On Fri, 8 May 2009 06:58:25 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

The trolls, if that is what they are, don't really bother me. None of
them has been abusive and like you say, they can be amusing from time
to time. The only bad side is their attack on Guy Chapman, but even
then, he isn't bothered by them either. In time they will get fed up
of posting pointless messages in a dusty old part of the internet and
find something more constructive to do.


But you should ask yourself why do people dislike Chapman so much -
and why does Chapman like to keep things on the boil - as I keep
pointing out when he does. Even Snipper Smith has him in his
killfile.

Why not just filter out all posts which have the word Chapman in them.

Job's a good 'un.

Perhaps some people are not abusive to you because you are polite and
not abusive to them even when you disagree.

And of course the direction of the abuse determines whether you are a
troll or not.

Were the people who abused Johannes labeled as trolls? - No - why not?
- part of the clique.



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A term invented by and used by psycholists and not recognised in the Highway Code.

Highway Code Rule 168 : "Never obstruct drivers who wish to pass."