Beating everyone to the punch.

oh wow yeah. April Fools is almost upon yes.

That means i have a birthday coming up! Woo!

Yeah, but how are you beating people to the punch when you post an April Fool's Joke on March 29th???

It doesnt have to be April to do an April Fools joke. Its like celebrating Christmas in July.

And I love christmas in July...all the sales and what not...

It's not really an April Fool's joke then if it isn't done on April 1st... It's just a joke...

Whatever. Did I ever say it was an April Fools joke? Keep raising up your post count by trolling.

Bjyman wrote:I won the $100,000 lottery.

That will make a great addition to our Tex Murphy resurrection fund.

-Cub. =o)

Cubase wrote:

Bjyman wrote:I won the $100,000 lottery.

That will make a great addition to our Tex Murphy resurrection fund.

-Cub. =o)

LMAO HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA You Go Cub, that's the spirit...

Bjyman wrote:Whatever. Did I ever say it was an April Fools joke? Keep raising up your post count by trolling.

Agree'd

freepizza wrote:

Bjyman wrote:Whatever. Did I ever say it was an April Fools joke? Keep raising up your post count by trolling.

Agree'd

Bjyman wrote:Whatever. Did I ever say it was an April Fools joke? Keep raising up your post count by trolling.

And you both keep raggin' on me and running up your post count by trolling right back... So It Looks like we are all even steven...

What's trolling?

Posting for the sake of posting; running up # of posts; etc.

My 2 cents worth?
1. If you have something to say, SAY IT!
2. If you do not have anything to say, DON'T SAY IT!
3. If you have something worthwhile to add as a reply, ADD IT!
4. If you do not have anything worthwhile to add, DON'T ADD IT!
5. Let's not mistake zeal and "Tex" enthusiasm for trolling. This one only applies after the first four have been examined and fully understood.

Bafitis wrote:

freepizza wrote:

Bjyman wrote:Whatever. Did I ever say it was an April Fools joke? Keep raising up your post count by trolling.

Agree'd

Bjyman wrote:Whatever. Did I ever say it was an April Fools joke? Keep raising up your post count by trolling.

And you both keep raggin' on me and running up your post count by trolling right back... So It Looks like we are all even steven...

Yep you're right. This community was always been peaceful until you showed up, it must be us.

Demonlawyer wrote:What's trolling?

Want to be a big fish in a small pond????

Some interesting info for you Demonlawyer..
A quick cut and paste.
I believe the roles can be interchangable...



What is an Internet Troll?

An Internet Troll, according to Wikipedia, is someone "who enters an established community such as an online discussion forum and intentionally tries to cause disruption." As a general rule these folks have small pointless lives and are hungry for attention -- any kind of attention. In some cases, they are even plants by opposition groups seeking to disrupt online communities.

Along with internet trolls, you also have Internet Whores who think they have to "click and treat" every comment, picture, joke, or inquiry made by anyone else on the internet.

How can you tell if someone is either an Interet Troll or an Internet Whore? One good indication is by how many posts they have contributed to a forum. If someone is logging thousands of comments on a forum, they are most likely doing little more than hurling insults, posting stupid questions (a common tactic of Internet Trolls), or clapping their hands at every comment, picture and thought (a common tactic of Internet Whores).

The Internet Troll is the opposite side of the same coin as the Internet Whore -- someone who hurls invective and raises up division in order to cause as much disruption as possible. Internet trolls count their success in negative karma points -- their goal is to generate as much attention as possible for themselves by creating as much negative energy as possible.

Over time, the dysfunction on poorly moderated internet forums tends to grow and Gresham's Law come into play in full force as fewer and fewer knowledgable and experienced folks continue to post.

There is probably no salvation for internet bulletin boards as they are currently structured. The reason for this is pretty simple: controversy and fence-fighting are promoted to the top of board discussion where they are given both status and immediacy, while rational discourse and useful tips and advice are quickly buried under the weight of invective, disagreement and mindless chatter.

If you create a system that rewards noise rather than content, you get more noise and less content. Which pretty much describes most internet bulletin boards.

edit...abbreviated it for adninsreaction