionable
> intend or not. In fact, maybe *yours* is a troll, just for asking me
> that question.... ;-)
>
> Greetz,
>
> --
> Perseus
>
> E-mail: leave out ".erase" <- mind the dot!
> **
> Idealism is what precedes experience; cynicism is what follows.

Actually, I agree with you in full. The punch line is that I never meant to
post that response to this group. Look at the time of my post. I was
caffeine deprived and thought I was in another group. Hate when that
happens. It was a public group so I didn't want to see someone shouting
"Hey! WinMx over here!!"
We'll call this a sleeping troll.

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