I was playing Devil's Advocate:

In common parlance, a devil's advocate is someone who takes a position, sometimes one he or she disagrees with, for the sake of argument.

An Internet troll is someone who posts controversial and usually irrelevant or off-topic messages in an online community with the intention of baiting other users into an emotional response.

Not far away from each other, are they ?

Posted By: Steve in Holland on July 8th 2008 at 12:42:49

Message Thread

Does anyone get the impression that pants doesn't like Cullum? (n/m) (NCFC) - Brom, Jul 8, 12:08:57
- I'm merely playing devils advocate to the tiring day by day out of order remarks about (NCFC) - pants, Jul 8, 12:14:11
  - Playing devils advocate appears to be your sole aim in life (n/m) (NCFC) - Jim, Jul 8, 12:33:36
    - Dear Jim, Brom, Steve in Holland, Tombs. It's not going to happen (NCFC) - pants, Jul 8, 12:37:52
      - We're only playing Devil's Advocate. Tut. (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Jul 8, 12:38:47
  - I i find it hard to comprehend the level of vitriol aimed in their direction... whereas (NCFC) - woody, Jul 8, 12:23:47
    - Their failure to put the football side of things first at the club (NCFC) - phrankin, Jul 8, 12:27:34
      - Fairy nuff - that is an opinion many may hold. It can be expressed without resorting to (NCFC) - woody, Jul 8, 12:55:43
  - devils advocate (NCFC) - Tomblander, Jul 8, 12:22:12
    - Find someone else please Mr Controversial (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Jul 8, 12:23:58
      - why? (NCFC) - Tomblander, Jul 8, 12:27:59
        
        You're looking for it everyday, whether it's being racist, calling me (NCFC) - pants, Jul 8, 12:51:07
        
        give me one example (n/m) (NCFC) - Tomblander, Jul 8, 12:56:59
        
        Of looking for it? (NCFC) - pants, Jul 8, 12:58:44
        
        of racism (NCFC) - Tomblander, Jul 8, 13:00:54
        
        I don't need to prove anything to you, and no I don't think I own this board (NCFC) - pants, Jul 8, 13:05:36
        
        it it smells like a blub, walks like a blub and looks like a blub (NCFC) - Tomblander, Jul 8, 13:10:48
        
        If you did own this board, can you fix it please ? Ta (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Jul 8, 13:06:13
        
        (oh that was a bit XXL) (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Jul 8, 13:06:33
        
        Was it you who made that quote about banging drums in a mud hut ? (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Jul 8, 13:05:25
        
        "and you've got your divs together now all playing the same game" (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Jul 8, 13:07:14
        
        Who's that quoted from ? (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Jul 8, 13:08:01
        
        stop playing the devils advocaat (n/m) (NCFC) - Tomblander, Jul 8, 13:07:04
        
        Yesh. Shorry Shir, (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Jul 8, 13:08:13
  - Good - the real problem is that we know jack-all about any attempted takeover (NCFC) - Yellalee, Jul 8, 12:17:44
    - This man speaks sense (n/m) (NCFC) - duke of york, Jul 8, 12:55:35
    - Yup - that about sums it up (n/m) (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, Jul 8, 12:43:55
    - My 'ignore' feature is bruk and I miss it a lot (n/m) (NCFC) - malkybarkid, Jul 8, 12:30:48
      - You missed a fuckapoi there an all (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Jul 8, 12:36:44
        
        It was a mixed up one though - jack-shit/fuck all (NCFC) - malkybarkid, Jul 8, 12:38:53
  - If it were anyone else on the board, you would accuse them of 'trolling' (n/m) (NCFC) - Brom, Jul 8, 12:15:25
    - Fair point, pants... (n/m) (NCFC) - Yellalee, Jul 8, 12:18:21
      - How is it? Has there not been constant day to day slagging off the club (NCFC) - pants, Jul 8, 12:26:59
        
        Trolling is often the same thing as Devil's Advocate. Certainly when I do it. (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Jul 8, 12:33:51
        
        I meant it as offering another side to the debate, instead the constant one sided lashing (NCFC) - pants, Jul 8, 12:37:17
        
        Yes, I am aware what playing Devil's Advocate means. (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Jul 8, 12:37:57
        
        So you must know that it isn't trolling then (NCFC) - pants, Jul 8, 12:40:34
        
        I was playing Devil's Advocate: (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Jul 8, 12:42:49
        
        I've hardly said anything controversial though (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Jul 8, 12:47:30
        
        lol (n/m) (NCFC) - Tomblander, Jul 8, 12:39:02
        
        playing the devils advocate = shit stirring (n/m) (NCFC) - Tomblander, Jul 8, 12:34:48
        
        That too. Certainly when I do it. (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Jul 8, 12:36:20
        
        Or paying a Betty to have some big-blimped lady to do a dance near your legs. (n/m) (NCFC) - malkybarkid, Jul 8, 12:36:15
        
        that is extraordinarily good value for close up bapperage even during the credit clump (NCFC) - Tomblander, Jul 8, 12:38:39
        
        Only on Timber Hill (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Jul 8, 12:37:18
        
        Not necessarily this argument... (NCFC) - Yellalee, Jul 8, 12:32:00
        
        I think you can now see though (NCFC) - pants, Jul 8, 13:15:25
        
        Yep - point taken. (NCFC) - Yellalee, Jul 8, 13:23:26
        
        Oh, FFS (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Jul 8, 13:22:10
        
        Fair enough, I do also say that I learn from it (NCFC) - pants, Jul 8, 12:36:25
        
        eh? (NCFC) - Tomblander, Jul 8, 12:39:40
- which is really weird (NCFC) - Tomblander, Jul 8, 12:11:02

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