Allow me to butt in here? I don't know either of you but the subject caught my attention. How does one show their sincerity when suspected of being a troll? One thread I have posted to has been pestered by trolls in the past. Therefore, when a new screen name appears, it apparently triggers immediate suspicion.
The alienation by some sends a message: "No newcomers welcome."
I decided that I don't need that c__p and in a very civil way, I bowed out.
That was followed by some of the FReepers on the thread asking me to stay...trolls have been attracted to the thread...in effect, they are leery, but now know I am not a troll.
The humorous side of this is, I didn't even KNOW what "troll" meant until I joined Free Republic. I posted to a topic, one which I had been following in the news.
I didn't need the written assaults and meanness I encountered by a few egomaniacs so I gave it up. They won.
Are you even sure that you are the troll? I don't recall any names being mentioned specifically. Why think it's you if it's not? Things that make me go Hmmmmmmmmmm.