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intrigue
Washington, D.C9934 Posts
please, please please STOP THROWING AROUND THE WORD "TROLL" when you don't understand what it means. most of you reading this who just said to yourselves, "this does not apply to me, i know how to use that word" do not in fact know how to use that word. it makes you look dumb, makes me look dumb, makes our forums look dumb, and thus gradually decreases your chances of mating with cute TAs that you never thought were that cute but then you glimped them with their glasses off accidentally and realized they were actually super hot AND smart but she reads teamliquid and thinks you're dumb because you can't use a basic internet term correctly. that's incentive to read the following:
"trolling" does NOT include obvious bantering and/or joking and/or having simply contrary viewpoints and/or having simply earnest and stupid opinions.
it is a word adopted from this term:
Trolling is a method of fishing where one or more fishing lines, baited with lures or bait fish, are drawn through the water.
![[image loading]](http://www.wildplanetfoods.com/images/trolling_pic.png)
source wikipedia (yeah that means i know damn well what i'm talking about)
this means the fish here are being trolled, which okay yeah it's pretty funny.
for those of you who cannot conquer the Analogy Obstacle Course, an internet troll (the ship captain) in his Internet Locomotive Device aka his computer (the boat) will make troll posts (the fishing bait) and watch as his victims are dragged in any direction he chooses.
What does this mean?
if you call someone a troll because you've had a heated argument with them, that means you just got all mad and fussed up by someone who did it just to entertain themselves, and that just makes you fucking stupid. think about what happens to fish after they are trolled!
What do we do?
bad trolls are very obvious, so calling them trolls is obnoxious like that overeager kid in the front row of class. ignore them. good trolls are harder to tell apart, but as long as you stay calm and don't take yourself too seriously (aka not biting their bait) you will survive unscathed. mods here especially are quite good at detecting trolls and will seek them out and ban them anyway. if you are really upset by one, pm a mod or use the report feature.
so here are my conclusions:
- it is always to not be an angry nerd
- it is always better to err on the side of not using the word "troll"
that last one is also because starting now temp bans will be handed out by me for blatant misuse, like "is this thread a troll? r u a trolling me??? qxD dxDDDDDD"
the holy trinity of teamliquid as of 06/10/2010:
bonjwa, metagame, and troll
have a good day everyone! take care!
 
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Flash has been a Bonjwa since last year.
User was temp banned for this post.
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Ya starting to get tired of people who just swear and spam and call themselves trolls. The best trolls are the one you'll never see.
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<3 intrigue
Words of wisdom.
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Im starting to get tired of people who make threads and call out people who use the word troll to describe people acting in certain manners. There has been too many threads saying the exact same thing :l
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u gotta skate8152 Posts
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I was always sure that is what Troll meant.
And people were always sure it was the smelly guy living under the bridge.
Thank you so much for this. I can show this to people to explain that the entertainment is getting other people "caught up" in the net. Nothing to do with arguing or even being mean.
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On June 10 2010 18:25 KizZBG wrote:
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hahaha i loved that image before it disappeared..
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I should have stopped reading after i thought "well this doesn't apply to me, i know what troll means" but since you stated i didn't i kept on reading... but yeah i did know what troll meant. 
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That's exactly what I thought a troll is.
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Zatic. I believe I have told you this in posts, PM's, and Youtube messages but... I love you.
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Zurich15345 Posts
On June 10 2010 18:43 404.Delirium wrote:
Zatic. I believe I have told you this in posts, PM's, and Youtube messages but... I love you.
This is probably the most random post in this thread so far, but thanks!
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A lot of people throw around words on this forum that aren't always being used correctly.
It isn't a matter of just "troll". Day to day language sometimes slips through the cracks into jargon.
I don't understand why this word takes more importance over any other when someone misuses it.
People who constantly call others "trolls" aren't going to become better posters by learning that they've been misusing the term. I've learned from the random funny picture thread in the general forum that every other page is a heated discussion on engineering or mathematics where people aren't grasping certain terms or are just making mistakes in their logic regarding whatever is being discussed. I'm just confused why people are getting temp banned for misusing this word when everyone is prone to mistakes.
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I never knew that the word troll had a very sophisticated etymology. Very interesting and informative post.:D
and shit megalisk got a 2 week ban for that post...
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Very good post op, the picture is very accurate.
A picture is worth thousand words.
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I dunno man, I think trolling can be really subtle sometimes (not as clear cut as you make it out to be). Things like 4chan and other similar sites just make people total idiots, and it's like a new phenomena or breed of internet users, who post in "troll-ish" ways.
