Internet Trolls

[MuSuLPhReAk]

Wanted to ask the community what you know about internet trolls and start a discussion about this as I see a lot of you have never experienced this kind of stuff.

Discuss.

[cheesesteak]

Come in with a few posts and start up shit. Usually have a gimmick going. Never post any of their own pics.

[Durk]

I could ask Foremanrules to come here and give you his expert oppinion lol

[faller]

I could ask Foremanrules to come here and give you his expert oppinion lol

LMAO!!! Can't give you green.

[HoliTheCat]

The wiki def:

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"Do not feed the trolls" and its abbreviation DNFTT redirect here. For the Wikimedia essay, see "What is a troll?".

In Internet slang, a troll is someone who posts controversial, inflammatory, irrelevant or off-topic messages in an online community, such as an online discussion forum, chat room or blog, with the primary intent of provoking other users into an emotional response[1] or of otherwise disrupting normal on-topic discussion.[2]


**Guilty from time to time...**

[Ritch]

I could ask Foremanrules to come here and give you his expert oppinion lol

Yikes, one of those fartholes from the pit section...

[Shortdave]

**Guilty from time to time...**
But you are pretty so it's okay.

[Memo]

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f399/myfask/258Troll_spray.jpg

[HoliTheCat]

But you are pretty so it's okay.

Thanks Brother.

[L3]

i feel like trolls go beyond posting irrelevant info into a thread... theres always a malicious intent behind it

[Healthy Body]

The evolution of the Internet troll was a slow process which began as computer users started to more widely adopt the Internet. At first, the term referred merely to someone who was “trolling” for a response or opinion, in the same way that fishing boats cast out large nets to troll for a catch. Over time, trolls grew more aggressive, and the term began to be used specifically to refer to someone irritating or hurtful. In this sense, a troll could be compared to the nasty creatures of Scandinavian mythology which are also known as trolls.
There are a number of different types of trolls. In the most classic case, a troll harasses an Internet community for a few weeks, posting contradictory opinions or statements on bulletin boards in an attempt to stimulate a response. Internet trolls are differentiated from people who genuinely wish to present a different viewpoint by their attitudes and aggressiveness; their goal is not to discuss a situation, but to frustrate the members of a discussion board. They often use fallacious arguments or attack the users of a site when they attempt to defend themselves from the troll's activities.
In some cases, a troll becomes a recurring figure who is well known by long-term members of a bulletin board. The individuals often tell newcomers to the community to ignore the troll, who may use various tactics to get a rise from newbies. In more serious cases, an Internet troll may try to drive a wedge through a community, often with the assistance of sock puppet accounts. A sock puppet is a fake identity which is used by someone who does not want to post under his or her regular name; some trolls have multitudes of sock puppets to make their side of an argument look like it has a large number of supporters.

[HoliTheCat]

The evolution of the Internet troll was a slow process which began as computer users started to more widely adopt the Internet. At first, the term referred merely to someone who was “trolling” for a response or opinion, in the same way that fishing boats cast out large nets to troll for a catch. Over time, trolls grew more aggressive, and the term began to be used specifically to refer to someone irritating or hurtful. In this sense, a troll could be compared to the nasty creatures of Scandinavian mythology which are also known as trolls.
There are a number of different types of trolls. In the most classic case, a troll harasses an Internet community for a few weeks, posting contradictory opinions or statements on bulletin boards in an attempt to stimulate a response. Internet trolls are differentiated from people who genuinely wish to present a different viewpoint by their attitudes and aggressiveness; their goal is not to discuss a situation, but to frustrate the members of a discussion board. They often use fallacious arguments or attack the users of a site when they attempt to defend themselves from the troll's activities.
In some cases, a troll becomes a recurring figure who is well known by long-term members of a bulletin board. The individuals often tell newcomers to the community to ignore the troll, who may use various tactics to get a rise from newbies. In more serious cases, an Internet troll may try to drive a wedge through a community, often with the assistance of sock puppet accounts. A sock puppet is a fake identity which is used by someone who does not want to post under his or her regular name; some trolls have multitudes of sock puppets to make their side of an argument look like it has a large number of supporters.

Source? :pb

[Healthy Body]

An "Internet troll" or "Forum Troll" or "Message Board Troll" is a person who posts outrageous message to bait people to answer. Forum Troll delights in sowing discord on the forums. A troll is someone who inspires flaming rhetoric, someone who is purposely provoking and pulling people into flaming discussion. Flaming discussions usually end with name calling and a flame war.

A classic troll is trying to make us believe that he is a genuine skeptic with no hidden agenda. He is divisive and argumentative with need-to-be-right attitude, "searching for the truth", flaming discussion, and sometimes insulting people or provoking people to insult him. Troll is usually an expert in reusing the same words of its opponents and in turning it against them.

A Troll is generally a person who is extremely skeptical of the main forum subject and usually has a hidden agenda.

He is generally interested to make other forum members look stupid. A troll will sometimes use insults to provoke other people to insult him. Then, he will complain to moderators of being insulted and will request that his opponents get banned from further discussion.

Sometimes, he is skeptical, trying to scare people, trying to plant fear in their hearts to either ruin the experience of enjoying the community or trying to scare others into leaving. Often they will have multiple accounts and accuse others of being the trolls to instigate confusion and dissension amoung the members.

[Healthy Body]

Source? :pb
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-an-internet-troll.htm

[cog]

Sock puupets can try to steer things into the weeds.Or on some sites to get their hands into people's wallets.I think we've had a few just lately.

[HoliTheCat]

http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-an-internet-troll.htm

Thanks. Usually when we copy and paste shit from other sites we just list the source and give some credit ;):yeah

[z83]

shilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll !!!!!!!!!!!!

[Seth]

Easy, when you see a troll, as much as you feel the need to answer, you don't; it bumps the thread and the troll gets what he wants

[R-Money]

SEAN BARE HOOOO

[guym]

Log on to BB.com for plenty of examples lol!

[Big D]

Mr. Ontario