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![]() | On 1 January 2024, it was proposed that this article be moved to Internet troll. The result of the discussion was no consensus. |
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editThis article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 10 January 2022 and 4 May 2022. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Goldie18 (article contribs).
Another use of T.R.O.L.L.
editDoes the information in another Wikipedia article fit anywhere in this article?
"In an attempt to demonstrate the perils of over-reliance on the internet as authority, the Mikkelsons assembled a series of fabricated urban folklore tales that they term "The Repository of Lost Legends".[1] The name was chosen for its acronym, T.R.O.L.L., a reference to the early 1990s definition of the word troll, meaning an Internet prank, of which David Mikkelson was a prominent practitioner.[2]" -- ~~
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- ^ "Urban Legends Reference Page: Lost Legends". Retrieved 9 June 2006.
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Correct defintion required?
editThe article seems to portray trolling as the use of any offensive posts etc. no matter if serious beliefs or not. However as understood on online spaces; trolling is about intent, the person trolling (laying bait) has to not believe what they are saying and are merely trying to elicit a reaction via knowing sensitive information about how the target will respond to the statements. Simply stating an unpopular or offensive opinion is not in itself trolling, unless the intent is to provoke a reaction AND the troller does not believe in the contents of the statement. Should a reference be added about this? 203.46.132.214 (talk) 03:10, 30 April 2024 (UTC)