OpenEuphoria

I have been on over 15 forums and am still on about 12. I write and reply as befits the questioner. If he or she is a useless member or useless questioner asking useless questions and the moderator does not intervene quickly, I reply to the useless member's useless question in a useless manner.

The forum etiquette is a lot different from writing technical articles and books. In a forum there is quick understanding of what is talked about, an understanding of the personality of person who is posting, and understanding of the quickly made answers. There is no room for ridicule in a well managed forum except in the context I just mentioned in the first para above.

For somebody (like me) who has experienced many forums and therefore, many different personalities and trolls, it is not very difficult to recognize and distinguish between the good, the mediocre and the bad and the trolls.