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TROLLS

  Author:  17516  Category:(Debate) Created:(2/24/2001 8:12:00 PM)
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What is a troll? The word troll, as used in this essay, comes from fishing terminology, as opposed to mythology. Therefore being a troll has nothing to do with one's size and everything to do with one's behavior, as I will demonstrate.

In fishing terminology, to troll is the act of dragging bait to attract fish. This analogy has been adapted to Internet communities to describe a person who purposely changes the stated topic to either cause trouble, or suit their own agenda. Trolls have also been known to write essays as bait to attract "fish". Why do trolls behave as they do? Reasons vary from troll to troll, but may include just wanting to talk about their own agenda all the way to more malicious reasons, such as the enjoyment of causing strife. Really one should not concern oneself with the motivations of trolls, it is irrelevant. What is relevant is that trolls are usually persistent and annoying. The only known way to rid oneself of trolls is by not feeding them (responding to them in any way). If everyone participates by remembering and applying this easy tip, it may be possible to rid ourselves of trolls and their obnoxious behavior.

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Date: 2/24/2001 8:14:00 PM  From Authorid: 9130    I seem to recall being called this on one of your posts... how interesting! This is SUCH an excellent post-- now I know not to respond to you!  
Date: 2/24/2001 8:15:00 PM  From Authorid: 9130    BTW this is not a debate.  
Date: 2/24/2001 8:19:00 PM  From Authorid: 9295    May not be a debate, but it's a wonderful autobiography...nice post. *Hugs*  
Date: 2/24/2001 8:19:00 PM  From Authorid: 21357    There are a few kind of trolls. Fishing trolling is one of them, the kind that lives under your bed in another
Date: 2/24/2001 8:23:00 PM  From Authorid: 15033    To me, making the "behavior" of a person the focus to comdemn the person is wrong... I do it, others do it, but I think that is the real root of the problem...we condemn ourselves when we condemn another...when we should give them something from our hearts to make them want to leave the behavior behind...voila! A person, not a troll...Love,  
Date: 2/24/2001 8:24:00 PM  From Authorid: 16671    LOL< LOL< LOL<LOL Alright all ready. So I'm a slow learner. *hugs*  
Date: 2/24/2001 8:26:00 PM  From Authorid: 16671    actually it is a debate dizzy as some people say there are no trolls,what do ya'll think?  
Date: 2/24/2001 8:26:00 PM  From Authorid: 15621    There are some trolls here KK..lets see theres...1..2....3....4....ah...never mind...LOL  
Date: 2/24/2001 8:30:00 PM  From Authorid: 177    In Norway, Trolls hang out under bridges, sometimes making things difficult for those who would cross the bridge. You might say that the trolls extracted toll payments, from those who wished to cross the bridge unmolested.  
Date: 2/24/2001 8:31:00 PM  From Authorid: 177    Excuse me. Are we talking about troll fishing, or are we talking about the mythical creatures?  
Date: 2/24/2001 8:34:00 PM  From Authorid: 9130    TC I think she is using an anology to talk about people who disagree with her on this site :)  
Date: 2/24/2001 8:35:00 PM  ( From Author ) From Authorid: 17516    We are talking about a behaviour TC, as in one who trolls. It is not a derogatory name, just a description of behavior. I have noticed that if negative behavior is ignored it will usually go away. I will not feed the trolls anymore.  
Date: 2/24/2001 8:37:00 PM  From Authorid: 9295    Actually, it's not a bad concept, one I think I'll try myself.  
Date: 2/24/2001 8:42:00 PM  ( From Author ) From Authorid: 17516    Thanks for the compliment Nova  
Date: 2/24/2001 8:56:00 PM  From Authorid: 9130    I suppose it is nice that I can say whatever I want to you now and you can't come back with some circular argument... hmm... very interesting...  
Date: 2/24/2001 9:15:00 PM  From Authorid: 15621    Im going to make a sign "PLEASE DO NOT FEED THE TROLLS"...lol  
Date: 2/24/2001 10:52:00 PM  From Authorid: 17525    Thanks for the tip. Good info for the next 'troll' infestation.  
Date: 2/25/2001 7:09:00 AM  From Authorid: 23610    LOL...I like this one Karma Killer. Yep...I've noticed the trolls too and I'm not feeding them anymore either. Good post. *hugs* -Lady Nyx  
Date: 2/25/2001 8:43:00 AM  From Authorid: 15621    The wars taking place at usm is pathetic  
Date: 2/25/2001 10:18:00 AM  From Authorid: 16671    Now see what you have started karma, sound like a good answer for all of us, do not feed the trolls. lol  
Date: 2/25/2001 11:26:00 AM  From Authorid: 177    Hey, I'm learning stuff here at USM: A new definition of Troll. Thanks for informing me.  
