Who came up with it?
What does it mean?
Any info would help me understand.
2007-12-24 15:23:36 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Adolescent
Would I be considered a "troll" for asking this? I mean it sounds stupid, but I'm curious.
2007-12-24 15:29:02 · update #1
A troll is someone who asks questions not for an answer but to start controversy.
"A "troll" is someone who intentionally and persistently posts inflammatory messages about sensitive topics to bait users into responding or provoke a confrontation. We also consider people to be trolls when they persistently misuse product features such as the ratings system to negatively target others."
2007-12-24 15:27:09 · answer #1 · answered by Riot Ryan 4 · 7⤊ 0⤋
An Internet troll, or simply troll in Internet slang, is someone whose participation in an on-line community such as an on-line discussion forum is aimed at de-railing the purposes of said community. For example, someone who posts a rude message with the goal of baiting others into an emotional response is said to be a troll. [1] "Troll" is also used in a broader pejorative sense to question the good faith of any Internet user who has annoyed the person using the term
Please don't feed the troll
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_troll
2007-12-24 23:29:13 · answer #2 · answered by cyberfly00 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A bunch of prepubescent boys probably came up with it. It means an idiot goes around posting insulting, racist, or all around moronic questions and answers. They love this section because people already unintentionally post stupid stuff. It is very hard to tell the serious people from trolls sometimes.
Edit: Just found this link which should answer any of your other questions about trolls (and don't you just love the picture?):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_%28Internet%29
2007-12-24 23:27:58 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Up until recently there was a group of people with the name Troll Patrol in their usernames.
They reported people just for fun to see how many they could get kicked out of Q&A.
Once school started, it pretty much stopped and Yahoo finally decided to not allow anyone with Troll Patrol in their names to register here.
2007-12-25 20:09:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, you wouldn't be a troll for asking this. Trolls ask questions for attention. They like to start fights and annoy other users.
2007-12-25 00:50:35 · answer #5 · answered by Erica 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The first answerer nailed the definition of "troll", but there's another kind of special kind of troll called a "glorified troll." That is someone who acts paranoid and enters into long winded complaints every time they get a thumbs down or someone disagrees with them.
2007-12-24 23:39:09 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
a troll is a person who asks stupid ignorant questions or gives answers of the same type that arouse people and make them angry
example: of a question
me and my boyfriend accidently did it and i might be pregnant but my mother will hit me because hes fourty and i'm thirteen. am i a slut?
exammple:of a answer
well your a stupid whore who needs to keep her legs closed and thats y u smell and are ugly
2007-12-24 23:52:50 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
a troll is someone who ask things that are obvisiously gonna start an ongoing war on here
2007-12-25 14:58:20 · answer #8 · answered by sammi 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm not entriely sure what the phrase "Troll" means, but I'm pretty sure it's anyone who spams/is rude/flames/etc. All the stupid stuff rolled into one. ;)
~Sonicblur
2007-12-24 23:27:48 · answer #9 · answered by ... 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
haha There are not only trolls in this section. We have one in the Newborn & Baby that we can not seem to get rid of....well, I think we finally have gotten rid of whoever it is:)
2007-12-24 23:57:49 · answer #10 · answered by נєѕѕι¢α (ανα'ѕ мσмму) 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