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You know, reading this stuff is more fun than I've had in a while. When do you get around to banning him?
mawk":1yheihad said:no, Metatron, you just totally missed the mark. you don't call a random idiot a "troll." a troll aims for a reaction above all else. they may get this reaction through antagonism, misdirection, or whatever. some common trolls (the term "troll" can refer to both the person who is trolling and that person's chosen strategy) are males pretending to be females for the hilarious doting some people will direct at them, assuming a bogus opinion to hear someone rant against it at length, or taking up a certain persona to cause people to react in a number of ways.
"troll" does not mean "idiot." trolling is targeted and strategic. idiocy is not.
nikki":17mqznk1 said:I dont think the term troll derives from the under the bridge sort. I think its more of a fishing reference. Fisherman "troll" shallow waters trying to get a bite.
Nolund":25pzphdz said:mawk":25pzphdz said:no, Metatron, you just totally missed the mark. you don't call a random idiot a "troll." a troll aims for a reaction above all else. they may get this reaction through antagonism, misdirection, or whatever. some common trolls (the term "troll" can refer to both the person who is trolling and that person's chosen strategy) are males pretending to be females for the hilarious doting some people will direct at them, assuming a bogus opinion to hear someone rant against it at length, or taking up a certain persona to cause people to react in a number of ways.
"troll" does not mean "idiot." trolling is targeted and strategic. idiocy is not.
But I've met some very idiotic trolls...
nikki":3scikean said:troll: to fish by trailing a lure or baited hook from a moving boat
I was wrong about the shallow water thing, but I knew it was a fishing term. Its much more apt for describing what internet trolls do.