Date: 2/25/2001 11:40:00 AM  From Authorid: 277    "Trolls have also been known to write essays as bait to attract "fish"." Well, since this is an "essay" and was written to single out someone that you called a "troll" on another post, does this make you one too? It doesn't seem right that you want people to stop "trying to catch the fish", so to speak, when you have written this story to single an individual out. You may be a troll yourself in disguise!  
Date: 2/25/2001 11:59:00 AM  From Authorid: 277    Overall, it is a good post, but the intentions behind it are not as good as they seem.  
Date: 2/25/2001 12:03:00 PM  From Authorid: 16442    I think the intention is great because what she is doing in general I believe is letting the perticular people that are doing this know that they are not being unnoticed. And the majority of us do not think they are showing their intelligence nor their 'maturity' when they act like that. I for one think its a great message and I hope it wasn't directed at me. LOL!! ~MOONPRIESTESS~  
Date: 2/25/2001 5:04:00 PM  From Authorid: 11528    I missed all this, night shifts again. Thanks for the info on trolls. I didnt know the most recent definition. Im a troll, feed me feed me. hehehehe  
Date: 2/25/2001 6:11:00 PM  ( From Author ) From Authorid: 17516    Enki, you are most definately NOT a troll! You're too sweet! But thanks for stopping by.  
Date: 2/25/2001 6:17:00 PM  From Authorid: 13079    Hiya KK *hugs* Im glad this is in "debate" because I say Enki is most definitely a troll!!! Thats my stance......and I will NOT budge. *smile*  
Date: 2/25/2001 6:46:00 PM  ( From Author ) From Authorid: 17516    Weeeeelll I don't know ~whispers to Enki~ hey, how tall are ya anyway?? do you like to fish?  
Date: 2/26/2001 6:49:00 AM  From Authorid: 160    The description given leaves one to wonder about anyone posting a story in debate or religion. Would I be considered a troll if I ask you if they had a paticular appetite for M&M's? Then I am a troll! And I stand proud and tall!  
Date: 2/26/2001 6:49:00 AM  From Authorid: 160    Troll on Garth, troll ahead!!!  
Date: 2/26/2001 6:50:00 AM  From Authorid: 160    sorry I got a little carried away, it's just that I troll these pages looking for a good laugh, I think I found one.  
Date: 2/26/2001 6:52:00 AM  From Authorid: 160    ROTFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!ok, you can delete anything that is not of a serious nature, starting with me. Go ahead I dont mind you cant hurt me. I'm a troll, and I've lost it.  
Date: 2/26/2001 6:55:00 AM  From Authorid: 16442    PamyJo, you aren't a troll, you're just CRAZY!!!! LOL! ~MOONPRIESTESS~  
Date: 2/26/2001 6:56:00 AM  From Authorid: 160    You cant take my trollness away from me, I am a troll!!!!  
Date: 2/26/2001 6:59:00 AM  From Authorid: 16442    Okay, FINE, you're a CRAZY troll, so you aren't responsible for your actions!!! LOL! ~MOONPRIESTESS~  
Date: 2/26/2001 7:04:00 AM  From Authorid: 12835    FEEEED MEEEEE.......  
Date: 2/26/2001 7:12:00 AM  From Authorid: 160    I have my eye on a really cute troll here, I wonder if he'll take a troll with me?  
Date: 2/26/2001 7:12:00 AM  From Authorid: 160    And dont anyone try and pull me back to reality cause I refuse to come without a fight!  
Date: 2/26/2001 7:14:00 AM  From Authorid: 160    The trolls are runnin' loose in the conTROLL room, I have 6 troll duplicate stories on my list of stories replied to.. Help!  
Date: 2/26/2001 7:18:00 AM  From Authorid: 12835    Well Pamyjo, if he wont' take a "troll" with you, I would love to. Hey, are those M&M's....  
Date: 2/26/2001 7:19:00 AM  From Authorid: 12835    By the way, I don't want to get in "troll"ble with the con-troll-er of this post...  
Date: 2/26/2001 7:20:00 AM  From Authorid: 160    OK Pete, we'll troll in the sunshine and to heck with the rest of reality, yes, they are M&M's and you can have as many as you want. Lets go!  
Date: 2/26/2001 7:20:00 AM  ( From Author ) From Authorid: 17516    hahaha...~Karma rounds up all the cute little trollies and feeds them M&Ms "poof"~ Oh good...so glad these worked on you guys ~looking with relief at Enki, Pamyjo and St Pete~ that means you're not real Trolls cause the magic M&M cure just won't work on them!!  
Date: 2/26/2001 7:21:00 AM  From Authorid: 160    Nah, she gave me permission in my message box. Wanna invite her?  
Date: 2/26/2001 7:34:00 AM  From Authorid: 12835    Sure if you think we can con-troll her appetite for the m&m's.  
