Whats the "true" definition of troll ?

Yusuke Urameshi

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Definition 2 is the closest IMO.

And idk what A>B>C Logic is. I know of ABC Logic. Are they related in some way, shape, or form?
 

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What is actually a troll and how are people classed as one ?

I obviously know the basic meaning of a troll, what they do and the reception they receive on this site. Its just that lots of people seem to have different definitions for troll.

I come from the early days of the social internet, when forums were largely about professional and political topics. Before "all your base," 1337, pwned, etc.

In that era, we had a term called "trawling." Trawling is, basically, dragging a net through the water in order to catch whatever fish happen across it (occasionally a bait is used). A "forum trawl" was a statement intended to provoke a certain group of people into a fruitless, non-productive discussion. Basically "pushing everyone's buttons."

Somewhere along the way, much like how "owned" became "pwned" through typos, someone came up with the idea of calling them "trolls" (probably due to the phonetic similarity between trawl and troll). The name stuck, probably because the catch-phrase became: "stop feeding the trolls." (Don't post to people who obviously intend only to try and get people riled up).

Though, as with everything, the more something is used, the more its use becomes open to different lines of subjective reasoning. So a "troll" has become a number of different things to people. I stick to the 'old' definition of a forum-trawl, but many others will use the term in a way that I consider erroneous.
 

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Anyone who thinks:

Edo Madara > So6P

Naruto > Nagato

Itachi > Nagato

EMS Madara > Nagato

Hashirama > Nagato

Ya know, those guys.

Itachi > Nagato

EMS Madara > Nagato

Facts.
 

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Troll: is someone who posts inflammatory, extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community, such as a forum, chat room, or blog, with the primary intent of provoking readers into an emotional response or of otherwise disrupting normal on-topic discussion

best definition right here ^

this one, its exactly what it is
 

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this one, its exactly what it is

I know that one but I'm talking in terms of this Naruto Discussion section and Versus threads section. I don't mean the obvious trolls like troll threads and stuff, I mean the different reasons people seem to be called trolls.
 

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Disagree on 5 and 7.

A>B>C logic is most applicable. And how most characters are in Naruto-verse

Majority of the people go against Edo Madara's word about Hashirama. Minority go with his words.
 

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Troll: is someone who posts inflammatory, extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community, such as a forum, chat room, or blog, with the primary intent of provoking readers into an emotional response or of otherwise disrupting normal on-topic discussion

best definition right here ^

This^ Plus, people who make 1 sentence threads and also make threads about the same topic of 2+ other threads in the same day.
 

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Apparently many people on this site have their own definition of trolling.
You can type "troll definition" on Google and you will get your result but if you want to know the true definition of troll on this site then I would consider hardcore fan-boys as trolls [though I would consider that as pure stupidity] due to them living in their own little world until the point they couldn't even accept the truth and choose to argue a senseless argument. That's the only definition that would suit well with what I've see so far.
 

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Apparently many people on this site have their own definition of trolling.
You can type "troll definition" on Google and you will get your result but if you want to know the true definition of troll on this site then I would consider hardcore fan-boys as trolls [though I would consider that as pure stupidity] due to them living in their own little world until the point they couldn't even accept the truth and choose to argue a senseless argument. That's the only definition that would suit well with what I've see so far.

Plus, the troll message shown to you always consist of any remarks that made ur OT childish and garbage.

Example :- Kakashi has sharingan.
Troll post :- No its not, actually he got sore eyes.

But, provided that ur OT is purely correct by most and officially stated. Not all troll post are harmful, some might have hidden lesson and meaning. Its only obvious when someone clearly insult you LITERALLY.
 

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Troll post :- No its not, actually he got sore eyes.

Can easily be taken as sarcasm unless the OT or anyone who reads the post gets too butt-hurt that he/she will turned a simple sarcasm into a senseless argument.
 
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