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On N/S 2 days and i am already classed as a troll.
I feel proud.

hmmmm... 25 posts per day... not bad... not bad at all......

On N/S 2 days and i am already classed as a troll.
I feel proud.Now remember... alot of Grunts... carry a heavy club... and for God's sake, stay outta sunlight.

or if you happen to be caught in sunlight... at least strike a good pose before turning into Stone.

Now remember... alot of Grunts... carry a heavy club... and for God's sake, stay outta sunlight.

or if you happen to be caught in sunlight... at least strike a good pose before turning into Stone.

Shall do.
Although i am not really a "troll" i just say things i dont mean to be contraversial

Now remember... alot of Grunts... carry a heavy club... and for God's sake, stay outta sunlight.

or if you happen to be caught in sunlight... at least strike a good pose before turning into Stone.

That's not entirely true, I've never been stoned by sunlight...oh wait that's not what I ment either...GRUNT...>SMASH<...Yeah.

That's not entirely true, I've never been stoned by sunlight...oh wait that's not what I ment either...GRUNT...>SMASH<...Yeah.
:D

Dude, don't reply. This is some sort of crazy troll plan to trick us into saying stuff we might later regret.

I for one am tricked. Hit me with your trolling stick!

I used to be a troll. I miss those days.

No its o.k i am not really a troll.
I just like to annoy racists and the arrogant by being one of them and reversing the roll.

i know this sounds retarded, but whats a troll?

Spamming is noble, trolling not so.

Playgirl,
Why are you sleeping tommorow's world?
Hey playgirl,
Why are you dancing when you could be alone?

i know this sounds retarded, but whats a troll?
A (usually) evil beast of Northern European myth and legend, similar to an ogre.

i know this sounds retarded, but whats a troll?
A person who's posts are designed to make people respond in an angry fashion and who doesn't necessarily beleive what he/she is posting. See Flamebait.

Both, hence the pun. Or whatever.

A person who's posts are designed to make people respond in an angry fashion and who doesn't necessarily beleive what he/she is posting. See Flamebait.
How do you know if they don't belive? Could they just be idiots?

You people have no idea how much effort my last post was :D

You people have no idea how much effort my last post was :D

Much respect signor, much respect.

For my next trick: the entire of wagner's 'The Ring cycle' with rotating colour tags :D

How do you know if they don't belive? Could they just be idiots?
How could any body beleive crazy stuff like that god dont exist or that people came from monkey? No body in his right mind beleives that stuff. Their just posting it to make good Christian folks angry, or becaus their posesed.

Now THAT was effort.

For my next trick: the entire of wagner's 'The Ring cycle' with rotating colour tags :Dand thus Ankhmet was never seen again...

Perhaps the complexities of the posting caused his brain to implode, with drastic consequences.

Now THAT was effort.

sucks to you!

I can say colour tags are evil!

I can't even be arsed to do that again.

Yes, I can.

None of that colored writing compares with the old white-out trick.

i know this sounds retarded, but whats a troll?
A person who's posts are designed to make people respond in an angry fashion and who doesn't necessarily beleive what he/she is posting. See Flamebait.
Pretty close. Let me clear this up, though.

I have two definitions of trolling that I moderate by:

1) Someone who posts controversial statements that they don't believe in for the purpose of provoking emotional (usually angry) responses. This is distinct from satire where controversial statements are made for the purpose of making people think. The line between satire and this definition of trolling is a very fine and subtle line, so be careful if you're going to use satire.

2) Someone who posts controversial statements that they believe in, but does so in a manner that is grossly inconsiderate of the points-of-view and sensibilities of other posters and prone to provoking emotional (again, usually angry) responses either accidentally or deliberately.

As an example of #2, I vaguely recall "Tenete Traditiones": he was a pro-Catholic anti-semitic troll (assuming that you could call him Catholic) who believed that Jews were the spawn of the devil and that every church official who said otherwise (primarily since Vatican 2) was a heretic, John Paul II included. I think he genuinely believed what he argued, but the way he went about it was completely inappropriate for NationStates; after 4 or 5 deletions, he got permanently banned from NationStates.

Flamebaiting and trolling are similar. The only difference is that I regard "flamebaiting" to be directed at a specific player or group of specific players whereas "trolling" is directed at anyone of an opposing point-of-view.

--The Modified Democratic States of Cogitation
"Think about it for a moment."
NationStates Game Moderator

You have not beaten me yet, pretender!

Pretty close. Let me clear this up, though.

I have two definitions of trolling that I moderate by:

1) Someone who posts controversial statements that they don't believe in for the purpose of provoking emotional (usually angry) responses. This is distinct from satire where controversial statements are made for the purpose of making people think. The line between satire and this definition of trolling is a very fine and subtle line, so be careful if you're going to use satire.

