It was not. All I was doing was further adding to the debate by inserting a modern dictionary meaning for the word Troll.
You will, as I posted before, note that at no time did I single out any one forum or board either here or anywhere else. The slightly hostile nature of your response did puzzle me, but I guess you mis-understood my post.
To me, this is where it can get tricky. Interpreting typed text will vary with mileage. I didn't see anything hostile at all in
balamw's reply. This isn't to say
Macman's take isn't valid, just his take & he expressed it without going off the deep end. Well done.
Some posts are blatantly rude, others approach a gray area. Sometimes you need to take a breath, walk away, go outside or whatever it is you normally do to give yourself a break before jumping to a conclusion and reacting. I think if we're honest, all of have had times where we react without thinking it through. We're human. Stuff happens.
In a place like this forum where we exchange info, ideas or offer help, rude posts seem unnecessary, often bordering on being ridiculous. Life's too short to get your knickers in a twist over a forum post. But if you see a post you feel is out of line, report it. The staff here can't catch every thing.
I don't know if the mods here get paid (I doubt it), but having been a mod at various fora, I know from experience it can be a thankless job. Usually it's done by people who genuinely care about a particular forum. From what's been explained in this thread, MR has good checks and balances in place, ie: transparency for mod/admin actions. Some places wouldn't even allow a discussion like this. The mandate would be "this is how's it's going to be, deal with it". At least here, they are open to suggestion .
When all else fails, ignore and moving on can be great tools. Trolls thrive on attention and personally, I'm not into feeding that affliction.