Wow, Nigel could say it better than anyone. Here, he defines the classic TROLL. See anything you recognize?

2. Act overly critical

You join a chat and your only contribution to the collective discourse is to criticize comments, opinions or people.
3. Argue ad nauseum

You continue to argue a point well beyond any educational value for you or the audience to the point where your comments are simply repetitive rhetoric.

5. Present opinions as facts

You fervently argue subjects in which you have no real experience or subject matter expertise, yet present your point of view as fact.

7. Reject conflicting points of view

You publicly and loudly reject any opinion or fact that is not owned or shared by you, regardless of its validity or interest to the local audience or community at large.

8. Fan the flames in order to �win�

You refuse to �agree to disagree�, choosing to continue to bait your audience with questions and comments that fuels a continuing argument. You have to �win� every discussion as if was a game and will continue to argue even if the discussion moves on to other topics.

11. Love to beat a dead horse

You introduce topics you love to hate-on even when no one else is discussing them or when it�s not part of the group�s discussion topic, simply to fuel your need to criticize.

Just sayin'

chas