Decius wrote:
] This is a really great discussion between a troll and a sysop.
] It really speaks to the fact that governance of an internet
] community is a very complex problem that shares many of the
] social dynamics of governance of a IRL community.

Just wanted to point out this post is still active. More good comments along those lines. Jamie McCarthy from over at Slashdot even popped in to responded directly to the troll's claims.

Whenever I see internet community governance being discussed on blogs, I get a serious BBS deja vu..

RE: Trolls vs. Sysops...