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What do people mean by ‘Troll’

What does ‘Troll’ mean? i,m lost.

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annlovestars * offline Verified User (4 months, 3 weeks) Long Term User Shouts: 174 #
An Unknown Location | 3 months, 3 weeks ago (1 minute after post)

Fake post

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nilch offline Verified User (1 year, 1 month) Long Term User Shouts: 18 #
An Undisclosed Location | 3 months, 3 weeks ago (2 minutes after post)

Oh okay, thankyou annlovesstars.

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jcd offline Verified User (11 months) Long Term User Shouts: 2 #
Atlanta, GA, US | 3 months, 3 weeks ago (3 minutes after post)

Usually, it’s a post created to start trouble or get people arguing.

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nilch offline Verified User (1 year, 1 month) Long Term User Shouts: 18 #
An Undisclosed Location | 3 months, 3 weeks ago (4 minutes after post)

jcd wrote:
Usually, it’s a post created to start trouble or get people arguing.

Do they really have that much time to waste?

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annlovestars * offline Verified User (4 months, 3 weeks) Long Term User Shouts: 174 #
An Unknown Location | 3 months, 3 weeks ago (5 minutes after post)

Well yes haha

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nilch offline Verified User (1 year, 1 month) Long Term User Shouts: 18 #
An Undisclosed Location | 3 months, 3 weeks ago (7 minutes after post)

annlovestars wrote:
Well yes haha

So, what’s the best way to spot a ‘Troll’?

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Naska offline Verified User (1 year, 6 months) Long Term User Shouts: 5 #
Honolulu, HI, US | 3 months, 3 weeks ago (10 minutes after post)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_(Internet)

As far as I know it comes from the fishing term with the same name. Bait a few posts, wait for a bite and watch the chaos.

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Naska offline Verified User (1 year, 6 months) Long Term User Shouts: 5 #
Honolulu, HI, US | 3 months, 3 weeks ago (11 minutes after post)

Naska wrote:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_(Internet)

^ all one link

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nilch offline Verified User (1 year, 1 month) Long Term User Shouts: 18 #
An Undisclosed Location | 3 months, 3 weeks ago (12 minutes after post)

Naska wrote:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_(Internet)

As far as I know it comes from the fishing term with the same name. Bait a few posts, wait for a bite and watch the chaos.

Cheers.

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