Comments on: Happy Trolls???? http://www.blogherald.com/2004/12/20/happy-trolls/ The leading source of news covering social media and the blogosphere. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:12:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Joi Ito http://www.blogherald.com/2004/12/20/happy-trolls/comment-page-1/#comment-6584 Joi Ito Mon, 20 Dec 2004 20:32:32 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2004/12/20/happy-trolls/#comment-6584 It is very difficult to tell the difference between someone who is a dissenter or merely a happy troll. One way to tell is if they call you things like "shithead" or "ass-wipe" without any provocation... Seriously though. I think it's more about the tone. You can be critical and respectful, but being extremely disrespectful of others makes any constructive criticism weak and less useful. It is very difficult to tell the difference between someone who is a dissenter or merely a happy troll. One way to tell is if they call you things like “shithead” or “ass-wipe” without any provocation…

Seriously though. I think it’s more about the tone. You can be critical and respectful, but being extremely disrespectful of others makes any constructive criticism weak and less useful.

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