I post what I truly believe is to mitigate the accusation that I'm a troll. Trolls type anything to sow discord. Plus, I don't believe everyone posts what they believe. I do.
Originally Posted by: uffda udfa
Z2C is right, wacky thinking like yours [like Z2C’s, like mine] can be good; but you undermine your ability to contribute.
Step 1: admit you’re an alcoholic. You are a Troll [a person who sows discord on the Internet by starting arguments or upsetting people, by posting inflammatory, extraneous, or off-topic messages with the intent of provoking readers into an emotional response or of disrupting normal, on-topic discussion, often to satiating the troll's lack of esteem and need for attention].
1. Look at everything you post; then look at the topic! You sabotage topics with most, if not every post you make. 3 or 4 People will be contributing on the topic, EG “CB Waters.” Then comes UFFDA, chiming in about how Waters wouldn’t be here if Ted signed FAs, or didn’t draft so poorly or kept Hayward.
Note: Packer fans lurk the net lusting for topics like this. These people will return over and over to, EG, PH to read similar stuff. Eventually, they’ll have a morsel of info or a perspective not discussed, they’ll, throw caution to the wind and post; they’ll be thanked, embraced and begin to post more regularly. This is the lifeblood of a good forum.
2. You don’t believe what you write. If you believe your schtick, there is no need to cherry-pick, exaggerate or misrepresent. People that truly believe their position know it will stand up to the ultimate truth, there simply is no need to exaggerate, cherry-pick and/or misrepresent anything.
Example 1: You state that Ted should not sign Hayward, so Ted not signing Hayward should be counted as a good decision. But opportunistically, a year later, when it’d be damn nice to have Casey materialize on the roster, you use Ted’s good decision on not signing Hayward to excoriate Ted for not singing him.
Example 2: Someone writes “loved Tripp as a 6th rounder.” But, when your personal agendas call for it or you’re seeking discord and a little extra attention, you misrepresent the statement as “you said you loved Tripp.”
You falsely quote what others say routinely. If you were sincere you wouldn't feel the need to do this. The Troll does this because he believes he’ll get a response.
3. In disagreement, the non-troll desperately seeks areas of common ground by recognizing the uncontroverted facts and issues. This provides fertile ground for minds to be changed or at least impetus for movement toward middle ground. The troll is hysterical and accentuates the points of disagreement.
4. The Troll has to get in the last word. His battered self-esteem can then say, “yep, I won that argument too.”
Try this: Dont respond to this post; you cant defend yourself against what was said here because it is ultimate truth and you know it...just stop being a troll because I like ya!