Quote Originally Posted by Niya View Post
The best trolls can take even the most civilized and intelligent discussion and turn it into a total train wreck. Its true art is subtlety.
What redeeming social value is there in turning a "civilized and intelligent discussion" into a train wreck. How is that helping anyone or adding anything to anything?

Quote Originally Posted by Niya View Post
Trolling to me is nothing more than a form of entertainment like watching movies or listening [to] music. I do it in time I've designated for such mindless distractions.
For me, one important difference is where this happens and who initiates it. If one of these "Christians", who seem to get under your skin so much, were to come into your arena and start spewing mindless religiosity, I would think you would have some justification for taking them on. But you are purposely (and repeatedly) going into their arena for the sole purpose of being disruptive for your own self gratification. It's ironic that you chose the goat example (though I think the classic animal is a sheep). What you are doing seems like just that sort of self stimulation, but without the goat. Are you not using these people and their forum like the person in your example is using the goat? (I wonder what Freud would have to say about all this?)

Where do we draw the line. You seem to be saying that you have the right (seems like you see it as your mission) to seek out people who espouse beliefs that you find silly or offensive and throw a grenade in the middle of their community even though they are not doing anything to you or anyone else. They are just having a discussion amongst themselves. I know people who think that "techies" are weird, immature, and even a bit of a pox on society. Are they justified in coming over here and trying to be as disruptive as possible in the cleverest way possible? Are they justified in signing up account after account actually hoping to be banned?

I cannot see anything useful or beneficial about what you are doing for anyone. But I will have to give you a few points for being unabashedly honest.