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    hypoluxa3k
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    so i've been accused of 'trolling' once again

    bender told me to look it up, i did, and it goes from 'troll' to 'trolley'.

    so please, someone explain

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    Best I can come up with :

    Deliberately posting provocative threads in order to start arguments.

    Basically being an annoying arse and trying to start people flaming each other.

    If anyone can define it better please do.

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    Trolling (on a message board) means starting topics or replying to threads in a manner which you know will stir up trouble.

    Anyone have anything else to add?

    EDIT: JP beat me... I'm slow today...

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    I thought it was like uphill gardening !!

    How wrong was I lol

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    Merriam Webster online dictionary to the rescue(?)

    Main Entry: 1troll
    Pronunciation: 'trOl
    Function: verb
    Etymology: Middle English
    Date: 15th century
    transitive senses
    1 : to cause to move round and round : ROLL
    2 a : to sing the parts of (as a round or catch) in succession b : to sing loudly c : to celebrate in song
    3 a : to fish for by trolling b : to fish by trolling in <troll lakes> c : to pull through the water in trolling <troll a lure>
    intransitive senses
    1 : to move around : RAMBLE
    2 : to fish by trailing a lure or baited hook from a moving boat
    3 : to sing or play in a jovial manner
    4 : to speak rapidly
    - troll·

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    hypoluxa3k
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    Originally posted by JPaul@29 July 2003 - 21:28
    Best I can come up with :

    Deliberately posting provocative threads in order to start arguments.

    Basically being an annoying arse and trying to start people flaming each other.
    i don&#39;t do that

    "the best you can come up with"?

    so there&#39;s no set exp.?

    let&#39;s just say it means &#39;posting several threads that are very clever and set the standard&#39;

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    In other words.. TROUBLEMAKER



    So glad I didnt go to school

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    Online Jargon Dictionary

    Troll definition

    Paraphrased...

    troll&nbsp; &nbsp; v.,n.&nbsp; &nbsp; 1.&nbsp; To utter a posting to attract predictable responses or flames;&nbsp; Derives from the phrase&nbsp; "trolling", a style of fishing in which one trails bait through a likely spot hoping for a bite. The well-constructed troll is a post that induces lots of newbies and flamers to make themselves look even more clueless than they already do, while subtly conveying to the more savvy and experienced that it is in fact a deliberate troll. If you don&#39;t fall for the joke, you get to be in on it.
    2.&nbsp; An individual who chronically trolls in sense 1; regularly posts specious arguments, flames or personal attacks to a newsgroup, discussion list, or in email for no other purpose than to annoy someone or disrupt a discussion. Trolls are recognizable by the fact that the have no real interest in learning about the topic at hand - they simply want to utter flame bait. Like the ugly creatures they are named after, they exhibit no redeeming characteristics, and as such, they are recognized as a lower form of life on the net, as in, "Oh, ignore him, he&#39;s just a troll."
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    Originally posted by NikkiD@29 July 2003 - 21:29


    EDIT: JP beat me... I&#39;m slow today...
    I wonder why

    I hope I don&#39;t offend anyone

    Me loves you all

    Hypo.....I told you to just go with the flow dude, and you did for a bit, then you got angry again

    Calm down, join in the fun
    Don&#39;t be angry all the time&#33;&#33;

    Think about a certain thread you started the other day about a certain sexuality.

    @Everyone......Don&#39;t be too hard on him, I just don&#39;t think he can join in like others do

    No offence Hypo dude B)

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    @smellycat... ty

    @Jonno... SHHHH... don&#39;t tell them what I&#39;ve been up to&#33;&#33;&#33;

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