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[HurricaneDitka]

I believe (but am open to correction on this point) that you got this bit wrong:

@GreysonCarlisle

… as I understand it, trolling is trolling, even if it’s an actual belief the poster holds. …

In the Rules for Great Debates and Elections at SDMB (and yes, I realize the BBQ Pit has its own rules), Bone posted this:

Identifying a troll is a question of motivations, which aren’t objectively verifiable. There really is no “bright line” that distinguishes a troll from someone who expresses an unpopular opinion forcefully. It’s ultimately a judgement call if a particular poster is doing one versus the other.

In the Revised Forum Rules for the BBQ Pit: read this before posting, Ed Zotti posted this:

No trolling

By trolling, we mean posting of inflammatory comments solely to get a rise out of people. If we feel your primary goal as a poster is to make people mad, you’ll quickly find yourself on the road to banning. On the flip side, the fact that a poster consistently makes you mad doesn’t automatically make them a troll.