What is a "Troll"?

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in General Discussion edited January 2014
I know this sounds stupid, but I hear the word "troll" used all the time, in different contexts. Can someone give me an accurate definition of what a forum troll realy is please?

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  • Reply 1 of 16
    [quote]Originally posted by dstranathan:

    <strong>I know this sounds stupid, but I hear the word "troll" used all the time, in different contexts. Can someone give me an accurate definition of what a forum troll realy is please?</strong><hr></blockquote>





    If you Mac users weren't so clueless, you'd know. Seriously, shipping a so-called "Power" desktop workstation with a one-button mouse?
  • Reply 2 of 16
    torifiletorifile Posts: 4,024member
    [quote]Originally posted by ColorClassicG4:

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    If you Mac users weren't so clueless, you'd know. Seriously, shipping a so-called "Power" desktop workstation with a one-button mouse?</strong><hr></blockquote>



    CCG4 is demonstrating what a troll is. Here's a good description: <a href="http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/jargon/html/entry/troll.html"; target="_blank">http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/jargon/html/entry/troll.html</a>; .
  • Reply 3 of 16
    emaneman Posts: 7,204member
    [quote]Originally posted by ColorClassicG4:

    <strong>





    If you Mac users weren't so clueless, you'd know. Seriously, shipping a so-called "Power" desktop workstation with a one-button mouse?</strong><hr></blockquote>



    Here's a perfect example of a troll.
  • Reply 4 of 16
    murbotmurbot Posts: 5,262member
    Hmm... what do you call it when a guy posts something IDENTICAL to the post just above his? You know, when a person for some reason just has to post in a thread, even if he has nothing to add AT ALL?



    It's called "EmAning", and it's getting really out of hand in this forum.







    [ 07-04-2002: Message edited by: murbot ]</p>
  • Reply 5 of 16
    mac+mac+ Posts: 580member
    [quote]Originally posted by murbot:

    <strong>Hmm... what do you call it when a guy posts something IDENTICAL to the post just above his? You know, when a person for some reason just has to post in a thread, even if he has nothing to add AT ALL?



    It's called "EmAning", and it's getting really out of hand in this forum.







    [ 07-04-2002: Message edited by: murbot ]</strong><hr></blockquote>



    Ooops - I think I just EmAn'd!



    [ 07-04-2002: Message edited by: Mac+ ]</p>
  • Reply 6 of 16
    emaneman Posts: 7,204member
    [quote]Originally posted by murbot:

    <strong>Hmm... what do you call it when a guy posts something IDENTICAL to the post just above his? You know, when a person for some reason just has to post in a thread, even if he has nothing to add AT ALL?



    It's called "EmAning", and it's getting really out of hand in this forum.







    [ 07-04-2002: Message edited by: murbot ]</strong><hr></blockquote>



    No, it's called posting around the same time therefore not knowing the other person has posted it.



    murbot, you know you're on my good list of AI members and I don't mean for this post to be mean or anything but I'm just not in a good mood.
  • Reply 7 of 16
    murbotmurbot Posts: 5,262member
    Darn, I knew I should have gone with a or two. Those s just don't cut it sometimes.



    ... errr, um, I mean :



    Ah, screw it. 500 MHz iBooks are slow as shit, and Mike Piazza sucks.



    !
  • Reply 8 of 16
    groveratgroverat Posts: 10,872member
    &lt;----
  • Reply 9 of 16
    jet powersjet powers Posts: 288member
    Troll! Troll! Troll! What is troll?



    Errr, sorry was watching some old Trek.



    ting5
  • Reply 10 of 16
    emaneman Posts: 7,204member
    [quote]Originally posted by murbot:

    <strong>Darn, I knew I should have gone with a or two. Those s just don't cut it sometimes.



    ... errr, um, I mean :



    Ah, screw it. 500 MHz iBooks are slow as shit, and Mike Piazza sucks.



    </strong><hr></blockquote>



    <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" /> whatever... i don't care... like I said before, i was in a bad mood.



    My iBook might not be as fast as your iBook (or whatever Mac you have now) but at least it's faster than AI's been lately
  • Reply 11 of 16
    agent302agent302 Posts: 974member
    Any of Nostradamus' more recent posts will provide a good example of trolling for you.
  • Reply 12 of 16
    serranoserrano Posts: 1,806member
    [quote]Originally posted by murbot:

    <strong>Hmm... what do you call it when a guy posts something IDENTICAL to the post just above his? You know, when a person for some reason just has to post in a thread, even if he has nothing to add AT ALL?



    It's called "EmAning", and it's getting really out of hand in this forum.







    [ 07-04-2002: Message edited by: murbot ]</strong><hr></blockquote>



    lol. EmAn's a verb now...
  • Reply 13 of 16
    [quote]Originally posted by agent302:

    <strong>Any of Nostradamus' more recent posts will provide a good example of trolling for you.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    You don't have to worry about that anymore.



    Groverat is troll deluxe. The epitome, if you will.
  • Reply 14 of 16
    eugeneeugene Posts: 8,254member
    [quote]Originally posted by EmAn:

    <strong> <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" /> whatever... i don't care... like I said before, i was in a bad mood.



    My iBook might not be as fast as your iBook (or whatever Mac you have now) but at least it's faster than AI's been lately </strong><hr></blockquote>



    Maybe AI wouldn't be so slow if you didn't flood it with posts.
  • Reply 15 of 16
    defiantdefiant Posts: 4,876member
    [quote]Originally posted by torifile:

    <strong>



    CCG4 is demonstrating what a troll is. Here's a good description: <a href="http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/jargon/html/entry/troll.html"; target="_blank">http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/jargon/html/entry/troll.html</a>; .</strong><hr></blockquote>



    the good old Jargon file...

    always has the info
  • Reply 16 of 16
    windmanwindman Posts: 17member
    THIS WINdMAn has OFten Asked The SAme QuesTIOn. WHat is A TRoLl?/?/?
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