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Headrock
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03:24:47 PM Aug 12th 2010
edited by Headrock
I've got an interesting example to add to this topic, and since it's locked (which I guess is a good thing), I'll just share it here for now.

Miscellaneous:
  • Another example that this is Older Than You Think is the Jewish collector Avraham Schwedrin. In the early 20th century, the mostly-insane Schwedrin embarked on a project to collect autographs and examples of handwriting from as many famous Jewish people as he could. His primary method for achieving this was through correspondence, wherein Schwedrin would politely and kindly ask for an autograph. However, after the aging collection was submitted to the national archives and researched, it became apparent that oftentimes Schwedrin would write a letter full of mindless drivel and blatant ass-kissing instead - with the direct intention of getting the recipient to respond with with an angry "don't ever write to me again, you moron". Apparently, he preferred them replying with anger than not replying at all. In fact, the young Albert Einstein responded with a long tirade about how stupid Schwedrin's letter to him was, and how he must be the stupidest person Einstein had ever had the displeasure to converse with. That letter is one of the crown jewels of the collection, and considered a major asset for the National Archives.
codenamehunterwolf
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05:18:20 PM Aug 18th 2010
edited by codenamehunterwolf
I don't care what you think As long as it's about me The best of us can find happiness in misery

Seems like Fall Out Boy's I Don't Care is fitting for the page. Shame it's locked.
SoWeAteThem
12:20:31 PM Sep 2nd 2010
edited by SoWeAteThem
There's a quotes page, ain't there?
Lionheart0
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09:04:39 AM Aug 26th 2010
I had an example that I thought would be good;

In Mass Effect 2, the Player character's, Shepard, choices are made by the Player. A lot of the renegade choices comes off as purely trolling the NP Cs, like accusing a Shopkeeper of being prejudice against the poor after they refuse to lower their prices.
codenamehunterwolf
03:31:48 PM Aug 26th 2010
I think they're meant to be more along the lines of Insane Troll Logic, but certainly see if one of the site staff would be willing to put it in.

Speaking of which...Jack. Even when you try to romance her she still swears at you. She might count as well.
TBeholder
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04:43:56 AM Sep 10th 2010
Antwan
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02:10:01 AM Nov 19th 2010
That Homestuck one isn't very accurate considering all 12 trolls are now introduced. Perhaps you could remove that one part?
Descriptor
01:16:41 PM Feb 5th 2011
Actually, it could use an entire reworking. The troll race itself is essentially a race of internet trolls. I mean, they fear sunlight (for good reason) and have an entire system of romance based on hatred. That combined with the group basically encompassing the large majority of internet personalities really backs this up.
Adannor
08:10:46 AM Feb 18th 2011
Simpliest way to detail the example on this page would be:
Homestuck trolls were introduced like this at first, trolling the initial four protagonists over the internet, but with time they were revealed to be an entirely separate species, actually called Trolls, and their initial trolling was merely an introduction for some of them.
OneMore
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07:11:33 AM Nov 28th 2010
Is it possible to add an example? An actual example, not trolling.
Fruitmassacre
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03:07:18 PM Dec 29th 2010
edited by Fruitmassacre
"Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei has Meru Otonashi, who (true to her name) is extremely shy around others, and only communicates through text messages... pretty much all of which consist entirely of outrageous slander of the recipient. And don't even think about taking her phone away, because she has extras."

It should be libel, not slander. Slander is spoken; libel is written.
Majutsukai
04:11:33 PM Dec 29th 2010
That's the legal definition. In the layman's usage, "slander" can refer to any form of defamation.
ergeis
04:16:31 AM May 31st 2011
Nice Spiderman reference(?)
Illuminatus
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10:01:43 AM Jan 5th 2011
I have another example to add, under Web Original

  • Conservapaedia has fallen especially victim to trolls, having been infiltrated to it's highest levels more than once by users acting as Poes Law parodies of extreme Conservatives.
LeftVentricle
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01:21:21 PM Jan 11th 2011
Can we add meta examples? For example, anime production house Gainax is well known for their controversial show endings, most recent being Panty & Stocking. Their fandom erupts with cries of "GODDAMMIT GAINAX IS TROLLING US AGAIN" and the like. Kadokawa and Kyoto Animation "trolled" the Haruhi fanbase in a similar manner by extending the "Endless Eight" story, which was a one-shot in its source book, into eight episodes of nearly identical content.
tsstevens
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04:37:29 PM Jan 27th 2011
Michael Cole might be an example, this is his reaction to the IWC, Daniel Bryan fans, he basically liks who everyone else hates and hates who everyone else likes.
66.212.24.125
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06:31:07 PM Mar 21st 2011
edited by 66.212.24.125
Great Teacher Onizuka is a great anime example. He constantly performs bizarre acts and has extreme bipolar behavior. He even has the same face as the internet troll when he's trolling (perhaps he even inspired it).

