Troll!

Nitefly · 31 Mar 2011 at 13:45

Has this become the latest forum fad? I'm seeing it being used more and more often in circumstances which don't really make that much sense. Surely to troll is to be intentionally provocative, but in a way that's generally frowned upon? Now it seems that trolling can also be a good thing, as if it has become a form of humour in itself?

This is an example that springs to mind:

Gustov said:
I know we all love certain foods but what things do you deliberately steer away from? Not because you don't like them but because they are bad for you!

Me?

Fizzy drinks
Crisps
White bread
White rice
Potatoes (most of you are probably wondering why I've listed this, it's because it's very high on the glycemic index and drives your sugar levels to 1337 levels)

You?

BunnyKillBot said:
To the OP.

You posted a short list of things you avoid. What about the things you actively eat? I am looking forward to your response because i am sure that for anything you list, we can find a 'is bad because', thus proving you a gargantuan hypocrite and potential troll.

Just, what? It's like the latter poster has gone out of his way to construe some scenario to announce that the OP is a troll

Anyone else noticed this? Or am I just trolling everyone with this thread?

lcg · 31 Mar 2011 at 13:46

Obvious troll is obvious.

Cosimo · 31 Mar 2011 at 13:47

You're just trolling another troll.

Voltage · 31 Mar 2011 at 13:47

trollololol

Will Gill · 31 Mar 2011 at 13:47

the pupil becomes the master!

GordyR · 31 Mar 2011 at 13:48

I agree... People are seeing trolling in things which are not truly troll-like. Which in itself is trolling... I'm confusing myself.

Participant · 31 Mar 2011 at 13:49

Will Gill said:
the pupil becomes the master!

Exactly.

Burnsy2023 · 31 Mar 2011 at 13:49

Just RTM them as they come up. That's what I do.

Tefal · 31 Mar 2011 at 13:49

Nitefly said:
Has this become the latest forum fad? I'm seeing it being used more and more often in circumstances which don't really make that much sense. Surely to troll is to be intentionally provocative, but in a way that's generally frowned upon? Now it seems that trolling can also be a good thing, as if it has become a form of humour in itself?

This is an example that springs to mind:

Just, what? It's like the latter poster has gone out of his way to construe some scenario to announce that the OP is a troll

Anyone else noticed this? Or am I just trolling everyone with this thread?

bunny is a troll though, well i hope so otherwise he's been smacked upside the head with a hammer

Al Vallario · 31 Mar 2011 at 13:49

Tefal · 31 Mar 2011 at 13:50

Burnsy2023 said:
Just RTM them as they come up. That's what I do.

wait i thought burnsey was a don?

when did this happen

Gilly · 31 Mar 2011 at 13:50

Nitefly said:
Just, what? It's like the latter poster has gone out of his way to construe some scenario to announce that the OP is a troll

Straw man argument. BunnyKillBot wanted to look cool.

Dj_Jestar · 31 Mar 2011 at 13:50

BunnyKillBot is the troll in that instance.

Nitefly · 31 Mar 2011 at 14:49

Gilly said:
Straw man argument. BunnyKillBot wanted to look cool.

That was what I was kinda implying

Gilly · 31 Mar 2011 at 15:07

That's what I kinda condensed your post down to. Don't say more than is necessary, I have hatred for verbose text.

Django x2 · 31 Mar 2011 at 15:10

so hold on, you're shocked because DVDBunnys new account is linked in some way to trolling?

23JMZ07 · 31 Mar 2011 at 15:13

Loads of random crap in GD at the moment,

"Are gays born gay""
"Bank teller implied I was a coke dealer"
"I r nevah had sex or kissed a girl"

Just asking to be trolled.

russ0r · 31 Mar 2011 at 15:18

Is that actually dvdbunny?
DO HO HO.
I see writing all those books has paid off. He can actually construct a basic sentence now.

Django x2 · 31 Mar 2011 at 15:21

23JMZ07 said:
Loads of random crap in GD at the moment,

"Are gays born gay""
"Bank teller implied I was a coke dealer"
"I r nevah had sex or kissed a girl"

Just asking to be trolled.

Don't forger:

**UNBEATABLE VALUE COMPLETE SYSTEM - MONITOR, WINDOWS 7, KEYB & MOUSE INCLUDED!**

Clear Trolling if ever I saw it!

Pawnless Endgame · 31 Mar 2011 at 15:25

When I was first on message boards back in 1999, I understood that an internet troll was somebody who's been a nuisance on the board. Usually they step over the line and get banned before long.