On Tue, Apr 23, 2013 at 9:16 AM, Douglas Roberts <d...@parrot-farm.net>wrote:
> <snip> > > --TrollBoi > > On Mon, Apr 22, 2013 at 9:37 PM, Stephen Guerin < > stephen.gue...@redfish.com> wrote: > >> Ok Troll-Boy, I'll bite. >> ... >> > Nick: Just for fun, I looked Troll up for us: (slightly self referential .. this itself is at least OT) -- Owen http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_(Internet) Troll (Internet) >From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_(Internet)#mw-navigation><http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_(Internet)#p-search> This article is about internet slang. For other uses, see Troll (disambiguation) <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_(disambiguation)>. [image: Page semi-protected]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Protection_policy#semi> In Internet slang <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_slang>, a *troll* ( pron.: / <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English>ˈ<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key> t <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key>r<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key> oʊ <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key>l<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key> / <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English>, /<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English> ˈ <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key>t<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key> r <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key>ɒ<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key> l <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key>/<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English>) is someone who posts inflammatory,[1]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_(Internet)#cite_note-1> extraneous <http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/extraneous#Adjective>, or off-topic <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Off-topic>messages in an online community, such as a forum, chat room, or blog, with the primary intent of provoking readers into an emotional <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emotion> response[2]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_(Internet)#cite_note-PCMAG_def-2> or of otherwise disrupting normal on-topic discussion.[3]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_(Internet)#cite_note-IUKB_def-3> The noun *troll* may also refer to the provocative message itself, as in: "That was an excellent troll you posted." While the word *troll* and its associated verb *trolling* are associated with Internet discourse, media attention in recent years has made such labels subjective <http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/subjective#English>, with trolling describing intentionally provocative actions and harassment<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harassment>outside of an online context. For example, mass media has used *troll* to describe "a person who defaces Internet tribute sites with the aim of causing grief to families."[4] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_(Internet)#cite_note-4> [5]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_(Internet)#cite_note-Trolling:TheTodayShowExplorestheDarkSideoftheInternet-5> It has been asserted that the verb to *troll* originates from Old French<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_French> *troller*, a hunting term. A verb "trôler" is found in modern French-English dictionaries, where the main meaning given is "to lead, or drag, somebody about". In modern English usage, the verb to *troll<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trolling_(fishing)> * describes a fishing technique of slowly dragging a lure or baited hook from a moving boat.[6]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_(Internet)#cite_note-merriam-webster-6> A similar but distinct verb, "to trawl," describes the act of dragging a fishing net (not a line). Whereas trolling with a fishing line is recreational, trawling with a net is generally a commercial activity.
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