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On 7/4/2026 12:35 PM, Steve Hayes wrote:

On Fri, 3 Jul 2026 11:32:30 +0800, "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> wrote:

From my understanding of Usenet culture, "troll"
did NOT mean cross-posting, but bullying. It had
nothing to do with what that "troll" wrote. It
should just mean bad manner.

Yes, you are right about that.

Cross-posting to inappropriate newsgroups is not trolling, but
spamming.

Spamming refers to posting something in newsgroups where it is
off-topic.

What is definition of "spamming" in Usenet's
dictionary? Is the definition authoritative?

Why can't users raise lots of questions
surrounding something in just a very short
period of time, thus giving you a feeling
of spamming?

SPAMMINGoL?oeiu-i*i#*-R*-Roa+E+!tUa*ouocioAet++*!> <https://dictionary.cambridge.org/zht/%E8%A9%9E%E5%85%B8/%E8%8B%B1%E8%AA%9E/spamming>

CROSS-POSTINGoL?oeiu-i*i#*-R*-Roa+E+!tUa*ouocioAet++*!> <https://dictionary.cambridge.org/zht/%E8%A9%9E%E5%85%B8/%E8%8B%B1%E8%AA%9E/cross-posting>

TROLLINGoL?oeiu-i*i#*-R*-Roa+E+!tUa*ouocioAet++*!> <https://dictionary.cambridge.org/zht/%E8%A9%9E%E5%85%B8/%E8%8B%B1%E8%AA%9E/trolling>

AUTHORITATIVEE+!uuc(t|Uo2o)t++*!>N+Uoeiu-i*-Roa+ <https://dictionary.cambridge.org/zht/%E8%A9%9E%E5%85%B8/%E8%8B%B1%E8%AA%9E-%E6%BC%A2%E8%AA%9E-%E7%B9%81%E9%AB%94/authoritative>

usenet - E+aui+o>2u!uto|E|aouAN+f*i#o+A*i#*-R*-Roa+E+!tUaoa|E+uui+o>2uu|o+A - oeiu-it+UE+e*-Roa+
<https://dictionary.cambridge.org/zht/spellcheck/%E8%8B%B1%E8%AA%9E/?q=usenet>

USENET - E+aui+o>2u!uto|E|aouAN+f*i#o+A*i#*-R*-Roa+E+!tUaoa|E+uui+o>2uu|o+A - oeiu-it+UE+e*-Roa+
<https://dictionary.cambridge.org/zht/spellcheck/%E8%8B%B1%E8%AA%9E/?q=USENET>

INTERNEToL?oeiu-i*i#*-R*-Roa+E+!tUa*ouocioAet++*!> <https://dictionary.cambridge.org/zht/%E8%A9%9E%E5%85%B8/%E8%8B%B1%E8%AA%9E/internet>
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