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What is trolling?

 
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Kitten



Joined: 30 Sep 2007

PostPosted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 5:28 am    Post subject: What is trolling? Reply with quote

Call me ignorant, but what is trolling? I had a post on here and was accused of trolling. Then, a few hours later, the post was removed. Not sure what I did wrong, but apparently something.
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Milwaukiedave



Joined: 02 Oct 2004
Location: Goseong

PostPosted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 5:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_troll
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anyway



Joined: 22 Oct 2005

PostPosted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 5:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Don't worry about it. If you can't figure out what you did wrong, then it's the mods' problem. They can't even tell you what you did wrong?? wtf...
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browneyedgirl



Joined: 17 Jul 2007

PostPosted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 1:05 pm    Post subject: Re: What is trolling? Reply with quote

Kitten wrote:
Call me ignorant, but what is trolling? I had a post on here and was accused of trolling. Then, a few hours later, the post was removed. Not sure what I did wrong, but apparently something.


Maybe they thought you were someone else.
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lastat06513



Joined: 18 Mar 2003
Location: Sensus amo Caesar , etiamnunc victus amo uni plebian

PostPosted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 5:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Trolling means writing something that is speculation that stirs up emotions that supposedly makes people angry........kinda' like a rumor-monger. Usually that kind of name is meant for people who are regular members who take on another identity so people don't know who they are (kinda' like being more anonymous than who they usually are....)

So if someone calls you a "troll", they mean that they don't believe that you are actually a new member, and only think you are just a member masquerading as a new member.

Another name is "sock", which is supposed to be more rude.....


Don't feel bad, I was called a NED sometime last week, whatever the hell that means........
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Percy Nickets



Joined: 18 May 2006

PostPosted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 7:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Trollig is anything you don't like. Just call it trolling--it works!
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huffdaddy



Joined: 25 Nov 2005

PostPosted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 8:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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igotthisguitar



Joined: 08 Apr 2003
Location: South Korea (Permanent Vacation)

PostPosted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 8:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Gov't agents, provocateurs.
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ABC KID



Joined: 14 Sep 2007

PostPosted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 9:16 pm    Post subject: Re: What is trolling? Reply with quote

Kitten wrote:
Call me ignorant, but what is trolling? I had a post on here and was accused of trolling. Then, a few hours later, the post was removed. Not sure what I did wrong, but apparently something.


Op, a good question. Literally only a few days ago, I almost started a virtually identical thread as I thought I knew what trolling was but I wasn't certain. Finally, as I thought I was perhaps the only one who didn't know, I decided to ask a mod by Private Message instead of risking embarrassment on this board.

I also didn't know how to download an image into a thread until yesterday. Thanks to the user who gave me the info. Sometimes knowledge of how to do everything on here is taken for granted so it is good that questions such as Kitten's are asked once in a while.
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Corky



Joined: 06 Jan 2004

PostPosted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 9:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

This is a troll. This sock-puppet troll is indigenous to the low-laying areas of southeastern
Louisiana along the Mississippi River.

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oh_daesu



Joined: 11 Oct 2007

PostPosted: Sun Nov 18, 2007 5:57 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Trolling: posting an opinion, thought or question (intentionally, presumably with malice) that goes against the grain or status quo of accepted opinion(s) on a particular internet message-board/forum so as to light a fire up somebody's butt... or everyone's butt.

This is true, however, the right to accuse someone of trolling is sometimes abused in itself as it can potentially be powerful enough to suppress a legitimate, justifiable post at a discount. Basically, a cheap-shot.
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