Regarding this:

Re:bsd is dying lololol i am suhc a LUnix geex0r.w

journal entry by bsd is dying lololol :

While some credit may be due for the over use of that ``bsd *bla* *bla* *bla* phrase ... a reference to TrollBurger 's Oct 8, 2002 journal entry, there is a point where the phrase does not have much troll value.

A good troll bates the unaware with an argument that looks worth of a reply. To just vent at the mouth shows your trollness too much. People normally do not feed trolls if they can help it. Well maybe the dumb people do, but a good troll can bate the most aware with guile and subtleness. Sure, there is a place for the blatant troll, but that place is rare. Just because you say fuck and call people names does NOT make you a troll.

The '' Re:bsd is dying lololol i am suhc a LUnix geex0r.w '' posting by bsd is dying lololol rates a -0 in the book of trolls for not being a troll ... just a loud (and rather stupid) posting.

Today we give prase to Subject Line Troll for a wonderful trolling style.

Check out some of Subject Line Troll recent postings:

• UH, UH, CAN YOU UH, BITE MY, UH, SCROTUM?
• HA, HA! WAY TO CLOSE YOUR TAG, FUCKHEAD! YOU SUCK
• YOU ARE MY FOE! I SHALL SODOMIZE AND PISS ON YOU.
• I USED YOUR SHAREWARE AND IT SUCKED.YOUR CODE BLEW
• I JERK OFF INTO THE BAKERY BINS AT THE STORE

As this user's name suggests, the troll is completely in the subject line. There is no body to the troll. Reader's get troll wacked just by scanning the subject lines.

Short, blunt and to the point. Any jerk can troll on-and-on like an ass on exlax. It takes a real artist to troll in a short, simple line.

... and the ALL CAPS TROLLING is a nice touch.

This troll style rates a +5 in the book of trolls ! We honor this troll style with the highest possible rating in the book!

Check out this Journal Trolling !

Nothing more needs to be said other than:

Collectively, the trolling of TrollBurger's Oct 6 Journal entry rates a +3 in the book of trolls !

This troll:

FP by egg troll

is an outstanding troll. It is short, simple and direct. With a single short one line, this troll has launched a raft of replies, flames and counter-postings.

A well done troll does not need to be crude, loud or verbose. Good trolls can be, but the best trolls can launch a debate with a short, simple and direct posting.

This troll rates a +4 in the book of trolls ! We honor this troll with a rating that is nearly the highest possible in the book!

When is a troll, not a troll? When some lame moderator assigns a posting a troll status incorrectly.

The posting:

Pfttt, old news by Dirtside

is such an example. This troll rates a 0 in the book of trolls . We give it a 0 not because it is a bad troll, but because it not a troll posting at all.

NOTE: Somebody did the right thing as moderated the entry as funny. As of the time this journal entry was edited, this posting has 2 troll and 2 funny moderations. Who knows how this posting will end up in the future ...

This troll:

McSiemens by FelixCat

is reasonably well done. The URL reference to McSeimens is a nice touch.

The above troll posting rates a +2 in the book of trolls .

One of the best trolls in a long time can be found at:

Offtopic perhaps, but... by mwillems

The excellent use of misspelling and creative use of mistakes draws bozos to reply like flies to a trud. It is one of the best trolls in a long time.

The above troll posting rates a +5 in the book of trolls !! The highest honor in the book.

The ./ has its share of trolls, but how many of them are good trools? Simply bashing this race, or pokine run at a ./ or Linux celeb does not in and of itself make a good trool. Simply spewing a lot of porn does not in and of itself does not make a good trool.

Now there is nothing wrong with poking at ./ or Linux celebs. There is nothing wrong with a using pron or other things that make treak a sundy/Fundy. But when it is done, it has to be done with style and gyle. It has to be done in such a way as to make people believe that you are serious. It has to be done in such a way as to compel somebody to want to fight back.

Over the next few weeks I hope to troll the trolls ... prasing good ones and ranking the poor ones down in the book of trools