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Subject: Re: Moderation: Junior ahead of Crafty in ICC!

Author: Bruce Moreland

Date: 17:15:39 11/01/99

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On November 01, 1999 at 17:32:47, Robert Hyatt wrote:

>Sorry for you non-fishing folks in the Pacific NorthWest.  :)

No offense, but you haven't been here if you think that fish isn't a big deal
here.  It is clearly one of the top five local issues, and people devote
themselves to this subject big-time.  Just a minor correction.

>"trolling" is a style of fishing where you hang some bait on a line, and
>drag it up and down the lake/river/whatever, while you sit in the boat and
>do something else, generally.  You have no idea what you are going to catch,
>you are willing to take anything.
>
>The other style of fishing, I call "normal" fishing.  You target a particular
>specie, choose the right bait, choose reasonable locations, and go after that
>particular kind of fish.
>
>The term "troll" is well-known to fishermen, and that is where it got its
>name on the internet.  Throw something out and see if you get a bite...
>
>Nothing insulting at all. :)

Saying that someone is trolling is certainly less nice than saying that they
wrote a nice post that was fascinating to read.  That's the point I was getting
at.

bruce



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