For the same reason that I was proud when the Sydney Olympics went so well (even though I didn't want them here) or am embarrassed when our Prime Mininster John Howard sucks up to George W. over Iraq (even though I've never voted for him).
Be careful, some trolls engage in the activity in a way that is not illegal, and would hand over a real address in hopes of receiving a prize.... is in fact a special trophy I've had minted. The problem is that
the winning troll will need to supply actual name and address so I
can have it delivered, by registered mail, of course
They have more than their fair share.
It has to do with the need for certain particularly vocal Oly fans to come to the more public forums (typically "news" or "open talk" and run their mouths with exaggerated claims of four thirds (tm) superiority.
No, you don't, but some Oly users do. Just enough...
It's someone's hobby. I've interviewed trolls online before (an interesting experience, I'll tell you). They get enjoy causing a good rukus the way a birder enjoys spotting the red crested, orange bellied European wood thrush (I made up that bird, but you get the idea). They rate themselves (and other trolls rate them) by both the quantity and quality of the people that they suck into the meele, how long the thread lasts, what sort of rude conduct they can get people to engage in).
Think "Tokyo Drift", but with a lot lower cost to get into the game.roam the forums playing tit for tat, is that what you are saying?
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There is actually a positive benefit to this. Now, with a camera, I am Michael Schumacher, and there's no reasonable level of gear I can't push to the limits.
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A lovely image. And answers the question posed earlier about the prize for "troll of the month" - clearly a tinfoil hat is the answer. I'll mail it to Quozl as soon as I get an address!
Funny you should mention Schumacher. Of all the sports you had to mention, you had to choose Formula 1, the 'sport' where nowadays every driver can put the blame on anything from the brain-dead race stewards to the other team stealing the technical documents on their own race car, to their race car being just plain uncompetitive--and even be possibly right. If photography were anything like Formula 1, every photog would be racing to dump their current gear to get a 1DsIII or D3 right now
Perhaps not the best example but Schumacher himself was something else. He could take any Forumula 1 car for a spin and then articulate to the engineers what they needed to do to give him a winner (oh, and as drivers go, the man is nuts). In that respect, Schumacher is any good photographer accept perhaps one of a kind in his own fieldFunny you should mention Schumacher. Of all the sports you had to
mention, you had to choose Formula 1, the 'sport' where nowadays
every driver can put the blame on anything from the brain-dead race
stewards to the other team stealing the technical documents on their
own race car, to their race car being just plain uncompetitive--and
even be possibly right. If photography were anything like Formula 1,
every photog would be racing to dump their current gear to get a
1DsIII or D3 right now
