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There is a Troll lurking inside this Blog!

April 22, 2007

http://www.roadsideamerica.com/attract/WASEAtroll.html

 

 

Err.. a Troll is lurking in my dear blog. How did I know that it is a Troll? Geez, what is a ‘Troll’ anyway? Ok, I have Wikipedia to explain it for me.

Troll

A commenter whose sole purpose is to attack the views expressed on a blog and incite a flamewar, for example, a liberal going to a conservative blog, or vice versa. The word trolling means literally ‘to fish’, ie. when the troll fishes for a clashback from the blog writer and/or pro commenters. Many trolls will leave their remarks on multiple posts and continue to visit the blog, sparking spirited debate amongst the blog’s regular readers. Trolls’ verbosity can range from eloquent to crass, although most trolls probably fall into the latter category. Originally, trolling only meant the custom where someone was commenting just to get a flamewar going, by using exaggarated points of view not held by themselves.

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