trolls?

[g222leav]

ok, i wanna be down with the lingo...

i'm just not clear on what a "troll" really is and i was also wondering the origin of this usage/association with these posters...

anybody care to enlighten the foolish one?

[Speedfreak]

Trolls are people who post something that doesn't necessarily have anything to do with the topic just to start a fight.

You get it now, you damn moron??? :angry:













:heh:

[g222leav]

Originally posted by Speedfreak


You get it now, you damn moron??? :angry:



well then...you didn't have to go so far as to use the word damn:bawl:

(notice, moron is ok):bawl:

[coleslaw]

The official definition [thanks to dictionary.com]:


troll v.,n. 1. [From the Usenet group alt.folklore.urban] To utter a posting on Usenet designed to attract predictable responses or flames; or, the post itself. Derives from the phrase "trolling for newbies" which in turn comes from mainstream "trolling", a style of fishing in which one trails bait through a likely spot hoping for a bite. The well-constructed troll is a post that induces lots of newbies and flamers to make themselves look even more clueless than they already do, while subtly conveying to the more savvy and experienced that it is in fact a deliberate troll. If you don't fall for the joke, you get to be in on it. See also YHBT. 2. An individual who chronically trolls in sense 1; regularly posts specious arguments, flames or personal attacks to a newsgroup, discussion list, or in email for no other purpose than to annoy someone or disrupt a discussion. Trolls are recognizable by the fact that the have no real interest in learning about the topic at hand - they simply want to utter flame bait. Like the ugly creatures they are named after, they exhibit no redeeming characteristics, and as such, they are recognized as a lower form of life on the net, as in, "Oh, ignore him, he's just a troll." 3. [Berkeley] Computer lab monitor. A popular campus job for CS students. Duties include helping newbies and ensuring that lab policies are followed. Probably so-called because it involves lurking in dark cavelike corners.

[g222leav]

isn't there a term for people who just post to up their numbers? like gotmilk did>

[ProMinx]

tons of non-aggressive posts can also be considered trolling. making people wade through tons of useless posts to see the other threads is not considered proper forum eticate :P.

ProMinx

[coleslaw]

etiquette ;)

[Speedfreak]

Originally posted by coleslaw
etiquette ;)
:heh:


Well damn, coleslaw. My dictionary is just smaller, ok?? :rolleyes:

[coleslaw]

Originally posted by Speedfreak
My dictionary is just smaller, ok??I hope you don't have that same problem in other areas! :heh:

[Speedfreak]

Originally posted by coleslaw
I hope you don't have that same problem in other areas! :heh:

Nah... my Thesaurus is HUGE. ;)

[g222leav]

whoa......low blow

hey, isn't that a form of trolling right there?
hehe:heh:

[Speedfreak]

Originally posted by g222leav
low blow


Yes please. (buy me one) :D