rec.autos.simulators

by **Nick** » Wed, 11 Dec 2002 20:29:09

I just headed over to rec.autos.sport.cart, and they own the biggest troll
ever to be seen on usenet. This guy is a messed up IRL fan who is
contributing 75% of the posts to that newsgroup. He was called 'nik
zeppelin', now he is 'For Whom The Bell Tolls'. Any ideas on how to kick him
out?

Nick.

by **Jan Verschuere** » Wed, 11 Dec 2002 20:34:43

This sounds like a job for "LeChicken"... <g>

Jan.
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by **Alan Bernard** » Wed, 11 Dec 2002 20:40:18

We're not fools. You're him. :)

Alanb

by **Jone Tytlandsvi** » Wed, 11 Dec 2002 21:00:16

Where did the word "troll" come from anyway?

Jone.

by **erace** » Wed, 11 Dec 2002 21:21:49

It's a fishing term, meaning to drag a hook through a school of fish hoping
to catch one. No skill needed..

Basically, it refers to someone who comes into a newsgroup looking for
controversy and utters obviously inflammatory statements which get some
people to 'bite'. The others - the smarter 'fish' - learn to stay clear..

by **Jone Tytlandsvi** » Wed, 11 Dec 2002 21:29:13

Thanks!
I understand the usenet meaning of the word but was curious where it came
from. In Norwegian a Troll is a mythical creature. Something like this:

http://www.mjoesormen.no/Bilder/trolletsitteriura.JPG

Jone.
http://tytlandsvik.no

by **Olav Malmi** » Wed, 11 Dec 2002 21:35:35

> I just headed over to rec.autos.sport.cart, and they own the biggest troll
> ever to be seen on usenet. This guy is a messed up IRL fan who is
> contributing 75% of the posts to that newsgroup. He was called 'nik
> zeppelin', now he is 'For Whom The Bell Tolls'. Any ideas on how to kick him
> out?

Sadly, the only is it to totally ignore him, and use a killfile. It's
a pure 101 on wrecking a once great newsgroup. And as you said, i've
been using newsgroups since 93 and seen some cases over the years, but
this one is the king...

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by **Damien Smit** » Wed, 11 Dec 2002 21:47:11

Isn't there a guy called Rik Zeppelin who used to be regular here? He
wasn't a troll from what I remember...

by **Rob Upwar** » Wed, 11 Dec 2002 22:30:03

Actually he, and others like him is the reason I stopped going to
rec.auto.sport.cart I got tired of every post being dragged down into the
mud. That, and his hourly CART stock reports was enough to send me packing.

Rob

by **Nick** » Wed, 11 Dec 2002 22:25:01

There is a 'rik zeppelin' in r.a.s.c and he isn't a troll, but this guy is
'nik zeppelin'. They appear to be different people (ie the troll must have
got annoyed by 'rik' so he changed his name to 'nik').

by **Jay** » Thu, 12 Dec 2002 01:05:41

> Where did the word "troll" come from anyway?

> Jone.

Trolling as in trolling for fish, or fishing for a response... AKA
Trolling... AKA Troll

The CART and IRL usenet Newsgroups are a wastland of name calling and
abuse...
For more enlightend converstation about CART and the IRL go to

www.seventhgear.com or to www.trackforum.com

by **Dave Henri** » Thu, 12 Dec 2002 01:07:16

"Jone Tytlandsvik"\
In Norwegian a Troll is a mythical creature. Something like this:

Mythical? Looks like some Rassers I know.!!!
dave (no I ain't saying who...but THEY know I know)henrie

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by **Dave Henri** » Thu, 12 Dec 2002 01:09:41

Just have everyone put him in a killfile. Once he figures out that NOBODY
is paying attention, he'll change his name and annoy you again. Repeat the
process. Trolls biggest fear is no-one listening to them. Sooner or later
he'll get lonely and head elsewhere.
dave henrie

> > > I just headed over to rec.autos.sport.cart, and they own the biggest
> troll
> > > ever to be seen on usenet. This guy is a messed up IRL fan who is
> > > contributing 75% of the posts to that newsgroup. He was called 'nik
> > > zeppelin', now he is 'For Whom The Bell Tolls'. Any ideas on how to
kick
> > him
> > > out?

> > Isn't there a guy called Rik Zeppelin who used to be regular here? He
> > wasn't a troll from what I remember...

> There is a 'rik zeppelin' in r.a.s.c and he isn't a troll, but this guy is
> 'nik zeppelin'. They appear to be different people (ie the troll must have
> got annoyed by 'rik' so he changed his name to 'nik').

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by **Colin Harri** » Thu, 12 Dec 2002 02:36:29

Isn't that 'trawling'?

by **Gerald Moo** » Thu, 12 Dec 2002 02:41:38

I think it is sort of a double meaning, troll being a *** creature,
and trolling meaning fishing for or baiting other usenetizens into
angry emotional response.

If you ignore them, they will usually get bored and go away.

> Where did the word "troll" come from anyway?

> Jone.

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