> I think the word for that is "trolling." There is a difference between stirring up a conversation you think needs to be had, by simply not beating around the

> I think the word for that is "trolling." There is a difference between stirring up a conversation you think needs to be had, by simply not beating around the bush in regards to an opinion you actually hold -- and pretending to have an opinion you know to be controversial, just so people waste their energy discussing something you couldn't care less about. Calling anything you disagree with, or anything written without caring how others might take it, a "troll" is at best mistaken, at worst a nice try.