I am curious about the internet term troll
@DocAndersen (54399)
United States
April 20, 2019 9:13am CST
I have heard so many definitions of an internet troll so, I thought I would ask.
(here is the first definition I heard)
A troll, someone that waits on the internet to attack ideas and posts anonymously.
I've also heard
A Troll a form of cyberbullying.
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@owlwings (43897)
• Cambridge, England
20 Apr 19
Trolls are people who seem to get enjoyment and satisfaction from causing mischief and mayhem in online forums by purposely posting annoying and controversial topics in order to get people to rise to the bait. Some are obvious from the moment they appear but others can seem quite pleasant at first until they feel they have an audience. They usually assume an alias and are, effectively, anonymous.
The general rule to use when you come across one is "Don't feed the Troll!". Trolls want attention and they love it when people respond innocently and then end up hating them. Try not to respond to anything they do and report them to the forum moderator or admin (if there is one).
We have had them occasionally here. One or two have been quite amusing and clearly very intelligent people but, sadly, their 'wit' has turned bad and is malicious rather than mischeivous.
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
21 Apr 19
I've actually heard that there have been users banned, although I don't know that they were trolls or just rude. Hard for me to tell the difference honestly. I like your definition, but I have heard others.
Trolls wait in specfic forums with the intent of abusing or attacking.
Trolls are cyberbullies.
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
21 Apr 19
@marlina it is good, but I've heard so many more descriptions.
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@LadyDuck (502208)
• Italy
21 Apr 19
@DocAndersen This is the definition of the Trolls of northern mythology.
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
21 Apr 19
honestly I think that is a better overall definition for internet trolls. quarrelsome and anti-social...
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
21 Apr 19
@LadyDuck I got that (thanks!) I just think it still applies to the internet trolls.
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@rebelann (117206)
• El Paso, Texas
21 Apr 19
Whew, ya had me worried @DocAndersen 
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@amadeo (111937)
• United States
21 Apr 19
@DocAndersen right now cannot think of it.
Very seldom hear this or not at all.
I just answer what they want to hear.does it makes them feel any better?
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@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
20 Apr 19
@owlwings explained it so perfectly.
I don`t feel like they are bullies, just butt holes wanting attention.
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@owlwings (43897)
• Cambridge, England
20 Apr 19
If you met one in real life, I suspect that he'd be a rather quiet, not very social person with few friends. Something like a rather creepy Walter Mitty. However, you'd probably never know because all his trollishness is locked up inside and belongs to his alter ego which is only ever online and anonymous.
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
21 Apr 19
thanks - I see them at times as cyber bullies, making other people feel back about themselves.
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
21 Apr 19
@owlwings ouch, I would probably agree, but that is a stereotype at best.
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@Sojourn (13833)
• India
22 Apr 19
@DocAndersen I think that when celebrities are 'trolled' as written in the news, then it might not always be the act of trolls, but a common man who disliked the celebrity for any reason.
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