MrWunderful | 2,927 Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 Welcome class, if you showed up today, it’s because you want to improve your troll-sensing ability Online. I am Prof. Wunderful, and this class is free. I gladly take tips via Likes to my posts. Designed for those who are either too naive or too young to recognize trolling on a forum. Not responsible for use on Social Media, or for any aggressive Ls handed out via internet arguments. “Striving for a healthier internet ecosystem for the future” lets get started by showing a scenario, where one accepts the troll bait- there by ensnaring an unsuspecting user: Basic Troll Scenario 1 1) Troll will Make an unreasonable request- usually something specific. 2) Troll will play the victim, even though this request is unreasonable or un-realistic 3) Troll will then set the bait (supplying opinion as fact)- once the user approaches with fact based responses, its too late. 4) Troll then extends the trap many different ways- a. arguing in bad faith b. Projecting intellectual superiority c. Supplying un-verifiable information d. virtue signaling about decorum that the troll themselves don’t abide by e. point out small grammar or spelling mistakes no matter how insignificant *other triggers to come later in class 5)Troll subsists off frustration and wasted time until the end of days. Basic Troll Scenario 2: 1) Troll will Start a thread with a contrary to popular opinion *note – this is not in itself a bad thing, when supported with provable evidence or intelligent thought . The thing that differentiates an intelligent argument from a troll trap, is the fact that the initial troll argument is supported not on facts, but unverifiable information or opinions. 2) Troll might use reasonable arguments based on a a strawman as a trap to bait in users 3) once the user becomes invested, that’s when the troll springs the trap. They gradually allow the user to get more and more excited until the point to where they can extend it (see (4a-4e above) 4) Troll then plays the Victim, hopefully culminating in some sort of action taken against the user (ie Banning, bad mark, etc. ) Conclusion: Not all Trolls are bad, and we don’t hate them as people. They are a crucial part of the Internet Forum ecosystem. They just need to be identified and treated as the neck-bearded basement-dwellers they are, to keep the internet enjoyable for all people. Hopefully at the end of this course you will not only learn how to not get trapped, but possibly how to use them as Entertainment as I and so many others have as well! Please use this thread to discuss trolling tactics, verify if you have in fact been trolled, or ask any other trolling related questions. Next class on hijacking coming soon! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,584 Editorials Team · Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sumez | 2,994 Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guillavoie | 1,210 Events Team · Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 And I thought this would be about naming names. Just give us the names Corey! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptOut | 8,892 Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 2 hours ago, guillavoie said: And I thought this would be about naming names. Just give us the names Corey! We ALL know who they are, and you can NOMINATE them for the Public Enemy No. 1 GOLDEN GANON award right here! 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammerfestus | 3,882 Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 uh huh. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWunderful | 2,927 Posted January 24, 2023 Author Share Posted January 24, 2023 6 hours ago, guillavoie said: And I thought this would be about naming names. Just give us the names Corey! This isnt about anyone, just a PSA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a3quit4s | 4,125 Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 Why oh why is Pepe frog now a symbol of hate, he was only supposed to be our lovable prince of trolling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWunderful | 2,927 Posted January 24, 2023 Author Share Posted January 24, 2023 7 hours ago, Sumez said: What is ironic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aguy | 774 Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 12 minutes ago, MrWunderful said: What is ironic? Rain on your wedding day? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammerfestus | 3,882 Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 8 minutes ago, Aguy said: Rain on your wedding day? As a young teen when that album came out I definitely did not touch myself while listening to it. Repeatedly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,534 Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 26 minutes ago, Aguy said: Rain on your wedding day? *twitch* Nothing she mentioned in that song was ironic! Alanis was trolling us! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estil | 1,265 Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 I must say that Flat Earth club is the best...trolling...group...EVER. I mean c'mon, nobody really thinks the world is flat...they're just putting on that act to get people riled up. I mean that is the textbook definition of trolling, is it not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Pac | 7,587 Graphics Team · Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 *me reading this thread and realizing I might be a low-key troll at heart... -CasualCart 1 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 11,830 Administrator · Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodysGameRoom | 2,008 Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 I said give me the real trolls. Perfection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link | 2,727 Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 1 hour ago, Estil said: I must say that Flat Earth club is the best...trolling...group...EVER. I mean c'mon, nobody really thinks the world is flat...they're just putting on that act to get people riled up. I disagree. But if you like that kind if thing, look into "birds aren't real". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWunderful | 2,927 Posted January 24, 2023 Author Share Posted January 24, 2023 6 minutes ago, Link said: I disagree. But if you like that kind if thing, look into "birds aren't real". After 2016, my faith in our collective intelligence has dropped to a very low level. Im sure people actually believe both, which is incredibly sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammerfestus | 3,882 Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 54 minutes ago, MrWunderful said: After 2016, my faith in our collective intelligence has dropped to a very low level. Im sure people actually believe both, which is incredibly sad. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link | 2,727 Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 56 minutes ago, MrWunderful said: After 2016, my faith in our collective intelligence has dropped to a very low level. Im sure people actually believe both, which is incredibly sad. Flat Earth leadership is sincere, or at least wants their adherents to believe it. Birds Aren't Real is a parody conspiracy made to undermine, distract from, and ridicule exactly that kind of mis/low-information campaign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 11,830 Administrator · Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 11 minutes ago, Link said: Flat Earth leadership is sincere, or at least wants their adherents to believe it. Birds Aren't Real is a parody conspiracy made to undermine, distract from, and ridicule exactly that kind of mis/low-information campaign. If you believe in birds you're a fool! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Code Monkey | 2,013 Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 Did you know troll is actually a fishing term? I thought everyone knew this initially and I got super confused when people started referring to the beast of Norse Mythology, I had no idea how they were connected. It turns out people actually thought troll was a noun and not a verb. When fishing, you fish one spot for a while, then move on to another spot. If you're at the back of the boat, you can troll while travelling, I've done this many times. You let your line out the back of the boat, with bait and see if anything bites while on the way to your next destination. That's why this internet act is referred to as "trolling," you set the bait and just let it hang out there to see if anyone bites. It has nothing to do with an actual troll. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trolling_(fishing) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWunderful | 2,927 Posted January 24, 2023 Author Share Posted January 24, 2023 Thank you for providing an example of (3a) as shown above. Providing un-verifiable information. “The internet does this because I said so” 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a3quit4s | 4,125 Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 40 minutes ago, MrWunderful said: Thank you for providing an example of (3a) as shown above. Providing un-verifiable information. “The internet does this because I said so” Sir this is the internet we have no interest in “facts” 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammerfestus | 3,882 Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 1 hour ago, Code Monkey said: Did you know troll is actually a fishing term? I thought everyone knew this initially and I got super confused when people started referring to the beast of Norse Mythology, I had no idea how they were connected. It turns out people actually thought troll was a noun and not a verb. When fishing, you fish one spot for a while, then move on to another spot. If you're at the back of the boat, you can troll while travelling, I've done this many times. You let your line out the back of the boat, with bait and see if anything bites while on the way to your next destination. That's why this internet act is referred to as "trolling," you set the bait and just let it hang out there to see if anyone bites. It has nothing to do with an actual troll. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trolling_(fishing) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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