>> Just google the name.
> Doesnt help with those who use lots of nyms.
All the nyms of a single person will fit the same profile which will
out those using nyms.
>> Is the name always found in the OP of many controversial / popular threads?
>> This indicates an active mind.
> Nope, just a pathetic excuse for a troll/complete raving loony most of the time.
Then let's out these trolls and raving loonies by encouraging to
Google to compile and publish OP/branch stats on each poster's
profile.
Everyone would know the number of your OPs, your OPs/total posting
ratio, the number of times you flame out at the end a branch, number
of branch endings/total postings, etc.
People would say, "hey, look at Rod's stats! He hasn't started a
thread in years! He always flames out at the end of a branch on
someone else's thread. That Rod is one brilliant thoughtful logical
contributor!"
>> Or is the name always flaming out at the ends of branchs?
> The most that can indicate is a short fuse/doesnt tolerate fools/trolls.
Has flaming out at the end of a branch ever shut up any fools or
trolls? Trying something over and over that doesn't work is the
definition of insanity.
Now, Rod, tell everyone here:
You _still_ want Google to publish stats on your posting profile?
>> If the poster isn't really interested in technology, or fancies
>> it as something other than what it really is, then he'll always
>> wind up saying something stupid and, after it's pointed out
>> how stupid it was, he'll flame out at the end of a branch.
> FAR more often its just whats inevitable with any discussion, no one changes their original position
> and the style of the ending has a lot more to do with the nature of usenet than anything else.
Mostly they just dodge / change the issue.
That's why the issue must be raised again in a new OP.
>> Even more, anyone who is posting to a tech group but
>> isn't really interested in technology is irrational *per se.*
> Wrong again. Some arent interested in the tech but are interested in discussing other things
Then why aren't they discussing those "other things" on other groups?
If there is no other group for their "issue" then why don't they start
one?
Bret Cahill
