TROLL Spotting

[jimi]

Any nominations?

To enter a posting on a forum designed to attract predictable responses or flames. Derives from the phrase "trolling for newbies"; which in turn comes from mainstream "trolling";, a style of fishing in which one trails bait through a likely spot hoping for a bite. The well-constructed troll is a post that induces lots of newbies and flamers to make themselves look even more clueless than they already do, while subtly conveying to the more savvy and experienced that it is in fact a deliberate troll. If you don't fall for the joke, you get to be in on it

Jim

 

[Guest]

Re: TROLL Spotting - I\'ve spotted one

Your posting is itself a troll!

Gotcha

Geoff

 

[jimi]

Re: TROLL Spotting - I\'ve spotted one

Och No. It was a genuine enquiry!

Jim

 

[nicho]

Jim - I'm not sure Steve 101 doesn't fit into this category.......

 

[SloopJohnB]

Surely not?

And after all those nice people spent so much time giving him all that advice!

 

[hillyarder]

why on earth would you bother? nm

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[Steve101]

FLAMES EVERYWHERE!!! GET ME MY FIRE EXTINGUISHER!!! (OOPS FORGOT TO PUT IT ON THE LIST!!!!) ;-)

 

[jimi]

That was my suspicion .. just hope Vyv returns ...

Jim

 

[pvb]

TROLL ALERT!

Nigel Luther's "List ONE item......"

 

[doris]

Bring back Van Thadden nm.

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