XPost: alt.philosophy.taoism 
 From: trollscan@biteme.com 
  
 "8 |"  wrote in message 
 news:ULuIc.1830$TB3.208341@news20.bellglobal.com... 
 > 
 > "Bee"  wrote in message 
 > news:M%uIc.326$Gl6.147@newsfe2-win.ntli.net... 
 > > Harlan Osier wrote: 
 > > > ...the Netcops.These people usually are oppressed 
 > > > ones in real-life and have created their own rules in "their" 
 > > > newsgroups.In "their" newsgroups, they are "the boss", the "police 
 > > > chief", "the sheriff in town". 
 > > 
 > > 
 > > Yes, I have seen them at work.  The name, Netcops, is new to me, but 
 > > they do behave as you described.  Extraordinarily foul and aggressive 
 > > language is their weapon.  They pick their victims as they choose.  One 
 > > gang, for example, hangs out in the MS Windows XP (General) newsgroup. 
 > > These are the hoodlums of the cyber world.  Their formation, antics and 
 > > background would be interesting topics in a Sociology research project. 
 > > 
 > > Bee. 
 > > -- 
 > > [I have found my Shangri-La in ntlworld.] 
 > > 
 > > 
 > > -- 
 > > 
 > > 
 > 
 > foul language? 
 > that would be moonshadao. 
 > he sets the standard here. 
 > how many otherwise valuable 
 > contributors has he turned off. 
 > what surprises me is how many 
 > are sympathetic to his cause. 
  
 I'm not exactly sure if his cause is any more than to keep things on topic 
 which may be confucian but may also be, as someone pointed to (Iforget who), 
 a natural law arising from the way of usenet. 
  
 > i guess the usa is so rank 
 > with xian proselytizers and 
 > new-agers... 
  
 One the other or both depending upon location. Rick lives in the "Bible 
 Belt". Being on the border with Canada and spending much time in TO and some 
 in Quebec City, I'd have to say that there is very little of such 
 proselytizing in comparison. That may be a reason for differences in 
 perspective. 
  
 >  that this ng must seem 
 > like the place to get back at them. 
  
 I'm not sure if getting back is ricks point, but maybe. 
  
 > what a waste of an otherwise 
 > friendly, tolerant and peaceful place. 
  
 Perhaps. 
 Most times, if one follows the off topic poster he will find an agendum, 
 particularly with the xian. For some, it is required to "spread the word". 
  
 New agers are a different breed and perhaps tolerance and explanation is a 
 better approach. But "Timmy from Wales" took new age and von Daniken alien 
 theories to a whole new level. He was certainly a troll of a different kind. 
  
 This may seem quite unfair but there are those here who, if they asked rick 
 to back off for a moment, because they think there is some legitimacy to the 
 perceived troll, rick would comply. 
 Such compliance may not last long ;-) 
  
 rgds. 
 :-) 
 jim 
  
 --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05 
  * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)