grapefruit
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- 2 Sep 2008
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What's the definition of "trolling"? I looked up the wikipedia and it seems the definition is subjective. I'm curious about what the consented view on this is in this forum.
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I always took it to mean intentionally making inflammatory posts (which may or may not be the poster's real opinion) simply for the purpose of riling people up and watching them get offended.
I was reading the "tap water" thread, and it seemed some members mentioned "trolling". To me it was not inflammatory at all and it was interesting to read it. I did not know which parts of the post were "trolling". It seemed such labeling was unfair to the OP.:? But again, I'm kind of new to this forum...
Trolling is posting whatever just to get reactions from others. I thought it was a quite common behavior on any online forums.
I couldn't smell her bad breath but I sure could smell the very strong odor of trolling from that whole thing... (wow..that just came to me! God, I'm brilliant!)
I would say that this is a good sign that you have nothing to worry about!I don't want to be a troll.
OK, I continue to use the tap water thread as an example.
What exactly is it that OP is looking for? Is she really trying to find out what it was that caused her bad breath? Is she looking for others who had similar experiences with bad breath and bullying from schoolmates because of it? Is she, as she asks in the OP, asking the question, "Should I go back to Japan despite of the miserable experince she's had"? What!?
To me, and apparently, to some others, it sounded like she was just fishing to see the reactions from others to a... meaningless post. I, personally, don't get it but some people get a kick out of seeing people give serious replies to their posts consisted of some random thoughts/semi-facts and made-up stories.
An exact same post has appeared on another Japan-related online forum as pointed out by a member, who posted a link to it. Did she post it on JREF forum after not getting the kind of response to this serious problem she had been looking for on the other forum (what IS she looking for anyway, again, I ask) OR did she copy and paste the post onto JREF forum "just to see what happens. hee hee hee..."? I think the latter, and THAT is trolling.
Did you seriously think that that thread was not some kind of a joke? Wait a sec.... are you trolling me right now!? lol
Thanks.I would say that this is a good sign that you have nothing to worry about!
Now you are trolling!Thanks, Ashikaga-san. I think, I got it!
Thanks.
For a moment, I fell for it.Now you are trolling!
Kiddingツ!LOL
I have seen people accused of trolling if their point of view disgrees with another poster. This isn't, it is just a disgreement of views, except the person can take such an objection that they see it as trolling. We have had members in the past that were very fond of this tactic
About being accused of being a troll? Well there was this one time at band camp...I wanted to know if anyone else knew what I was talking about and had any similiar experiences that could help me feel better.Nobody wants to be the ONLY one on planet earth that something like that happend to