I am sure many of you already know what I am talking about but for those of you who don't: "a troll is someone who posts inflammatory, extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community, such as an online discussion forum, chat room or blog, with the primary intent of provoking other users into an emotional response or of otherwise disrupting normal on-topic discussion.
[1]" I am also sure that you have ALL run into one at least once. These people seem to strive on annoying the heck out of others, going on fan communities and the like to write their verbal graffiti. I know maybe I shouldn't let them bother me as much as they do. I should ignore them, as they are getting out of me EXACTLY what they intended... a reaction. The thing is, it seems like lately they are becoming more and more prevalent. I am seeing their signs in more places. I just wonder what is driving this phenomenon.
For an example on a thread concerning the movie Alice In Wonderland, someone posted up, "That movie sucked". That's it. Now I am all for people expressing there likes/dislikes about movies. I believe you have a right to your opinion and can state that... but... you should also post up the WHY you feel a certain way. Otherwise you are just saying it for no reason. Other than, of course, to annoy the rest of us. So how do we get rid of these bottom feeders.. I guess ignoring them is the best policy.. The theory being if they don't get any attention perhaps they will go else where. Not very satisfying though.. :-) It's too bad it's not possible to swat people long side the head.. virtually speaking of course. Anyways that's just me... thoughts??
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