Trollers - what the hell do they get out of it?

Honey-ec · 2008-09-25 09:03:12

Am I the only person who really doesn't see the appeal of trolling? "Oh look, I've got a mild rise out of some people I don't know with a totally transparent and frankly risible attempt - go me!" And, conversely, why do so many people feel compelled to write empassioned responses to what are clearly posts written by…

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Am I the only person who really doesn't see the appeal of trolling?

"Oh look, I've got a mild rise out of some people I don't know with a totally transparent and frankly risible attempt - go me!"

And, conversely, why do so many people feel compelled to write empassioned responses to what are clearly posts written by trolls? I'm thinking specifically of the five pages of "Ooh, you pig!" that followed the "What did I do wrong?" thread, which should have been locked after Thaedyl's intial reply, which pretty much said all that was required.

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#2 25-09-2008 10:07AM

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Honey-ec wrote: »

Am I the only person who really doesn't see the appeal of trolling?

"Oh look, I've got a mild rise out of some people I don't know with a totally transparent and frankly risible attempt - go me!"

And, conversely, why do so many people feel compelled to write empassioned responses to what are clearly posts written by trolls? I'm thinking specifically of the five pages of "Ooh, you pig!" that followed the "What did I do wrong?" thread, which should have been locked after Thaedyl's intial reply, which pretty much said all that was required.

If it's totally transparent, you're doing it wrong.

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#3 25-09-2008 10:10AM

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I guess their parents didn't give them enough attention when they were kids and they troll because its an easy way to get attention.

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#4 25-09-2008 10:13AM

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I think trolls are attention-seekers, basically. Though in some cases it's possible that they do actually believe the crap they are posting.As for people replying, well, some people enjoy a good argument (even if it is with a troll). For others, it's simply a matter of ''I'm not going to let him get away with saying that!"

Trolls are one of the worst things about the internet really.

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#5 25-09-2008 10:15AM

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smellslikeshoes wrote: »

I guess their parents didn't give them enough attention when they were kids and they troll because its an easy way to get attention.

Takes one to know one

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#6 25-09-2008 10:19AM

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What the duece is this thread about?

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#7 25-09-2008 10:20AM

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Personally I don't troll. I just go on dating websites with stolen pictures and pretend to be a hot chick. Then I arrange to meet guys in public places and stand nearby taking pictures of them and laughing when they get stood by the hottie of their dreams.

That's not weird or anything is it?

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#8 25-09-2008 10:20AM

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Haven't you ever ripped the legs off a rabbit just to watch it squirm?

Presumaby because tolls lack the upper body strength to rip the legs off of real people, they enjoy watching the digital equivalent of squirming.

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#9 25-09-2008 10:23AM

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:DTRRRRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOLLLL:D

post count? i dunno

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#10 25-09-2008 10:23AM

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Yore Ma's a troll.

<impassioned response here>

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#11 25-09-2008 10:23AM

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think about it. if you had some ignorant billy goats trampling over your bridge every morning, noon and night with their hooves you'd be pretty pissed too, and you would want to vent. I say leave 'em to it

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#12 25-09-2008 10:24AM

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ross what are those numbers in your sig??

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#13 25-09-2008 10:25AM

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thelordofcheese wrote: »

If it's totally transparent, you're doing it wrong.

Exactly.

This is the interwebs. It can be fun knowing that someone somewhere is getting wound up for a pointless reason and it passes the time in a dull job.

It's like that picture that says:

Wife: Honey come to bed.

Husband: I can't! *typing furiously on the keyboard*

Wife: Why not?

Husband: Because someone IS WRONG ON THE INTERNET!!!!!!

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#14 25-09-2008 10:25AM

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attention

look at this one
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=57368543&postcount=48

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#15 25-09-2008 10:25AM

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Honey-ec wrote: »

Trollers - what the hell do they get out of it?

Fish

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#16 25-09-2008 10:25AM

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Can't say I mind them much. One mans troll is another mans point of view.

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#17 25-09-2008 10:27AM

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looks like the Fibonacci sequence!! @ross sig

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#18 25-09-2008 10:28AM

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what the hell do they get out of it?

lolz?

I mean, the replies they get are usually just absolutely hilarious to trolls.

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#19 25-09-2008 10:29AM

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Look, trolling if done properly, is an art form. The best trolls are the ones you don't even think are trolls.

And secondly trolls exist for one simple reason, the majority of people on the internet are doing it wrong and think that the internet is serious business, when it's not.

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#20 25-09-2008 10:31AM

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Silenceisbliss wrote: »

ross what are those numbers in your sig??

Hi, they're the fibonacci numbers.

1st one is 1
2nd one is 1

every one is the two previous added!

1 + 1 = 2
2 + 1 = 3
3 + 2 etc...

Exciting eh!

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#21 25-09-2008 10:33AM

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RossFixxxed wrote: »

Hi, they're the fibonacci numbers.

1st one is 1
2nd one is 1

every one is the two previous added!

1 + 1 = 2
2 + 1 = 3
3 + 2 etc...

Exciting eh!

That's great. Try playing the first six as Lottos numbers though and see how far you get!

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#22 25-09-2008 10:34AM

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one and one is two
one and two is three
two and three is five
three and five is eight...

A good troll is a quality read, better still when one by one everyone realises they've been had, all except the poor sap who continues to rise to the bait.

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#23 25-09-2008 10:37AM

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Nobody's mentioned Bubbles yet?

How queer!

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#24 25-09-2008 10:38AM

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Honey-ec wrote: »

Trollers - what the hell do they get out of it?

A Massive erection..

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#25 25-09-2008 10:42AM

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thelordofcheese wrote: »

Look, trolling if done properly, is an art form. The best trolls are the ones you don't even think are trolls.

And secondly trolls exist for one simple reason, the majority of people on the internet are doing it wrong and think that the internet is serious business, when it's not.

Stairs?

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#26 25-09-2008 10:44AM

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1, 4, 11, 16, 24, 29, 33, 35, 39, ...

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#27 25-09-2008 10:53AM

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AnonoBoy wrote: »

Personally I don't troll. I just go on dating websites with stolen pictures and pretend to be a hot chick. Then I arrange to meet guys in public places and stand nearby taking pictures of them and laughing when they get stood by the hottie of their dreams.

That's not weird or anything is it?

That sounds horribly horribly familiar...

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#28 25-09-2008 11:08AM

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What did trolls do before teh interwebz?

Did they randomly walk around pubs, butting into conversations and making strange and bizarre claims... sometimes hurtful and derogatory?

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#29 25-09-2008 11:10AM

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They ran the country and bought small islands. Sadly, they were far too good at the old trolling and nobody copped on.

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#30 25-09-2008 11:10AM

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Achilles wrote: »

That sounds horribly horribly familiar...

I wish I was that genius!

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#31 25-09-2008 11:43AM

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Trolls don't spend as much time in the A&E, as they used to before the interweb.

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