Troll

[Got2LoveGadgets]

Hi I keep seeing the word Troll bandished about this site is this an American thing that I just don't get

[stockstar1138]

troll is not an american thing, its more of an internet thing. if you havn't figure it out a troll is somebody who is opposed to a product and then comes in to forums about the product simply to bash it.

[khainne]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_troll

[DealsR4theDevil]

Originally Posted by Got2LoveGadgets

Hi I keep seeing the word Troll bandished about this site is this an American thing that I just don't get

A troll is somebody who comes into an internet forum and purposely says things to upset everyone or to confuse ppl.

A very blunt example is somebody who just opens an account and his 5th post is "Blu-ray Sux."


Usually they are more subtle than that. Sometimes they are HD DVD fanboys but either way, whether they believe what they wrote or not, they will say it just to get an uproar

They take pride in that their one "joke" post, received over 100 responses and managed to anger, aggravate, or annoy well over 100 people.

[Ferris]

Originally Posted by khainne

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_troll

Isn't Wikipedia amazing? They have an entry for everything....

[maximiza]

Main Entry: 1troll
Pronunciation: \ˈtrōl\
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English, probably from Anglo-French *troiller, *troller; akin to Anglo-French troil, trolle winch
Date: 15th century
transitive verb
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> d: to search in or at <trolls flea markets for bargains>; also : prowl <troll nightclubs>
intransitive verb
1: to move around : ramble
2 a: to fish by trailing a lure or baited hook from a moving boat b: search look <trolling for sponsors>; also : prowl
3: to sing or play in a jovial manner
4: to speak rapidly
— troll·er noun


Its more of definition 3d searcing for a place or prowling looking for a fight or disagreemnt.

[Got2LoveGadgets]

Ok thank-you that certainly clears that up