Date: 2/26/2001 7:56:00 AM  ( From Author ) From Authorid: 17516    LMAO....I'd like to see YOU try to con-troll me St Pete! muhwahahah ~Karma pinches St Pete on the cheeks then grabs Pamjo's hands....they go dancing off down the streets of USMland...laughing uncon-trollably~  
Date: 2/26/2001 8:02:00 AM  From Authorid: 160    I dont do dance! I can however sing so we can sing our way down the streets of USM you've got a deal!  
Date: 2/26/2001 8:04:00 AM  From Authorid: 160    Pete, if she tries to tell you that I said I'd pinch your behind, DONT BELIEVE HER!!  
Date: 2/26/2001 8:11:00 AM  From Authorid: 160    She's a trool-ber maker!  
Date: 2/26/2001 8:11:00 AM  From Authorid: 160    thats troll-ble maker!  
Date: 2/26/2001 8:18:00 AM  ( From Author ) From Authorid: 17516    Date: 2/26/2001 8:03:00 AM ( For Author Only ) From Authorid: 160 If it were me, I'd pinch him on the butt! muwahahaha Bad girl...gotcha!!!  
Date: 2/26/2001 8:19:00 AM  ( From Author ) From Authorid: 17516    Date: 2/26/2001 8:07:00 AM ( For Author Only ) From Authorid: 160 HAH! You cant pull one over on me! He'll believe me ya' know! I have this reputation that everyone will attest to, that I would never say such a crude thing, I am a lady! Well we know what you are now! hahaha!!!  
Date: 2/26/2001 8:32:00 AM  ( From Author ) From Authorid: 17516    would you look at this, Pete?! Pamyjo wants to pinch your butt!!  
Date: 2/26/2001 9:01:00 AM  From Authorid: 160    I am MORTIFIED!! Whoda' thought you could cut and paste?  
Date: 2/26/2001 9:03:00 AM  ( From Author ) From Authorid: 17516    ~Karma hands Pamyjo a cool cloth for her hot cheeks~ Gee St Pete...I guess you have another admirer ~wink~  
Date: 2/26/2001 9:06:00 AM  From Authorid: 160    I am laughing so hard I cant get off the floor!  
Date: 2/26/2001 9:07:00 AM  From Authorid: 12835    I'm laughing my "little" butt off. That was way too funny!!!! Laughs uncon-troll-ably.......I have a cheek for each of you.......  
Date: 2/26/2001 9:08:00 AM  From Authorid: 160    Glad to have made your Monday a little more bearable or trollable, Pete!  
Date: 2/26/2001 9:12:00 AM  From Authorid: 12835    It's Trollville.....  
Date: 2/26/2001 9:12:00 AM  From Authorid: 16671    my, my , my look what I have missed. This site is turning into a regular *peyton Place* hummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.  
Date: 2/26/2001 9:42:00 AM  From Authorid: 160    Disclaimer** Ahem.. clearing throat, the above comments were entirely spontaneous and were said in fun. There were no hidden messages or agendas, now back to the serious world.  
Date: 2/26/2001 9:51:00 AM  From Authorid: 160    And FB you are showing your age because only you and I were around to remember Peyton Place!  
Date: 2/26/2001 10:45:00 AM  ( From Author ) From Authorid: 17516    Hey, I remember when they redid it! LOL  
Date: 2/26/2001 11:50:00 AM  From Authorid: 160    For the record I am back! I am in control once again and will not mess up your post any further. Thanks for allowing me this fun!  
Date: 2/26/2001 11:50:00 AM  From Authorid: 12835    I remember it. By the way you can tell how old your are by your school pic's. Are they all black and white, or just some of them!!!!!  
Date: 2/26/2001 11:54:00 AM  From Authorid: 160    Pete, I swear I dont know how I got to be this age, It snuck up on me when I wasn't looking. I dont feel older than Moses.  
Date: 2/26/2001 12:05:00 PM  From Authorid: 12835    Ah, but young at heart Pamy........  
Date: 2/26/2001 12:08:00 PM  From Authorid: 16671    I know, pammyjo, gave away my age in just one sentence. LOL Oh well, maybe I should have said this is starting to be like *dallas* no that too is old, hummmmmmmmmmmmm lets see, gee cant think of new ones as I dont watch the soaps.  
Date: 2/26/2001 12:09:00 PM  From Authorid: 160    Cant even do General Hospital, I was a kid when that debued! I know Wonderwoman!  
Date: 2/26/2001 12:18:00 PM  From Authorid: 12835    Who is Wonderwoman ?  
Date: 2/26/2001 12:21:00 PM  ( From Author ) From Authorid: 17516    C'est Moi!! Oh nevermind..wonderwoman doesn't speak French, does she??  
