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Re:The concept of an internet "troll" makes little sense if ... by far33d on Monday October 15, 2007 @03:19PM (#68161)
Intent is 9/10ths of the law, and also of troll identification. You can wax about how it is impossible to infer intent, but we all know that's BS.
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Re:The concept of an internet "troll" makes little sense if ... by amichail on Monday October 15, 2007 @03:45PM (#68179)
Intent is important for law. Killing someone in a car accident should be treated differently from premeditated murder say.

But it's not clear why intent is relevant to web forums where voting mechanisms are in place.

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Re:The concept of an internet "troll" makes little sense if ... by cmars232 on Thursday October 18, 2007 @11:28AM (#69705)
Problem is, the number of trolls perceived in a forum is inversely proportional to one's capacity to appreciate irony.

Maybe this formula would be a good meta-moderation heuristic :P

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