2014-04-26 10:52:28 -04:00
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troll
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2014-04-26 11:54:15 -04:00
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To utter a posting on Usenet designed to attract predictable responses or
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flame s; or, the post itself. Derives from the phrase trolling for newbie s
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which in turn comes from mainstream trolling , a style of fishing in which
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one trails bait through a likely spot hoping for a bite. The
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well-constructed troll is a post that induces lots of newbies and flamers to
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make themselves look even more clueless than they already do, while subtly
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conveying to the more savvy and experienced that it is in fact a deliberate
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troll. If you don't fall for the joke, you get to be in on it. See also
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YHBT. 2. n. An individual who chronically trolls in sense 1; regularly posts
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specious arguments, flames or personal attacks to a newsgroup, discussion
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list, or in email for no other purpose than to annoy someone or disrupt a
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discussion. Trolls are recognizable by the fact that they have no real
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interest in learning about the topic at hand - they simply want to utter
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flame bait. Like the ugly creatures they are named after, they exhibit no
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redeeming characteristics, and as such, they are recognized as a lower form
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of life on the net, as in, Oh, ignore him, he's just a troll. Compare kook.
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3. n.
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