So, I thought I was pretty caught up on the lingo here, but I keep seeing others refer to someone as a "Troll" and it makes me giggle. What makes someone a "Troll"???
A troll is someone who posts with the intent of starting trouble. Usually they will say something SO inflammatory and over the top, to try and get others to start fighting. When someone says, "Don't feed the trolls," that means, don't respond to the person who is saying inflammatory things. (Ignore them and they'll go away :)
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To be honest, some posts are SO off the wall, I THINK it's a troll, then I find out otherwise. Helps if you can look at their previous questions or responses.
Who's that TRAP TRAP TRAPPING on my bridge!!
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An internet troll is someone who stirs the pot, posts controversial things to make people fight, posting false things under a false identity
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_(Internet)
In Internet slang, a troll is someone who posts inflammatory,[2] extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community, such as an online discussion forum, chat room, or blog, with the primary intent of provoking readers into an emotional response[3] or of otherwise disrupting normal on-topic discussion.[4] The noun troll may refer to the provocative message itself, as in: "That was an excellent troll you posted". While the word troll and its associated verb trolling are associated with Internet discourse, media attention in recent years has made such labels subjective, with trolling describing intentionally provocative actions outside of an online context. For example, mass media uses troll to describe "a person who defaces Internet tribute sites with the aim of causing grief to families."[5][6]
they are a person who post things to get people all upset - stir the pot.
You never read the story of the 3 Billy Goats Gruff? Go buy a copy and enjoy it with your kids.
Usually troll hair, or if they are in any physical way flawed or ugly.