Date: 2/26/2001 12:25:00 PM  ( From Author ) From Authorid: 17516    Well I FEEL like Wonderwoman....does that count?  
Date: 2/26/2001 1:04:00 PM  From Authorid: 160    Does Wonderwoman stub her toe and break it?  
Date: 2/26/2001 1:49:00 PM  ( From Author ) From Authorid: 17516    Hey LOL...I stubbed it very HARD!!! You'd better behave, Pamyjo, or I'll lasso you with my truth rope and make you spill more secrets about St. you-know-who! ~grin~  
Date: 2/26/2001 3:28:00 PM  From Authorid: 160    PamyJo no longer exists, she asked me to step in for her and please lets keep this dignified.  
Date: 2/26/2001 3:33:00 PM  From Authorid: 160    Help my alter ego has taken over and she wont let me come out and play anymore, actually she sounds a lot like my Mother!!  
Date: 2/26/2001 3:33:00 PM  From Authorid: 160    Oh no you dont young lady get your behind back in there where you belong!  
Date: 2/26/2001 3:34:00 PM  From Authorid: 160    This is what 2 years of USM has done to me, split my personality in half. Take heed it could happen to anyone!  
Date: 2/26/2001 4:40:00 PM  From Authorid: 9130    Did you ever notice how some people think that ignoring things will make them go away? It ususally dosen't work.  
Date: 2/26/2001 5:02:00 PM  From Authorid: 160    Dizzy honey, have we been ignoring you? If so please forgive, I just wanted to make fun of some of the serious stuff that goes on behind the scenes at USM. I think we all need to get out more.  
Date: 2/26/2001 6:29:00 PM  From Authorid: 16671    I'm with you pammyjo, we all need to get out more. what ever happened to our *bash* parties? As I recall it was Karmas turn to be bashed.  
Date: 2/26/2001 7:31:00 PM  From Authorid: 20497    LMAO..............THIS IS HILARIOUS....KK.... this is great.....I have already taken your advice......haha....bwearsie  
Date: 2/27/2001 3:46:00 PM  From Authorid: 12823    ROFLMAO! @ the copy and pasted author only comments! hahahahahahaha.....  
Date: 2/27/2001 9:29:00 PM  From Authorid: 276    pmyjo do you remember HARPER VALLEY PTA, now that would make you old. And as for the rest of this stuff, I think that without trolls we would not have a site. Conversations should at some point be able to educate us. And in this I think you educated many, now trolls will be popping up all over the site, but remember just ignore us, we will go away...  
Date: 2/28/2001 5:54:00 PM  From Authorid: 160    Glad to have entertained you Aeruxia, KK really showed me for the phony that I am at heart, thats ok, anything for a laugh.  
Date: 2/28/2001 5:57:00 PM  From Authorid: 160    I have to say that this was classic, if they ever publish anything that is said on here I hope this makes it on the first page.... And I do remember Harper Valley P.T.A. with Barbara Eden.  
Date: 3/2/2001 3:35:00 PM  From Authorid: 11211    This is absoutely the best one yet...I thought I would fall over laughing. Gonna keep this one for the deary days when I need a good laugh. Love!*  
Date: 3/2/2001 3:49:00 PM  From Authorid: 160    It can only get better WD! Love to you little friend!  
Date: 3/2/2001 4:17:00 PM  ( From Author ) From Authorid: 17516    ~psst~ hey everyone...WD sent me some AO msgs too...should i share? LOL  
Date: 3/2/2001 4:18:00 PM  ( From Author ) From Authorid: 17516    hahaha....gotcha...just teasing everyone! Pamyjo fed me too many M&Ms and the sugar high is making me loopy!  
Date: 3/3/2001 4:11:00 AM  From Authorid: 160    Dont blame it on the sugar!  
Date: 3/3/2001 8:51:00 AM  ( From Author ) From Authorid: 17516    ~Karma arranges her hair to cover her horns~ What are you trying to say Pamyjo?  
Date: 3/3/2001 10:34:00 AM  From Authorid: 160    I'd rather not say! You are such a sweet heart noone would ever know WHO and WHAT you really are! Ever see Rosemarys baby?  
Date: 3/3/2001 1:50:00 PM  From Authorid: 16671    yeah pammyjo, I always wondered what happened to that kid, but I thought it was a boy? Ah, just another lie from the devil, it was UMMMMMMMMM who could it have been, who has the horns here,HHHHHHUUUUMMMMMMMMMMMM, I think Karma!!!!!!!!!! J>K> you know.  
Date: 3/16/2001 7:52:00 PM  From Authorid: 12823    I think this post got a little out of con-troll  
Date: 5/9/2001 2:49:00 PM  From Authorid: 177    Whatever they are TROLLS SUCK!!  

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