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What is a troll?

What is a troll?

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You and I for sure! 😛

Anyone who posts regulary and reposts to posts is a troll.

Perhaps the question should be what are good trolls vs. bad trolls?

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Originally posted by Very Rusty
You and I for sure! 😛

Anyone who posts regulary and reposts to posts is a troll.

Perhaps the question should be what are good trolls vs. bad trolls?
The troll's greatest trick, was convincing the world he didn't exist.

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Should we high five now?

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Now, seriously speaking, you make an interesting point:

What would be the difference between a good and a bad troll?

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Originally posted by Seitse
Should we high five now?

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Now, seriously speaking, you make an interesting point:

What would be the difference between a good and a bad troll?
Thread 120487

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Originally posted by Seitse
Discuss.
I've got a good marker.

Go to a person's profile, and click on his public forum posts.

Pick a period of 1 week from today, and search. . .if there are more than 10 pages of posts, then there's a good chance you've found a candidate.

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Originally posted by huckleberryhound
I've got a good marker.

Go to a person's profile, and click on his public forum posts.

Pick a period of 1 week from today, and search. . .if there are more than 10 pages of posts, then there's a good chance you've found a candidate.
So, trolling is a matter of quantity of posts, regardless of their content?

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Originally posted by adramforall
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Oh, the infamous list of most hated posters. I see, I see.

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Originally posted by adramforall
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No Adram those are 'Most Hated', you would be among the trolls. The question would be if you're a good troll or a bad troll. I would suggest that would depend on the day, and your mood.

EDIT: Also please note this is trev's list, so don't take it as being 100% accurate~!

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Originally posted by Seitse
Should we high five now?

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Now, seriously speaking, you make an interesting point:

What would be the difference between a good and a bad troll?
Rec'd. Insightful questions which demands an overlooked distinction.

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Originally posted by Seitse
Should we high five now?

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Now, seriously speaking, you make an interesting point:

What would be the difference between a good and a bad troll?
Thank you, Sir Seitse, for your reasonableness.




~~~GB 🙂 SOA~~

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Originally posted by huckleberryhound
I've got a good marker.

Go to a person's profile, and click on his public forum posts.

Pick a period of 1 week from today, and search. . .if there are more than 10 pages of posts, then there's a good chance you've found a candidate.
Typically, an uninformed and one dimensional shallow opinion.

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Originally posted by huckleberryhound
The troll's greatest trick, was convincing the world he didn't exist.
A truer word ne'er was spoken.

...or written.

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Originally posted by huckleberryhound
I've got a good marker.

Go to a person's profile, and click on his public forum posts.

Pick a period of 1 week from today, and search. . .if there are more than 10 pages of posts, then there's a good chance you've found a candidate.
You're wrong on this one. You've outlined the criteria for identifying a basement dweller with no life, not a troll.

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Originally posted by Seitse
Should we high five now?

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Now, seriously speaking, you make an interesting point:

What would be the difference between a good and a bad troll?
I don't feel that I can explain it, but I can give you examples:

Good trolls:
Stephen Colbert
Weev (look it up)
Grawp
bloodninja
Sacha Baron-Cohen
Richard Dawkins
Whoever came up with the term "Friendly Fire"

Bad trolls:
Fox News
Howard Stern
Cho Seung-Hui


As for bad trolls on the internet, they're a bit difficult to list because nobody really remembers them after the fact. I could list a few people on RHP but then I'd be accused of trolling, and that would hurt my feelings.