What's a troll?

[Hoganbeg]

Also, on this site, there is a contest for "forum cop title" for whomever can yell Troll! first. It's almost like a trophy. This will also ensure that you get no feedback on the initial post because a pissing match will ensue between the three troll police on the board. The winner is usually whoevers mom let's them stay on the internet past their bedtime or whoevers AOL dialup account fails first.

Would that be a sub-set of sheep dog?

[tuts40]

No one told me there were prizes involved! If there are warm chocolate chip cookies as well, I want to hear about it NOW.

Forget about it. The "get a cookie if you own a Glock" scheme is fake also. ...Isn't it? I never got one.

[walt629]

Hey! That excellent description sounds exactly like 'nogods' & 'elspeth'!!

Oh Man! Now you done it! You woke them up!

[walt629]

This is exactly correct, the tell tale signs of a troller are:

1> A very small number of posts, generally under 10
2> A completely controversial question (Such as what if I shoot someone in the head for squirting water on me, but they may have had a knife too, or a question equally as dumb)
3> Generally they use the incorrect terms for items as well.

I have found that even if you spot the troll early on and alert others, they seem to be mesmerized by the troll's power of persuasion and people feel compelled to continue to comment on the post despite the fact the OP clearly isn't interested in your response other than to add to the hot topic or deny the troll allegation.

Now to avoid being falsely identified as a troll, you should ask some "normal" questions first, introduce yourself, read some posts that are already on a site (to answer some questions ahead of time), the search function for most sites is pretty much useless, so enjoy and don't troll lol

Yup! What he said!

[dcselby1]

New here, curious about what a "troll" is.

This is what I remember: The Three Billy Goats Gruff


Once upon a time there were three billy goats, who were to go up to the hillside to make themselves fat, and the name of all three was "Gruff."

On the way up was a bridge over a cascading stream they had to cross; and under the bridge lived a great ugly troll , with eyes as big as saucers, and a nose as long as a poker.

So first of all came the youngest Billy Goat Gruff to cross the bridge.

"Trip, trap, trip, trap! " went the bridge.

"Who's that tripping over my bridge?" roared the troll .

"Oh, it is only I, the tiniest Billy Goat Gruff , and I'm going up to the hillside to make myself fat," said the billy goat, with such a small voice.

"Now, I'm coming to gobble you up," said the troll. "Oh, no! pray don't take me. I'm too little, that I am," said the billy goat.
"Wait a bit till the second Billy Goat Gruff comes. He's much bigger."

"Well, be off with you," said the troll. A little while after came the second Billy Goat Gruff to cross the bridge.

Trip, trap, trip, trap, trip, trap, went the bridge. "Who's that tripping over my bridge?" roared the troll.

"Oh, it's the second Billy Goat Gruff , and I'm going up to the hillside to make myself fat," said the billy goat, who hadn't such a small voice.

"Now I'm coming to gobble you up," said the troll. "Oh, no! Don't take me. Wait a little till the big Billy Goat Gruff comes.
He's much bigger."

"Very well! Be off with you," said the troll.

But just then up came the big Billy Goat Gruff .

Trip, trap, trip, trap, trip, trap! went the bridge, for the billy goat was so heavy that the bridge creaked and groaned under him.

"Who's that tramping over my bridge?" roared the troll.

"It's I! The big Billy Goat Gruff ," said the billy goat, who had an ugly hoarse voice of his own.

"Now I 'm coming to gobble you up," roared the troll.


Well, come along! I've got two spears, And I'll poke your eyeballs out at your ears; I've got besides two curling-stones,
And I'll crush you to bits, body and bones.

That was what the big billy goat said. And then he flew at the troll, and poked his eyes out with his horns, and crushed him to bits, body and bones, and tossed him out into the cascade, and after that he went up to the hillside. There the billy goats got so fat they were scarcely able to walk home again. And if the fat hasn't fallen off them, why, they're still fat; and so, and tossed him out into the cascade, and after that he went up to the hillside. There the billy goats got so fat they were scarcely able to walk home again. And if the fat hasn't fallen off them, why, they're still fat; and so, Snip, snap, snout. This tale's told out.

[Deserteagle]

Forget about it. The "get a cookie if you own a Glock" scheme is fake also. ...Isn't it? I never got one.

I also did not receive a cookie.