Why do people troll?

Biohazard · 31 Dec 2011 at 13:14

Tute said:
You think that's bad? Go spend a week posting in the Football forum.

Yeah I posted a few times in there, once trying to dispense some reality to the sycophants about England's failed world cup bid.

What a fantastic experience that was.

Hahaha

Other than that I don't bother, poor wee AFC hardly ever gets a mention.

Kouba · 31 Dec 2011 at 13:17

People troll because when they are behind a screen, they are given the capability to go "all-out" without any physical or emotional restraints.

It's the way the cookie crumbles, unfortunately.

Deleted member 77746 · 31 Dec 2011 at 13:24

Because it's the Internet.

mistercrabb · 31 Dec 2011 at 13:30

I remember the daily fail (I know I know) did some research into why so many people on the internet spend their time winding up others.

Worth a read if you have the time: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2080459/The-internet-and-trolling-why-its-here-to-stay.html

Deleted member 77746 · 31 Dec 2011 at 13:32

mistercrabb said:
I remember the daily fail (I know I know) did some research into why so many people on the internet spend their time winding up others.

Worth a read if you have the time: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2080459/The-internet-and-trolling-why-its-here-to-stay.html

DailyFail

Shayper · 31 Dec 2011 at 13:32

mistercrabb said:
I remember the daily fail (I know I know) did some research into why so many people on the internet spend their time winding up others.

Worth a read if you have the time: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2080459/The-internet-and-trolling-why-its-here-to-stay.html

YOU ****!!!! :mad:

Teaches me never to click a link without checking the actual link name at the bottom :mad:

Uther · 31 Dec 2011 at 13:35

I'm a mod on a small forum with 40000 members. since they realised I'm ban happy theres a lot less trolling...

~>Dg<~ · 31 Dec 2011 at 13:43

ITS A TRAP GET OUT NOW !!!

Morgoth · 31 Dec 2011 at 13:45

Trolling can be fun.

J1234 · 31 Dec 2011 at 13:45

Surely you can tell us? :confused:

Dano · 31 Dec 2011 at 13:47

Uther said:
I'm a mod on a small forum with 40000 members. since they realised I'm ban happy theres a lot less trolling...

That wouldn't be a yellow themed forum would it?

Shayper · 31 Dec 2011 at 13:47

Justin said:
Surely you can tell us?

Implying that I'm a troll? Hardly

JohnnyDrama · 31 Dec 2011 at 13:51

I've never really understood what trolling is?

Tephnos · 31 Dec 2011 at 13:54

JohnnyDrama said:
I've never really understood what trolling is?

Posting messages with intent to provoke or annoy people basically.

JohnnyDrama · 31 Dec 2011 at 13:55

So who decided to use the word troll? Could think of miles better names!

Shayper · 31 Dec 2011 at 13:56

JohnnyDrama said:
So who decided to use the word troll? Could think of miles better names!

Sadly most of them would be starred out here

Tephnos · 31 Dec 2011 at 13:56

JohnnyDrama said:
So who decided to use the word troll? Could think of miles better names!

I'm guessing it came from the whole troll under the bridge thing. Not actually sure though.

Kenai · 31 Dec 2011 at 13:57

Shayper said:
they insult and make derogatory comments about the advice of others.

acting like a ****** for no good reason.

the sole purpose of insulting others

Being a ******* on the internet is not trolling, it's just being a ******* on the internet.

Trolling is posting stupid/controversial/odd things in order to get a reaction from people and seeing how many people you can string along before everyone realises what you're doing.

You see it most often on here in the guise of people holding patently absurd positions in arguments just to attract the righteous fury of everyone else.

A good recent example was the guy who got the Macbook/iPad etc. for Christmas and posted saying 'Unhappy tbh, was expecting a car' and had a load of people firing off 'OMG you spoilt git'. That was a good troll, if a little obvious. It wasn't even remotely true, he was perfectly happy with what he got but he still hooked a fair few people into reacting because of it

Just abusing and insulting people though, that's not trolling, that's just being a knob.

Celestial Nostos said:
I'm guessing it came from the whole troll under the bridge thing. Not actually sure though.

It's from a fishing term

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trolling_(fishing)

Whereby you draw baited lines slowly through the water waiting for bites

This would make more sense if people actually knew what trolling is these days though, now it just seems to be a catch all word for 'someone on the internet who has annoyed me'

JohnnyDrama · 31 Dec 2011 at 13:58

Do you think the trolls feel bad when trolling?

Shayper · 31 Dec 2011 at 13:59

Kenai said:
Being a ******* on the internet is not trolling, it's just being a ******* on the internet.

Trolling is posting stupid/controversial/odd things in order to get a reaction from people and seeing how many people you can string along before everyone realises what you're doing.

You see it most often on here in the guise of people holding patently absurd positions in arguments just to attract the righteous fury of everyone else.

A good recent example was the guy who got the Macbook/iPad etc. for Christmas and posted saying 'Unhappy tbh, was expecting a car' and had a load of people firing off 'OMG you spoilt git'. That was a good troll, if a little obvious. It wasn't even remotely true, he was perfectly happy with what he got but he still hooked a fair few people into reacting because of it

Just abusing and insulting people though, that's not trolling, that's just being a knob.

ElliotJames AFAIR?

And I guess, but it seems the same people do both =/