The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #164254 Message #3929040
Posted By: Joe Offer
03-Jun-18 - 08:37 PM
Thread Name: BS: Emotional Subjects
Subject: RE: BS: Emotional Subjects
I think the word "troll" gets thrown around here, far more often than it needs to be. Some Mudcatters seem to think that anybody who disagrees with them, is a troll.
Trolls are people who come in and post for the purpose of causing trouble. I would suggest that while we've had a few off and on, they're not the "usual suspects" who continually bicker at each other.
For the most part, if you believe in what you're saying, you're not a troll.
https://www.urbandictionary.com has a pretty good definition of "trolling:Trolling – (verb), as it relates to internet, is the deliberate act, (by a Troll – noun or adjective), of making random unsolicited and/or controversial comments on various internet forums with the intent to provoke an emotional knee jerk reaction from unsuspecting readers to engage in a fight or argument.
Trolling on-line forums as described above is actually analogous to the fishing technique of “trolling”, where colorful baits and lures are pulled behind a slow moving boat, often with multiple fishing lines, covering a large bodies of water, such as a large lake or the ocean. The trolling lures attract unsuspecting fish, intriguing them with the way they move through the water, thus enticing these foolish fish to “take the bait”. Not unlike unsuspecting internet victims, once hooked, the fish are reeled in for the catch before they realize they have been duped by the Troll/Fisherman This guy made a really rude and off the wall comment about my You Tube video, I think he was just trolling for a response, but I ignored him.
-Joe-