But like, I know what you are talking about in your post about people saying like "is this a troll post?" for threads that aren't trolling. Some people use the word TOO liberally, but my argument is that the word troll can be used more loosely nowadays.
I see a lot of trolls recently, here is one example (granted the guy did bite, but still, this guy should be banned for doing this):
On June 10 2010 07:04 Lexpar wrote:Show nested quote +On June 10 2010 04:16 zhul4nder wrote:
So...final is at 8am. i slept to 11am. Talked with the prof already and she said the best i can do is take it up the ass. So...what kind of mentality should i have regarding how i will live my life? damn i'm an idiot :[. I think you mean a idiot.
On June 10 2010 07:17 [NyC]HoBbes wrote:Show nested quote +On June 10 2010 07:04 Lexpar wrote:On June 10 2010 04:16 zhul4nder wrote:
So...final is at 8am. i slept to 11am. Talked with the prof already and she said the best i can do is take it up the ass. So...what kind of mentality should i have regarding how i will live my life? damn i'm an idiot :[. I think you mean a idiot. no, i think he means an idiot edit: on topic, if you explain to the prof that you slept in because you were sick, you might have better luck getting to take the retest
On June 10 2010 07:56 Lexpar wrote:Show nested quote +On June 10 2010 07:17 [NyC]HoBbes wrote:On June 10 2010 07:04 Lexpar wrote:On June 10 2010 04:16 zhul4nder wrote:
So...final is at 8am. i slept to 11am. Talked with the prof already and she said the best i can do is take it up the ass. So...what kind of mentality should i have regarding how i will live my life? damn i'm an idiot :[. I think you mean a idiot. no, i think he means an idiot edit: on topic, if you explain to the prof that you slept in because you were sick, you might have better luck getting to take the retest No, no. Definitely a idiot.
On June 10 2010 08:07 vlaric wrote:Show nested quote +On June 10 2010 07:56 Lexpar wrote:On June 10 2010 07:17 [NyC]HoBbes wrote:On June 10 2010 07:04 Lexpar wrote:On June 10 2010 04:16 zhul4nder wrote:
So...final is at 8am. i slept to 11am. Talked with the prof already and she said the best i can do is take it up the ass. So...what kind of mentality should i have regarding how i will live my life? damn i'm an idiot :[. I think you mean a idiot. no, i think he means an idiot edit: on topic, if you explain to the prof that you slept in because you were sick, you might have better luck getting to take the retest No, no. Definitely a idiot. No, it's an. I ate an apple I ate an intense meal. I ate an orange. I ate a buffalo. I ate a kiwi. I ate a mango. One chooses the article based upon the phonetic quality of the first letter of the word succeeding the article. If it's a vowel sound one uses an. If it's a consonant sound it's a. When u acts as a yoo sound (union, unity, united, etc.), a is used.
On June 10 2010 08:11 Lexpar wrote:
Yes but he's a idiot.
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u gotta skate8152 Posts
On June 10 2010 18:30 dethrawr wrote:hahaha i loved that image before it disappeared..
haha, intrigue was mad
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On June 10 2010 19:00 GrayArea wrote:I dunno man, I think trolling can be really subtle sometimes (not as clear cut as you make it out to be). Things like 4chan and other similar sites just make people total idiots, and it's like a new phenomena or breed of internet users, who post in "troll-ish" ways. But like, I know what you are talking about in your post about people saying like "is this a troll post?" for threads that aren't trolling. Some people use the word TOO liberally, but my argument is that the word troll can be used more loosely nowadays. I see a lot of trolls recently, here is one example (granted the guy did bite, but still, this guy should be banned for doing this): Show nested quote +On June 10 2010 07:04 Lexpar wrote:On June 10 2010 04:16 zhul4nder wrote:
So...final is at 8am. i slept to 11am. Talked with the prof already and she said the best i can do is take it up the ass. So...what kind of mentality should i have regarding how i will live my life? damn i'm an idiot :[. I think you mean a idiot. Show nested quote +On June 10 2010 07:17 [NyC]HoBbes wrote:On June 10 2010 07:04 Lexpar wrote:On June 10 2010 04:16 zhul4nder wrote:
So...final is at 8am. i slept to 11am. Talked with the prof already and she said the best i can do is take it up the ass. So...what kind of mentality should i have regarding how i will live my life? damn i'm an idiot :[. I think you mean a idiot. no, i think he means an idiot edit: on topic, if you explain to the prof that you slept in because you were sick, you might have better luck getting to take the retest Show nested quote +On June 10 2010 07:56 Lexpar wrote:On June 10 2010 07:17 [NyC]HoBbes wrote:On June 10 2010 07:04 Lexpar wrote:On June 10 2010 04:16 zhul4nder wrote:
