Sometimes

arthurdent

It's impossible to tell the difference between a troll, a crackpot and an idiot.

:?

polaris_x

in my opinion ... a troll is an idiot ... the cause of which could possibly be crack ...

Godfather.

sooooooo who's the troll, crackpot or idiot. ? you must have someone in mind.

Godfather.

satansbed

arthurdent wrote:

It's impossible to tell the difference between a troll, a crackpot and an idiot.

:?

that would be poe's law

Poe's law, named after its author Nathan Poe, is an Internet adage reflecting the fact that without a clear indication of the author's intent, it is difficult or impossible to tell the difference between sincere extremism and an exaggerated parody of extremism.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe%27s_law

the troll in this case being the parody with intent to wind up other people here

gimmesometruth27

i think trolliness is in the eye of the beholder.

arthurdent

satansbed wrote:

arthurdent wrote:

It's impossible to tell the difference between a troll, a crackpot and an idiot.

:?

that would be poe's law

Poe's law, named after its author Nathan Poe, is an Internet adage reflecting the fact that without a clear indication of the author's intent, it is difficult or impossible to tell the difference between sincere extremism and an exaggerated parody of extremism.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe%27s_law

the troll in this case being the parody with intent to wind up other people here

cool. thanks for that. learn something new every day :idea:

CH156378

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3QprJjmCZY