Regular face: http://www.animekiwi.com/great-teacher-onizuka/ Troll face: http://www.animecrazy.net/great-teacher-onizuka-images/166/Image/7177 http://realotakugamer.com/not-so-hot-for-teacher-great-teacher-onizuka-gto-review
SotiCoto
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09:09:15 AM Apr 6th 2011
edited by SotiCoto
Why is the article so entirely perjorative in nature? The straw-manning is bad enough on its own, but whoever wrote the article on trolls just seems to be going out of their way to be as bigoted as humanly possible. It strikes me as rather hypocritical, frankly, though it depends what the intent of the article really is: sincere or trolling in its own right. If the latter, then since I seem to be the only one thus far spurred by it then I doubt its effectiveness.

Either way, for some trolling is an exact science. For others it is a delicate artform. For more again it is a way of life, and even unavoidable in some cases. The misrepresentation here of all (or even most) trolls as crude, inept idiots looking for no more than a cheap laugh is absurd... and will only lead to misinformation and further prejudice from the general community.

All that aside, I probably shouldn't rewrite the article myself as it would become clear that I am myself biased in the opposite direction, and as such I cannot provide an impartial account. So would someone who isn't excessively bigoted against our socially manipulative ways mind rewriting the article more fairly?

[Note: This is written not to provoke a negative reaction, but a positive one (effectiveness aside). If you react negatively to it, on your own shoulders be it.]
TotalDomination
08:13:21 AM Jun 28th 2011
Are you seriously white-knighting trolls of all kinds of people? Do you take hard drugs of any kind?

Seriously, if you've thought about the whole thing as long & hard as I have, you'll realize that trolls are essentially nothing more than school-yard bullies. It doesn't matter if they view it as an art form, a science or a life-style (you'd have to be really pathetic to view trolling as an acceptable life-style. Hell, Scientology is more acceptable than being a troll. Yeah, I said it). In the end, they're only picking on people to get a negative reaction out of them, in a sad & pathetic attempt to boost their non-existent self-esteem, much like a school-yard bully would.

While not all trolls are like this (sometimes they act like douche-bags in order to get a laugh out of other people, much like a class-clown), the majority of them are.

& before you call me out & say "Derp-de-durr ur just bein a canibal troll fuk u!", I'm speaking from experience here. I used to be a troll. I know what it's like to both receive & give.

I used to troll because it made me feel good. I picked easy targets because I knew I was mightier than them, intellectually, & I could use that power to ruin their day, just to make mine better. That's how trolls operate, they pick people whom they believe to be easy targets, because they suffer from "Denied Depression Syndrome", so, subconsciously, they pick on others just to feel better, if only temporarily.

I've also dealt with trolls in the past as well. They choose to pick on me because of my unpopular views &, put nicely, less than perfect personality. In their head, they're thinking "Oh, a 14 year old brat, this is gonna be fun!", but really, they're only doing it just to feel better, all while they're thinking that they're doing good by "teaching me a lesson". It's even sadder because, yes, I am a young teenager. These middle aged men, get off on picking on children. It doesn't take a psychologist to know that's just fucking sad, as it shows just how empty they are on the inside.

They're just depressed people who need help, but they're never going to get that help if they keep up their bullshit. Some of them actually like living their lives as bullies, thinking that they don't need help. That just further proves my point that they're depressed losers who are in denial that what they're doing is wrong.
SgtFrog1
11:49:51 AM Sep 21st 2011
If Soti Coto's post is actually subtle trolling, he (or she) will deserve the title of Magnificent Bastard/Bitch.
ergeis
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08:29:23 PM Apr 30th 2011
No mention of The Joker or Prince Baka?
Po8
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02:08:33 AM May 5th 2011
Why is this page title capitalized? It's not an acronym, after all...
Nitramy
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02:23:03 AM May 14th 2011
Should Yukari from Touhou be added to the list? She does, after all, have a pool in that 'booru dedicated to her using gaps to troll people with.
SpellBlade
02:47:12 AM May 14th 2011
Write the example, then post it in this thread.
Midna
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03:16:12 PM May 23rd 2011
I can't request an edit to this article because I'm forum-banned, but I just wanted to point out that as far as I know, the actual xkcd quote is "Fun game: try to post a You Tube comment so stupid that people realize you must be joking. (Hint: this is impossible)".
WaxingName
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09:36:28 AM Jun 7th 2011
Please add this to Newspaper Comics:

