From: MikkelFJ <mikkelfj-anti-spam@...>
Date: 2003-08-21T04:51:09+09:00
Subject: Re: [OT] Trollassassin


"Kurt M. Dresner" <kdresner@cs.utexas.edu> wrote in message
news:20030820183523.GF32612@cs.utexas.edu...
> So, I had this idea, but I couldn't think of anywhere better to post it.
>
> How about a recognized troll database that could be queried by something
> similar to spamassassin and tag mail as from a known troll?  I know it
> wouldn't solve all the world's problems, but if folks like Brandon could
> be espoused for what they are right off the bat, maybe things wouldn't
> get so heated...
>
> Anyone wanna write it/have space to host the database/time to review
> submissions?

This is essentially boils down to an AI version of Big Brother.

Darwin would have been considered a troller in his days.
Galileo ... you get the idea.

I just wish people would generally think more before they post. I.e.
consider if they add value by posting instead of venting their immediate
reactions. This lack of self-criticism adds much more noise than the lone
troller. You could for example choose not to reply to a troll.


Mikkel