Trolls

ColeTrain

Do you know any?

As in do you have a mate who has admitted to going onto message boards and trolling?

I've always wondered what type of person consistently does it and why.

mackg

Bored people I'd say.

Oranage2

People that think trolling is an art are idiots

Saila

are we talking about funny amusing trolls or just dickheads?

starbelgrade

A troll is just a failed thanks whore.

sgb

Not exactly sure what trolling is, hope I never have (trolled)

ColeTrain

mackg wrote: »

Bored people I'd say.

I'd say it goes beyond boredom tbh. Surely they must have valid opinions on a lot of topics and it would be hard to keep up their act? Maybe a personality disorder acted out online..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1gw0ByNPGU

ColeTrain

Saila wrote: »

are we talking about funny amusing trolls or just dickheads?

Both..

starbelgrade

sgb wrote: »

Not exactly sure what trolling is, hope I never have (trolled)

Trolling is deliberately posting stuff for the sole purpose of winding people up. Some people have idiotic viewpoints, other people just pretend that they do in order to get a rise out of others - the latter, are trolls.

Saila

ColeTrain wrote: »

Both..

very different types of people do each

Thatnastyboy

My image of a "troll" is a fat version of Moe Syslak:

Lonely, cynical, ugly, bored, depressed and angry.

Tesco Massacre

sgb wrote: »

Not exactly sure what trolling is, hope I never have (trolled)

It's when you sit under a bridge and wait for some people to go by, then you jump out and demand they answer 3 questions. If they get them right you allow them to pass. If they're wrong, I think the punishment is some sort of sexual assault.

That's my understanding at least.

ColeTrain

Saila wrote: »

very different types of people do each

So you do know some trolls!

Cupcake_Crisis

Trollololololololololololololololol...........

Saila

ColeTrain wrote: »

So you do know some trolls!

*looks around AH*

yes, yes I do..

mackg

ColeTrain wrote: »

I'd say it goes beyond boredom tbh. Surely they must have valid opinions on a lot of topics and it would be hard to keep up their act? Maybe a personality disorder acted out online..

Maybe with extreme stuff like what was posted in the bullying thread but I wouldn't call that trolling, that's something else. I suppose it changes when it becomes targeted on one person.

Cill Dara Abu

mackg wrote: »

Maybe with extreme stuff like what was posted in the bullying thread but I wouldn't call that trolling, that's something else. I suppose it changes when it becomes targeted on one person.

What bullying thread?

eth0

I get my kicks from watching people
Gettin' all worked up
And if you tell them, it's called the "Fast Lane"
Half of them won't flame
Let the world to think I`m stupid
'Cause they realise


That I`m just trolling, trolling
Trolling out on life
I`m just trolling and i can't stop trolling
Trolling till I die

Wetai

ColeTrain wrote: »

I'd say it goes beyond boredom tbh. Surely they must have valid opinions on a lot of topics and it would be hard to keep up their act? Maybe a personality disorder acted out online..

On forums where multiple accounts aren't against the rules, people would just use alt accounts to troll, and use normal accounts for expressing their 'real' views.

mackg

Cill Dara Abu wrote: »

What bullying thread?

Last week maybe, think the title was something about online bullying I think.

Insect Overlord

starbelgrade wrote: »

Trolling is deliberately posting stuff for the sole purpose of winding people up. Some people have idiotic viewpoints, other people just pretend that they do in order to get a rise out of others - the latter, are trolls.

I know one guy who does that for a hobby. He's a friend of a friend, so I've met him a few times but heard things about him loads of times. Had to deal with him as a poster in a forum I used to mod too. >_<

mackg

Insect Overlord wrote: »

I know one guy who does that for a hobby. He's a friend of a friend, so I've met him a few times but heard things about him loads of times. Had to deal with him as a poster in a forum I used to mod too. >_<

Did each of ye know who the other was at the time?

El Weirdo

Thatnastyboy wrote: »

My image of a "troll" is a fat version of Moe Syslak:

Lonely, cynical, ugly, bored, depressed and angry.

*looks for the hidden camera*

im invisible

starbelgrade wrote: »

A troll is just a failed thanks whore.

id say that thanks whores are just failed trolls, there is a certain art to trolling, that i dont have, i sometimes have to resort to being a grammar nazi, the refuge of the failed thanks whore

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGX9ggmeS64

Insect Overlord

mackg wrote: »

Did each of ye know who the other was at the time?

Yup! That was part of why he targeted that forum in the first place. He used the same user-name across a few different discussion boards. And he addressed me by my real name a few times. :P You know, just to make sure everyone else knew we were acquainted.

But, the guy knew how to act like an absolute fucktard without technically breaking any particular rule in the Charter.

Oranage2

Cill Dara Abu wrote: »

What bullying thread?

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=74928498
Only the tip of the iceberg, fair play to the people who spoke out about it.

im invisible wrote: »

id say that thanks whores are just failed trolls, there is a certain art to trolling, that i dont have, i sometimes have to resort to being a grammar nazi, the refuge of the failed thanks whore

Trolling isn't an art. Its easy to do, getting thanks is much harder then just writing something stupid.

Overheal

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqx2Bt5bnKE

staker

starbelgrade wrote: »

A troll is just a failed thanks whore.

You baxtard!!!
You nearly brought out my true self in you..

bodhrandude

I am tutankhamuns mother Ill have you know.