  • Rat of Pearls Before Swine shows appreciation for the internet because it allows him to be anonymously rude to people.
IraTheSquire
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09:31:55 PM Jul 3rd 2011
edited by IraTheSquire
A man was jailed (and freed) for trolling on Facebook:

http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/facebook-vandal-jailed-20110325-1c9mq.html

http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/facebook-troll-set-free-20110603-1fjwb.html

Can possibly go on here, if anything that might deter people from trolling.
AceOfScarabs
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06:50:20 AM Aug 2nd 2011
A suitable theme song for this page:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Z4m4lnjxkY
ZenimaxShakespere
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07:45:27 AM Sep 12th 2011
One thing this article needs to put in the trolls section is: don't assume everyone acting like an asshole — or worse, that everyone online that YOU don't like — is a troll. Don't be so GOD DAMN PARANOID and assume everyone is OUT TO GET YOU. That kind of CHICKEN-SHIT CONSPIRACY THEORIST mindset needs to be slapped down just as hard as the "9/11 was an inside job" crackpots.

From my experience, "a troll! he's a troll!" has become the new "she's a witch! may we burn her?" Yes, people like that exist. But 9/10 times, "troll" is just a bogeyman.

And it's become the go-to insult for anyone somebody doesn't like. In a mostly-republican forum and talk about democrats? TROLL!! In a sports chat and root for an unpopular team? TROLL!! Say you like pepsi, and not coke? GOD DAMN MOTHERFUCKING TROLLS UP IN HERE. Now THAT shit needs to stop. Fear of trolls is far more damaging than the real trolls.

And you know what? This public paranoia and fear of trolls engendered by the original trolls of old? You're doing exactly what they wanted, decades after they have left the scene: anger and strife amongst yourselves over their hurtful words. Good job, people. Good job.

Before you go "durr hurr cyberbullying hurr durr" well yes those are real trolls. But the 999/1000 other people you've accused of trolling today? You're no better than politicians comparing the president to Hitler. That's right, you're Bill O'Reilly. Knock it off, hypocrite.
SgtFrog1
11:57:06 AM Sep 21st 2011
Poe's Law in action here, folks. It's almost impossible to sort out the trolls from people who simply have differing opinions.
Jonn
07:04:48 AM Oct 6th 2011
I've been accused and seen people accused of being a troll just for discussing something logically, if somewhat sardonically. I've seen people accused of being "concern trolls" just for telling Straw Feminists that swearing at people and dismissing their opinions out of hand might not be helping them get the message across. I've also seen a guy accused of trying to troll a blog—Kotaku, specifically—just because he politely suggested that they shouldn't say "fuck" in their headline. The individual making the accusation also said that if the complainer was sincere, he needed to grow up. So they both accused him of trolling, and fell for the "troll". If this has taught me anything, it's that the people who make these accusations are often kind of irrational, and cannot distinguish between "this post upsets me" and "this post was meant' to upset me".
LikaLaruku
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04:21:44 PM Nov 8th 2011
It's locked, but please add if you agree that it counts as trolling:

[anime] Yurika from "Goldfish Warning": Her sole purpose is to troll the rival school owned by her rival Chitose. She uses her henchmen to bait students into traps that if successful would lead to public humiliation. She also sends her henchmen to sabotage school events & turn everything into a contest where she & Chitose have to one-up eachother.
TehFireShark
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03:49:55 PM Nov 19th 2011
No trollface.jpg? Come on, even Wikipedia has it.
kraas
03:42:53 PM Jan 29th 2012
I concur. Also, stinger should be added saying "u mad bro?".
dxman
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03:51:04 AM Dec 23rd 2011
Why is Andy Kaufman on this page? He should be removed.
Illuminatus
11:28:39 PM Jan 21st 2012
It needs some explanation: Kaufman once appeared on a Saturday Night Live rip-off but played a practical joke on his colleagues on live TV. He refused to say his lines and went completely off script until it turned into a brawl with Michael Richards.
Taiyokun
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02:32:34 PM Dec 26th 2011
I don't know if this is good advice, but if it is, someone try to add it.

Another way to deal with a troll is to be neutral about it, if you end up responding due to lack of self restraint. They like your anger, so don't give it to them.

I kinda wanted to get it out of my system so sorry if it sounds strange.
Scardoll
11:25:44 PM Jan 21st 2012
The problem there is, a troll will perceive any sort of attention as anger. Even comments to the effect of "I don't give a shit" imply that you do, in fact, give a shit. That's why ignoring/reporting them is important; the troll will be desperately looking for responses to his bullshit.
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