What Is A Troll?

[Jookster]

Got an idea, someone who posts just to get a lot of response with no real interest?

Is that correct?

Edited December 5, 2006 by Jookster

[soi lurker]

you could be one

[Tywais]

Check out the forum rules, you'll be surprised at what you can find there.

"Do not post inflammatory messages on the forum, or any attempt to disrupt discussions to upset its participants. The word, or its derivative, "trolling", is used to describe such messages or the act of posting them. "

And in greater detail:

"2. n. 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 they 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.”"

[Axel]

From Wikipedia:

In Internet terminology, a troll is a person who enters an established community such as an online discussion forum and intentionally tries to cause disruption, most often in the form of posting inflammatory, off-topic, insulting, or otherwise inappropriate messages.

But also:

A troll is a fearsome member of a mythical anthropomorph race from Scandinavia. Their role ranges from fiendish giants – similar to the ogres of England – to a devious, more human-like folk of the wilderness, living underground in hills, caves or mounds.

Take yur pick.

[guardian]

WARNING!!!

thread.

[lamphun]

A troll is somone who does not wash and lives under a flyover.

Sounds like a pom to me.

[Totster]

A troll is somone who does not wash and lives under a flyover.

Sounds like a pom to me.

Not this thread please !

totster

[Donz]

A troll os someone who disagrees with me