Kenny said:
According to the new (read: wrong) definition of troll.
That is, "someone I disagree with".
I know of three definitions in this context:
1. According to the Free On-Line Dictionary Of Computing (FOLDOC)
http://wombat.doc.ic.ac.uk/foldoc/
"troll
An electronic mail message, Usenet posting
or other (electronic) communication which is intentionally incorrect,
but not overtly controversial (compare flame bait),
or the act of sending such a message. Trolling aims to elicit
an emotional reaction from those with a hair-trigger on the reply key.
A really subtle troll makes some people lose their minds."
2. Indigenous trolls like those in The Three Billy Goats Gruff
http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/type0122e.html#gruff
These are hideous predatory creatures who live under bridges
(Usenet newsgroups) and snack on billy goats
(unwary new subscribers).
3. An epithet that debaters hurl at their opponents
when they lose and argument -- the definition that you cite.
Abuse of new subscribers by indigenous trolls
follows a typical pattern:
* The new subscriber posts a question.
* An indigenous troll insults the new subscriber.
* The new subscriber complains.
* Another troll accuses the new subscriber of being "rude".
* Plonk! The new subscriber is "killfiled"
by one or more indigenous trolls.
It's important to learn to recognize trolls and ignore them.