Bridge Statistics

Matt B said:

Ah, I thought not. I'd bet that your so-called "troll", the poster that
you seem to be so envious of, has a better response ratio, and a wider
reply base, than you get for your own sad, spiteful, and pointless
ejaculations.

I'm starting to get the feeling you don't like being called a troll.
Some suggestions if you want to lose that status:

1) Make your points concisely then leave it, don't argue everything to
death. Long running threads sliding over the same sort of ground are
typical of troll wrestling. 5 posts per thread, 10 max. should be
enough to make your point. If you haven't convinced people of your
case by then, you are probably not going to.

2) Don't jump to the conclusion that everything that _might_ be
evidence for your point of view _is_ evidence for your point of view.
Sometimes it is, sometimes it isn't. Anticipate the criticism, self
censor, review before you click the send button, choose to discard
sometimes.

3) Write about your cycling experiences. This is a cycling newsgroup,
if you don't do that, you're always likely to be an outsider, and much
more likely to be considered a troll. If you don't cycle, there must
be other more relevant newsgroups/forum for your views on motoring
taxation and safety.

Rob

Quoted message said:

Matt B said:

Ah, I thought not. I'd bet that your so-called "troll", the poster that
you seem to be so envious of, has a better response ratio, and a wider
reply base, than you get for your own sad, spiteful, and pointless
ejaculations.

I'm starting to get the feeling you don't like being called a troll.

You are very perceptive ;-)

Quoted message said:

Some suggestions if you want to lose that status:
...

I always feel the need to persevere with a point, especially when I'm
ganged up against, and especially when I'm convinced it is valid. I'll
try and restrain myself more in future :-)

I appreciate your post, and your advice - thanks.

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Matt B