So...final is at 8am. i slept to 11am. Talked with the prof already and she said the best i can do is take it up the ass. So...what kind of mentality should i have regarding how i will live my life? damn i'm an idiot :[. I think you mean a idiot. no, i think he means an idiot edit: on topic, if you explain to the prof that you slept in because you were sick, you might have better luck getting to take the retest No, no. Definitely a idiot. Show nested quote +On June 10 2010 08:07 vlaric wrote:On June 10 2010 07:56 Lexpar wrote:On June 10 2010 07:17 [NyC]HoBbes wrote:On June 10 2010 07:04 Lexpar wrote:On June 10 2010 04:16 zhul4nder wrote:
So...final is at 8am. i slept to 11am. Talked with the prof already and she said the best i can do is take it up the ass. So...what kind of mentality should i have regarding how i will live my life? damn i'm an idiot :[. I think you mean a idiot. no, i think he means an idiot edit: on topic, if you explain to the prof that you slept in because you were sick, you might have better luck getting to take the retest No, no. Definitely a idiot. No, it's an. I ate an apple I ate an intense meal. I ate an orange. I ate a buffalo. I ate a kiwi. I ate a mango. One chooses the article based upon the phonetic quality of the first letter of the word succeeding the article. If it's a vowel sound one uses an. If it's a consonant sound it's a. When u acts as a yoo sound (union, unity, united, etc.), a is used.
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On June 10 2010 19:11 Eiveki wrote:Show nested quote +On June 10 2010 19:00 GrayArea wrote:I dunno man, I think trolling can be really subtle sometimes (not as clear cut as you make it out to be). Things like 4chan and other similar sites just make people total idiots, and it's like a new phenomena or breed of internet users, who post in "troll-ish" ways. But like, I know what you are talking about in your post about people saying like "is this a troll post?" for threads that aren't trolling. Some people use the word TOO liberally, but my argument is that the word troll can be used more loosely nowadays. I see a lot of trolls recently, here is one example (granted the guy did bite, but still, this guy should be banned for doing this): On June 10 2010 07:04 Lexpar wrote:On June 10 2010 04:16 zhul4nder wrote:
So...final is at 8am. i slept to 11am. Talked with the prof already and she said the best i can do is take it up the ass. So...what kind of mentality should i have regarding how i will live my life? damn i'm an idiot :[. I think you mean a idiot. On June 10 2010 07:17 [NyC]HoBbes wrote:On June 10 2010 07:04 Lexpar wrote:On June 10 2010 04:16 zhul4nder wrote:
So...final is at 8am. i slept to 11am. Talked with the prof already and she said the best i can do is take it up the ass. So...what kind of mentality should i have regarding how i will live my life? damn i'm an idiot :[. I think you mean a idiot. no, i think he means an idiot edit: on topic, if you explain to the prof that you slept in because you were sick, you might have better luck getting to take the retest On June 10 2010 07:56 Lexpar wrote:On June 10 2010 07:17 [NyC]HoBbes wrote:On June 10 2010 07:04 Lexpar wrote:On June 10 2010 04:16 zhul4nder wrote:
So...final is at 8am. i slept to 11am. Talked with the prof already and she said the best i can do is take it up the ass. So...what kind of mentality should i have regarding how i will live my life? damn i'm an idiot :[. I think you mean a idiot. no, i think he means an idiot edit: on topic, if you explain to the prof that you slept in because you were sick, you might have better luck getting to take the retest No, no. Definitely a idiot. On June 10 2010 08:07 vlaric wrote:On June 10 2010 07:56 Lexpar wrote:On June 10 2010 07:17 [NyC]HoBbes wrote:On June 10 2010 07:04 Lexpar wrote:On June 10 2010 04:16 zhul4nder wrote:
So...final is at 8am. i slept to 11am. Talked with the prof already and she said the best i can do is take it up the ass. So...what kind of mentality should i have regarding how i will live my life? damn i'm an idiot :[. I think you mean a idiot. no, i think he means an idiot edit: on topic, if you explain to the prof that you slept in because you were sick, you might have better luck getting to take the retest No, no. Definitely a idiot. No, it's an. I ate an apple I ate an intense meal. I ate an orange. I ate a buffalo. I ate a kiwi. I ate a mango. One chooses the article based upon the phonetic quality of the first letter of the word succeeding the article. If it's a vowel sound one uses an. If it's a consonant sound it's a. When u acts as a yoo sound (union, unity, united, etc.), a is used. On June 10 2010 08:11 Lexpar wrote:
Yes but he's a idiot.
It was a meme... zzzzzzz.. even more reason to ban. and shame on you for posting that in this thread.
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