Over the weekend, the issue of "trolling" was brought to the JettBoy's attention. Admittedly, I'm still the new kid on the block 'round these parts, or one of them anyway, so I thought I'd take a few minutes to review the Renderosity T.O.S. It defines this practice as "destructive commentary/communications made with the intent to disrupt or attack". Hmmmm, that can be interpreted in any number of ways, such as;

Using rude, vulgar, inflammatory or otherwise socially unacceptable terminology? Example: "This piece is absolute rubbish not fit to hang on a shithouse wall!"

Expressing a negative opinion using terms that, while not actually vulgar, are meant to belittle or humiliate? Example: "I dislike this piece...the head looks like a big ol' pumpkin, and the amateurish lighting makes it hard to see anything at all. Pathetic all the way around, but keep practicing, you may get it right eventually"

Expressing any negative opinion at all? Example: "I just don't like this piece."

Voicing an opinion that differs from the norm? Example: "I hate to be the lone voice of dissent, but the colors are all wrong and the head looks out of scale."

Attempting to disrupt the flow of commentary and stop others from others from enjoying the work? Example: "ARRRRGHHHH! Turn back! Run away! What ever you do, don't look at this tripe!"

And is it "trolling" if you tag your commentary with some sort of positive statement? Example: "This is a sad, trite, and downright ugly attempt at art, in my opinion, but the lighting is magnificent!"

These are of course deliberately heavy-handed examples, but you have to wonder where the line gets drawn. I have seen commentary similar to the above noted on a regular basis...the JettBoy, acting strictly out of his own ignorance of the rules, maybe even left a comment or two that might be construed as "trolling" (oops!). Not trying to pick a fight, honestly, I am just sincerely curious as to what the general community standard is on this.