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Post by Guest Sat Mar 10, 2012 6:41 pm

Speaking of which, what of the dark art of trolling? The act of taking an outrageously contrary position for the simple purpose of courting attention is frequently cited as the lowest form of online endeavour. This is where Winthorpe takes leave of conventional wisdom. He rather approves of the practice. Kingsley Amis had it that "if you can't annoy someone, there's little point in writing". While one would never dream of advocating needlessly unpleasant bile, as long as the lark is carried off with enough panache and good humour it can be a laudable enterprise. It also has one distinct virtue – it encourages disagreement, which in turn demands debate, the lifeblood of an online forum. Threads that tail off in agreement are strangely listless affairs.

• Mutual appreciation is singularly unpleasant, much like dancing with a blood relation.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/mar/26/cif-netiquette-online-conversation

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Post by Propagandhi711 Sun Mar 11, 2012 1:41 pm

if trolling were indeed an art, you'd be a starving artist.

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Post by chameli Sun Mar 11, 2012 1:43 pm

taking up opposite views doesn't necessarily induce the opponent to agree with you or change his views .All it does is make him fearful and antagonistic during the next encounter

some people argue for argument's sakes .they are not serious about the subject .others like to goad the opposition ...make him angry enough to lose control .

As long as one doesn't lose sleep over an argument or verbally abuse / take abuse it is OK
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