Mailinglist Archive: opensuse-project (382 mails)

[Basil Chupin <blchupin@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 02/05/12 23:50, Pascal Bleser wrote:
> On 2012-05-02 21:30:18 (+1000), Basil Chupin<blchupin@xxxxxxxxxxxx>  wrote:
> > On 01/05/12 10:07, Jos Poortvliet wrote:
> [...]
> > > You have a todo list now? DUDE, you rock :D
> > /quote
> > dude
> > 1) Originally, “dude” meant a stuck up person who dressed overly
> > well. It first emerged in the year 1883 in England.
> > 2) Later it was used in the old west to mean a city person who moved
> > to the west without actually know what he was doing. Synonymous with
> > “city-slicker”
> > 3) Later, in California, the term changed from these insults to a
> > term meaning any male, human or otherwise. Sometimes it is used in
> > reference to tom-girls. Now, it is often used for emphasis as well.
> > /uquote
> <quote>
> In Internet slang, a troll is someone who posts inflammatory,
> extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community, such
> as an online discussion forum, chat room, or blog, with the
> primary intent of provoking readers into an emotional
> response or of otherwise disrupting normal on-topic
> discussion.
> </quote>
>
> Let's please stay on topic, thank you.

Not trolling, Pascal, simply hinting that people don't always see this 
term in a benevolent light and consider it to be insulting (like I do).

However, I do see your point about staying on topic and thank you for 
tactfully pointing this out to me.

BC



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