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Given M. Sur
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 Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2004 4:45 am Post subject: The mind of a troll |
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I cannot understand how a person can be entertained by spewing garbage onto the internet.
What type of person does it take to become a troll? It seems to me that an average troll must be a very lonely and depressed person that has been picked on most of their life and somehow feels empowered by annoying others, but is too afraid to start confrontations in real life, so they cowar behind the anonymity that the internet offers.
Anyone else have some insight?
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brenden
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| It takes a lot of talent to be a good and funny troll. I applaud any trolls who made me laugh. Go trolls. |
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Archangel1
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| Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2004 5:02 am Post subject: |
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| Much alcohol no doubt helps improve one's trolling abilities. |
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Thalion
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| Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2004 5:09 am Post subject: Re: The mind of a troll |
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| 00420 wrote: | | I cannot understand how a person can be entertained by spewing garbage onto the internet. |
How old are you?
Currently, I don't understand it myself, but I'm pretty sure that back in the days when I was 12, these things seemed to be different =)
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Given M. Sur
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I'm 24, but I wouldn't have understood it at 12 either. In fact, it would've bugged me even more then since I would've been downloading the trollings at 2400bps 
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Billybob
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I don't have a problem with trolls. I have a problem with forums where the troll density is too high and the trolls don't admit that they're trolling and believe their responses are valid and defense them like they would their precious. 1 post by a troll in a thread is a given, and clever trolls help out in that department, but when 50% of your thread is corrupted by trolls and them and others arguing with them...well then you know what happens.
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artificio
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I'm a troll. I do it for entertainment, but people usually don't follow.  |
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brenden
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| artificio wrote: | | I'm a troll. I do it for entertainment, but people usually don't follow. |
Keep up the great work!
I've seen some great trolls on here, like White_Boy, "GAY 4 CFAGS OOPS CFLAGS" and some others. I the work of good trolls. |
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ag_x
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| Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2004 7:09 am Post subject: |
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| Maybe this guy will be a nice addition to the OTW. |
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brenden
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| Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2004 7:16 am Post subject: |
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| ag_x wrote: | | Maybe this guy will be a nice addition to the OTW. |
Haha, some of those were hilarious. |
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brenden
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| ag_x wrote: | | Maybe this guy will be a nice addition to the OTW. |
I tried sending him an email to commend him for his great work, but he supplied a bogus email account. Go figure. |
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Xamindar
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| He must have had a sucky thanksgiving. |
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paladin-zero
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| I'm new to online forums. Would this count as trolling? The guy took it a little more personally than I expected. |
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stormcrowley
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| Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2004 8:17 am Post subject: |
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| paladin-zero wrote: | | I'm new to online forums. Would this count as trolling? The guy took it a little more personally than I expected. |
Trolling on accident is sometimes the best kind.
But no, I don't think that was a troll. |
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paladin-zero
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| Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2004 8:21 am Post subject: |
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| stormcrowley wrote: | | no, I don't think that was a troll. |
What about this then? |
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I usto troll Slashdot with a horrible name and get flamebait status alot. I toned it down now but I was so proud when I got flamebait listed by mine and always made me laugh.
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stormcrowley
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| paladin-zero wrote: | | What about this then? |
Much closer, but I think I'd be far happier not knowing you moon people through the internet.
Concise version: NO U R!!!!!11111 |
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paladin-zero
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| stormcrowley wrote: | | Much closer, but I think I'd be far happier not knowing you moon people through the internet. |
I found that link through the gentoo chat/personalities sticky. It cracks me up, the cartoonist even made the kids ass pink. |
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stormcrowley
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| The worst part is what happens when a new user with no posts spams. |
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Given M. Sur
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stormcrowley
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| Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2004 8:49 am Post subject: |
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| I think that as long as it's not at another person's expense, and with the corrolary that it's funny, trolling is fine. If it's just meant and taken in jest, then I've no problems with it. |
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wishkah
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The brain of a troll
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jakamaka
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did some googling...
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ebrostig
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Damn!!!!!
That hurt my eyes!
Now I'm going to have nightmares, thank you! 
Erik
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hellbringer
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| Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2004 5:41 pm Post subject: Re: The mind of a troll |
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| 00420 wrote: | I cannot understand how a person can be entertained by spewing garbage onto the internet.
What type of person does it take to become a troll? It seems to me that an average troll must be a very lonely and depressed person that has been picked on most of their life and somehow feels empowered by annoying others, but is too afraid to start confrontations in real life, so they cowar behind the anonymity that the internet offers.
Anyone else have some insight? |
Well if you can't support reading trolls, then don't come to the Internet. I certainly prefer to read some trolls than to stand up for censorship.
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