What is a Troll in reference to a person?
I see it a lot on blogging communities but have no idea what the term refers to, any clues?
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It’s a person who posts things just to get people riled up. It’s usually off-topic, nasty, seeks to harass one group or individual, and stuff like that.
Trolls are mythological creatures that lurk under bridges and attack unwary travelers.
In the internet, they are people who make outrageous statements in hope of angering someone or baiting them into making insulting responses – which can then be reported, hurting the reputation of the responder.
The correct counter action to a troll is to report the question itself as insulting in its implications.
I usually come here and troll around a bit. Basically I just try to stir it up just to see the reaction of my fellow Yahoo Answers people.
My understanding of calling someone a troll is that person is annoying and irritating. Some have patience for them and some don’t and others just totally ignores them. I am in the ignore category.
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Trolls seek to humble themselves and others in a humorous way, but usually it backfires, causing pride in themselves and others around the globe
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Someone who provokes people, not asking a serious question, just to get a good response.
It’s because when you troll, or trawl, for fish, you cast a line in a place you think is likely to have fish and hope for a bite. That’s what you do, essentially, when trolling for people.