Troll: unlike the detonator, the Troll makes a career, of sorts, out of starting Flame Wars. Usually starting with an obvious dig, such as 'Gays should be castrated' on the gay groups, and similar mind-stetching analysis of the world. Someone will bite, leaving the Troll to fan the flames, then sit back and bask in the firelight.
The Troll is a sad little thing - often a lonely teenager; it feeds off attention, any attention (let's face it, it cannot afford to be fussy). With thousands of newsgroups available, the Troll will soon move on if there is a poor response - ignore it, and it will go away. Guaranteed. If you have to respond, perhaps to warn others in the group, do it by talking about the troll, never to it.[/b]