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Elster88 May 20 2007 10:03 AM

Could someone please put the definition of a troll for me? I never paid much attention to Internet-speak.

Kid Carsey May 20 2007 10:24 AM

From the urban dictionary: One who posts a deliberately provocative message to a newsgroup or message board with the intention of causing maximum disruption and argument.

SteveJRogers May 21 2007 06:24 PM Re: Definitions

Elster88 wrote: Could someone please put the definition of a troll for me? I never paid much attention to Internet-speak. This is from TelevisionWithoutPity.com's forum's definition, of course definitions do vary from site to site, depending on moderators and such: ]A troll may: * post offensive messages only to get you angry * post the same thing over and over again to take up space and ruin the flow of the forums * post only to intrude on your goodwill and advertise some crap-ass site or try to sell you bootleg copies of something. * start hurling insults left and right in hopes of starting a flame war. A troll is not: * someone who -- in the course of a real debate or discussion -- pisses you off with a opinion that is different from yours