Re: OT: Wildepad

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> Terry Austin <taustinca@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>> It's important to note that I AM NOT calling him a troll. He
>>> starts threads related to the group's interest and doesn't flame.
>>
>>And why would you think that precludes him from being a troll?
> 
> He's close to on-topic. 

Close to, but not *on* topic.

> He neither flames nor prompts flames. 

Flames are a tool, not a goal. The goal is to provoke responses. He 
provoked this thread.

> He
> does not post "for no other purpose than to annoy someone or
> disrupt a discussion" (from the Jargon File).

Jargon files do not define reality. They try to reflect it. Sometimes 
successfully.
> 
>>The other possibly, of course, is that he's just an idiot.
> 
> No, I think he's founded a new category. Neither troll nor kook
> nor sporger nor idiot. If someone else emulates him, maybe we can
> call him a "wildeman."
> 
I'll stick with "troll, possibly not intentional." Or "idiot."

-- 
Terry Austin
"Dude, we're all your bitch, but only Ken's wearing the juice."
                                           - tussock

"Just throw a rock, and what screams will probably be a moron."
                                           - Elvis (no, not that Elvis)