I am also sad to hear you classify people who challenge Jeff's views on the forums as trolls.
No, the trolls are those who disrupt those discussions and start offending or mocking who is writing. With more or less "wit".
The most successful trolls are those that successfully manage to ridicule the other part at the eyes of everyone without the need to engage the arguments.
I know because I'm constantly trolled on the forums. I have plenty of dedicated trolls on Q23, for example, going like this when I write down some design ideas:
"It sounds like masturbation.
*fap fap fap fap fap*"
Or:
"HRose, with all of the hours you have spent pulling abstract design concepts out of your ass, you could have learnt a programming language or three, maybe some basic art and sound design, and be well on your way to developing your own games."
Or:
"HRose, armchair designer at work!
Come back to us when you are actually doing something with all these ideas of yours."
Re: Jeff Freeman pulls the plug
I am also sad to hear you classify people who challenge Jeff's views on the forums as trolls.
No, the trolls are those who disrupt those discussions and start offending or mocking who is writing. With more or less "wit".
The most successful trolls are those that successfully manage to ridicule the other part at the eyes of everyone without the need to engage the arguments.
I know because I'm constantly trolled on the forums. I have plenty of dedicated trolls on Q23, for example, going like this when I write down some design ideas:
"It sounds like masturbation.
*fap fap fap fap fap*"
Or:
"HRose, with all of the hours you have spent pulling abstract design concepts out of your ass, you could have learnt a programming language or three, maybe some basic art and sound design, and be well on your way to developing your own games."
Or:
"HRose, armchair designer at work!
Come back to us when you are actually doing something with all these ideas of yours."
Or:
Windbag hRose = new Windbag();
hRose.addResponse( "TL,DR" );
hRose.addResponse( "OMGWTFBBQ" );
These are "trolls".
A troll isn't someone trying to have a discussion, a troll is someone who is trying to sabotate it.