Teresa dissects a troll

Hat tip to BoingBoing for this link to a wonderful takedown of a troll's email... She opens up, sets the stage and then begins: bq. Then, yesterday morning, I found a perfectly loathsome letter in my mailbox from some guy I�ve never heard of before. He was taking exception to my use of the word idiot to describe A. A. Yngve. She starts quoting from the email and commenting: bq. email: I was sitting here wondering what business an editor at Tor has calling a writer, any writer, an �idiot.� bq. editor: I have the same business anyone else has, and I have no time for people who appoint me to strange roles in their rich inner fantasy lives. I�m not responsible for whatever it is I do in their dreams. And goes on: bq. email: It seems beneath you, both personally and professionally. bq. editor: None of my immediate reactions to that line are printable. An approximate and abbreviated translation would be, �And who the bleep are you?� And goes on - the post is a bit long to quote in its entirety but it is a great and wonderful fisking and has me almost rolling on the floor. I'm going to print this one out and save it.