Originally posted by Ghost778:
[qb] Whats a "troll"?
Very good points in your post michael. [/qb]
Definitions of troll on the Web:
An outrageous message posted to a newsgroup or mailing list or message board to bait people to answer. Trolling is a form of harassment that can take over a discussion. Well meaning defenders can create chaos by responding to trolls. The best response is to ignore it. Also, the person who posts such messages.
www.walthowe.com/glossary/t.html
A purposely stupid, inflammatory, or downright wrong article (closely related to flamebait). Its purpose is to get people mad and make them look stupid and gullible
www.aol.com/netfind/newsgroup/glossary.html
Samuel Johnson, Dictionary - (1) To roll; to run round.
etext.lib.virginia.edu/stc/Coleridge/resources/dictionary.html
This is the Scandanavian term for elf. Sometimes they are described as being hairy and ugly, although they are able to change their shape into anything they please. They are said to have lots of treasure, and live in beautiful palaces.
www.pixietricks.com/dic/
Deliberately post an offensive or contentious message in a public message base, with the specific intent of provoking flames.
associate.com/camsoc/ctt/gloss-t.html
A post that is intentionally inflammatory and which is typically an attempt to start a flamewar. One who posts trolls.
www.sff.net/people/lucy-snyder/gloss.html
An annoyance usually on Messageboards who posts for the purpose of causing a disturbance. Often by making comments of a slanderous nature, accusatory, or just general pain-in-the-assness.
www.sanguinarius.org/~sarasvati/terms.htm
A term used to define a public message (either on a USENET newsgroup or other public message board on an online service) that is posted for the sole purpose of offending people and/or generating an enormous flood of non-topic replies. (submitted by Brett Palmer)
www.cyberalaska.com/alaska/webpage/dictionary.html
n. A mythical creature, first found in Scandinavian folklore, that is portrayed with a variety of personalities: as a friendly, mischievous dwarf or as a giant (often of evil disposition) who lives in caves or under bridges. Warcraft III art
www.warcraftiii.net/articles/glossary.shtml
A rare creature that absorbs and feeds on ambient magical energy from the environment.
www.khoras.net/Khoras/Glossary/T.htm
A feral race living primarily in the mountains, trolls are a tribal race somewhat taller than humans and far stronger. Their appearance is rather ghastly from their ability to crossbreed with virtually any race (which their repugnant behavior often indulges in, with or without consent). Trolls are best known for their amazing powers of healing ("regeneration") that will allow them to survive most wounds, even those thought mortal, and even regrow limbs (save for the head). [See also: Feral Race, Dark Troll]
vergotha.com/info/glossary/pg10.html
the place to check in or buy at the door admission to an event.
www.wm.edu/SO/SCA/new/define.html
The practice of trying to lure other Internet users into sending responses.
www.afirst.com/definitions/definitions.htm
A troublemaker who deliberately posts provocative, hostile or annoying messages in a newsgroup or mailing list with the specific intent of starting a flamewar. The practice is known as trolling.Related terms: Flame, Flamewar, Post, POST, Mailing list, Newsgroup
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An outrageous message posted to a newsgroup or mailing list to bait people to answer. Trolling is a form of harassment that can take over a newsgroup or mailing list. Well meaning defenders can create chaos by responding to trolls. The best response is to ignore it.
www.lapasserelle.com/isc/Delphi_navnet/t.html
A troublemaker who deliberately posts provocative, hostile or annoying messages in a newsgroup or mailing list with the specific intent of starting a flamewar. The practice is known as trolling.
www.cri-ent.com/Support/T.HTM
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