Don't feed the troll...

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On 06/18/2013 01:21 AM, Chris Angelico wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 2:39 PM, alex23 <wuwei23 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> tl;dr Stop acting like a troll and we'll stop perceiving you as such.
> 
> This being Python-list, we duck-type. You don't have to declare that
> you're a troll, like you would in C; you just react like a troll and
> we'll treat you as one. We never ask "are you a troll", we just ask
> "do you quack like a troll".

People are much more complex than Python objects.  While
duck-typing is a useful heuristic it does not guarantee
accurate results.  And keep in mind that stereotyping and 
racial profiling are forms of duck typing.  You need to
be careful when duck-typing people.