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Kosmonaut
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25 Apr 2007, 9:31 am

I have classified many posters around here as troll.
There are many types of troll and some of them can be quite amusing.
Some are better at it than others.
In fact i have started to troll myself and it can be quite entertaining. I want to improve my skills and am looking for a forum specifically catering for serious troll.
Not much help from google.
Any suggestions?



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25 Apr 2007, 9:45 am

Uh...what's "trolling"?



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25 Apr 2007, 9:52 am

According to wikipedia: "a troll is someone who intentionally posts derogatory or otherwise inflammatory messages about sensitive topics in an established online community such as an online discussion forum to bait users into responding."

I think this is a bit strong though.
I think most trolls are quite harmless and having a bit of fun.
So i may need a different word to distinguish from the more serious offensive troll.



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25 Apr 2007, 9:53 am

chris_hass33 wrote:
Uh...what's "trolling"?

It's similar to spamming, like these:

Atomika probably wrote:
OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!! !
OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!! !
OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!! !
OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!! !
OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!! !
OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!! !
OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!! !
OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!! !
OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!! !
OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!! !
OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!! !
OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!! !
OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!! !
OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!! !
OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!! !
OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!! !
OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!! !
OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!! !
OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!! !
OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!! !


Some other guy also probably wrote:
this thread suks it's liek you dont even really care. all aspies are stupid and they should be banished to hell. graelyin is oversensitive and starbuline and redmage just wine 2 much. alex sucks and shold never hav made this sluggish site.


Note that in the example I didn't mean any of that. Trolling is purposefully posting just to make somebody feel upset and/or bad about themselves or just taking up space on a window. Often on WP these guys don't have Avatars or list their location and not have a sig because they just wanna make everybody's day that little bit worse.


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25 Apr 2007, 9:55 am

Yes i didn't really mean that type of troll though.
I dont want to offend anyone by naming names to give you an example.
But maybe i am using the wrong word.



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25 Apr 2007, 9:55 am

Interestingly, while it's mostly associated to the mythical beast seen in so many stories and such things, it's more related to Fishing. They just want you on the hook.


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25 Apr 2007, 1:05 pm

I used to be a troll on forums (music ones) I'd lie, because I was jealous and was ashamed of my own life...I made up something to avoid telling the mod that...
but I learned my lesson :) as, well I felt really bad.



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25 Apr 2007, 1:07 pm

Kosmonaut wrote:
According to wikipedia: "a troll is someone who intentionally posts derogatory or otherwise inflammatory messages about sensitive topics in an established online community such as an online discussion forum to bait users into responding."


I haven't come across many trolls here, thankfully (although I did see one in the Kids' Crater this morning, posting something highly offensive in the "Dinosaur name game" thread). It's only when I visit other sites that trolls tend to crawl out from underneath their bridges and start making idiots of themselves.


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25 Apr 2007, 1:21 pm

http://www.intensitysquared.com was designed specifically for AS trolls.  All trolls are loved and welcome there.

You have to be 18+ though.



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25 Apr 2007, 1:23 pm

Marvelous; i will check that out when i have more time.
Thanks.



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25 Apr 2007, 6:05 pm

I sort of trolled on a Zelda forum a long time ago.



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25 Apr 2007, 6:28 pm

RedMage wrote:
I sort of trolled on a Zelda forum a long time ago.


So how did that go?
Fun?



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25 Apr 2007, 6:31 pm

I forgot, it was ages ago.



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25 Apr 2007, 7:06 pm

Kosmonaut wrote:
RedMage wrote:
I sort of trolled on a Zelda forum a long time ago.


So how did that go?
Fun?
It was fun when i trolled OWA's forums....while it lasted.



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25 Apr 2007, 7:09 pm

I'll be seeing you, my friends!

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25 Apr 2007, 7:13 pm

We could start one on invisionfree.