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12-16-2011, 11:05 AM | #1 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Brighton, Illinois
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| What is a TROLL? Can anyone explain to me what a troll is exactly? Are they real people that represent themselves as someone else? What is their goal, just to piss people off? What do you think motivates them? I am just a little confused. |
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12-16-2011, 11:07 AM | #2 |
Paris: Always in my ♥ Donating YT Member | (Can't resist) A Troll lives under a bridge. LOL |
12-16-2011, 11:07 AM | #3 |
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| Yes, yes, and yes. Usually they are just trying to stir up trouble, or are very bored, or in some cases seriously disturbed.
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12-16-2011, 11:11 AM | #4 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Brighton, Illinois
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| Sorry, after thinking about it, this should be in general discussions. Someone can move it if they know how. Was just reading a post by a suspected troll and just posted this. Hope it doesn't cause a problem. |
12-16-2011, 11:29 AM | #5 |
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| It is someone that just posts something to stir everybody up
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12-16-2011, 11:49 AM | #6 |
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| TROLL Tiny Raging Overstimulated Little Liars Haha!
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12-16-2011, 11:51 AM | #7 |
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12-16-2011, 11:54 AM | #8 |
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| 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". "Do not feed the trolls" and its abbreviation "DNFTT" From Wikipedia.
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12-16-2011, 11:57 AM | #9 |
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| and right on the money
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12-16-2011, 11:57 AM | #10 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2011 Location: Canada
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| As crazy as it might seem there are people who seem to have nothing better to do with their time and enjoy trying to cause conflict and problems. Sometimes they work alone but my understanding is there are actually groups who will go around as a pack creating issues. There are also some people I have heard refered to as "care trolls" who will pretend to be caring and interested or supportive but are actually just trying to garner people's trust and gather information. I was invovled with supporting a family who was fighting for the right's of their son against their doctor who wanted to prematurely end their son's life. The family had agreed for a facebook page to be created by someone else. The original facebook page was open for anyone to post support and get updates on how things were going etc. Eventually the family created their own private page so they had control over who could participate and what was posted because there were people who would post incredibly disgusting things. It was very sad and created more pain for a family already dealing with a lot. I have heard about this sort of thing also happening with memorial sites of families who have lost loved ones in an accident or as victims of violent crime. People who prey on others and intentionally try to hurt others struggling with difficult issues are pretty sick and twisted in my opinion. The behavior can happen on any board though. It's just more all the more twisted when it happens to people who are mourning etc. Sometimes the people invovled don't come right out in a completely obvious way and just do things or say little things to create conflict. Generally the best approach is not to give them the attention they are seeking and eventually they move on. On some sites you will see comments like "don't feed the trolls". They mean don't give these people the reaction or conflict they are looking for so they will move on. If you don't "feed" the bad behavior then it isn't any fun for them to continue. While the term "troll" does make one think of a troll under a bridge I suspect the term actually refers to trolling like in fishing. They throw a bunch of stuff out there fishing for a reaction. |
12-16-2011, 12:03 PM | #11 |
I ♥ Joey & Ralphie! Donating Member | I think it's a mistake to assume someone is a troll after reading one or two posts. There are lots of people who have no idea how to train a dog, and especially a dog like a yorkie. If the post is offensive, report it using the little triangular exclamation point, but to call someone a troll either angers a sincere poster, or excites the troll. There’s an old saying, “Don’t feed the trolls”, and calling them a troll is feeding them. Besides, admin says we aren’t to use the troll word when referring to other members. Trolls want attention and also to create conflict, don't do either if you want to get rid of them. A sincere poster, just wants an answer to his dilemma.
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12-16-2011, 12:05 PM | #12 | |
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12-16-2011, 01:30 PM | #13 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: canada
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| Yeah, haha I took no offense to it because I realize I was probably posting something people on here would take offense to and think I was ridiculous but I was just wanting to give a background on the situation ! I thought she would simply realize everytime I pee in the house, I get yelled at maybe ill stop. turns out its not that easy |
12-16-2011, 01:54 PM | #14 |
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12-16-2011, 01:56 PM | #15 |
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| OMG at this VERY SECOND we are watching Dora's Christmas and The Grumpy Old Troll is singing I'm a grumpy old troll Are u in my living room???
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