What is the difference B/T a Troll and someone who just likes being here?

MichaelD

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LOL. Someone emailed me and called me a troll. That's funny! I never heard "Troll" used in the context it is here until I started posting here. I always thought a Troll was a member that had one-word posts, nothing meaningful to say, etc. That could be thought as "good" in the sense that when Anand goes to potential advertisers, he can say, "look we have xyzxyz number of hits per hour.....trolls add to that count.

But, I understand that "Trolling" is frowned upon...i.e. if you've nothing meaningful to say, keep your mouth shut. I usually try to help. I really like the AT forums. I can honestly say that 50% of what I now know about computing/OS's/Hardware, I learned here, and I think that is pretty cool. I see nothing wrong w/trying to pass on what I've learned. Kind of like returning the favor, no?

I like being here. I wouldn't die without it though. I sure would miss it a whole lot though!!:(

But anyway, I'm curious; what differentiates a Troll from a Prolific Poster?

BTW
I feel that "Prolific Poster" could be a new Member Class. Somewhere between Diamond and Elite, maybe?
 

Alienwho

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Trolls are basically people who degrade the forum. They can screw you over in FS/FT. They can harass people and basically make the forum suck.
 

Alienwho

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<< Freejack, those are Ferengi that you're referring to. >>


No, ferengi's are in Hot Deals.
 

MeanMeosh

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<<

<< Freejack, those are Ferengi that you're referring to. >>


No, ferengi's are in Hot Deals.
>>



wha...never heard of those...
 

damocles

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Trolls are people that post 'flamebait' in an attempt to start arguments. Sometimes they will post things that are blatantly wrong in order to get people worked up.

Some trolls stick around to stoke the fire and others leave knowing their work is done

Thats how i see it
 

RaoulDuke

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trolls are cool. online wouldn't be good without em.

[edit] except for the screwing people over in the fs/ft type forums.
 

ChrichtonsGirl

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damocles has it right. Trolls are people who deliberately try to cause trouble, whether it be by posting something they know is going to get people worked up and doing it for that reason alone (being deliberately obnoxious just to get people riled up) or just by doing something that's harmful to the forum in general, whether it's flood posting, ripping off other members or attacking someone.

Someone that has one-word posts and nothing meaningful to say is a nef, not a troll.
 

kei

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trolls aren't so bad
they're the perfect size for.....
oops
nevermind
 

OS

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<< trolls aren't so bad
they're the perfect size for.....
oops
nevermind
>>



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