2) Someone who posts controversial statements that they believe in, but does so in a manner that is grossly inconsiderate of the points-of-view and sensibilities of other posters and prone to provoking emotional (again, usually angry) responses either accidentally or deliberately.

As an example of #2, I vaguely recall "Tenete Traditiones": he was a pro-Catholic anti-semitic troll (assuming that you could call him Catholic) who believed that Jews were the spawn of the devil and that every church official who said otherwise (primarily since Vatican 2) was a heretic, John Paul II included. I think he genuinely believed what he argued, but the way he went about it was completely inappropriate for NationStates; after 4 or 5 deletions, he got permanently banned from NationStates.

Flamebaiting and trolling are similar. The only difference is that I regard "flamebaiting" to be directed at a specific player or group of specific players whereas "trolling" is directed at anyone of an opposing point-of-view.

--The Modified Democratic States of Cogitation
"Think about it for a moment."
NationStates Game Moderator


Please dont delete my acount. :( Sir

Oh, come ON. I used every colour in the palette (sp?). I admit defeat.

Black colour tags :)

I still say the super secret white writing owns all colored script.

Why do people keep posting blank posts? It must be some kind of conspiracy to suppress mankinds tendancy for coloured posts. Fight brothers, fight.

I BUY think NIKE cheese SHOES is good.

This post sponsored by Nike. Just do it.

I BUY think NIKE cheese SHOES is good.

This post sponsored by Nike. Just do it.

Possibly the best post I've seen in months. Mind if I quote it in my sig?

Cheese: SMOKE MARLBOROUGH
It melts in your mouth. SMOKE MARLBOROUGH
It's delicious. SMOKE MARLBOROUGH
SMOKE MARLBOROUGH
Eat cheese.
SMOKE MARLBOROUGH

Quote my last post!Please do!
Didn't see that, heh. Brightened up my evening!

I BUY think NIKE cheese SHOES is good.

This post sponsored by Nike. Just do it.
I beleive in swordfish

Funny thing, I get 5,000 pounds every time McLeod03 posts now :D
Keep quoting!
Possible side effects of quoting my include loss of hair/penis. Ankhmet, sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline.

Spamming is noble, trolling not so.I hold the opposite opinion, though I have a definition and experience of "trolling" far removed from the average. Trolling by copy-pasting idiocy without adding your own content, I consider to be spam and nothing more.

Furthermore, wouldn't this (http://www.austintrash.com/gradient/gradient.php) be easier?

I hold the opposite opinion, though I have a definition and experience of "trolling" far removed from the average. Trolling by copy-pasting idiocy without adding your own content, I consider to be spam and nothing more.

Furthermore, wouldn't this (http://www.austintrash.com/gradient/gradient.php) be easier?
Yeah, but my post had soul. Yours was a soulless machine devil creation!

A (usually) evil beast of Northern European myth and legend, similar to an ogre.

Wrong.

A troll is a giant classed creature-normally 8-12 feet high, and occasionally has two or more heads. They have excellent regenerative powers and only a coup de grace, fire based attack or acid based attack could kill the nonHardened trolls in D&D. Trolls generally turn to stone in daylight so they normally hide in such places as caves, underground or bridges. Trolls come from European Mythology.

An ogre is a giant normally 10-14(?) feet. Some have two heads that constantly fight eachother (Well not constantly but normally). Ogres arent too smart.

that flamebaiting can get you banned, you know. for up to 2 weeks.

None of that colored writing compares with the old white-out trick.

Nice trick. I of course read it before i quoted it just because i am that good, either that or hallucinating. But we all know the white out trick is easily defeated by the all knowing blue background unless it was blue and white at the same time, then that would be hard to read unless you have paint, copy and paste against a black background.

Wrong.

A troll is a giant classed creature-normally 8-12 feet high, and occasionally has two or more heads. They have excellent regenerative powers and only a coup de grace, fire based attack or acid based attack could kill the nonHardened trolls in D&D. Trolls generally turn to stone in daylight so they normally hide in such places as caves, underground or bridges. Trolls come from European Mythology.

An ogre is a giant normally 10-14(?) feet. Some have two heads that constantly fight eachother (Well not constantly but normally). Ogres arent too smart.
Try reading a book other than an rpg. In Nordic/Germanic myths trolls may be 20-30' with dozens of heads. They also appear often as slightly larger than man sized and nearly normal appearence. Unfortuately I 'm not at home so I am unable to give a good billiography. Off hand I'd recomend Eigils saga by penguin books, theres another by the same publisher that has more trolls in it but the name escapes me at this time.

Please dont delete my acount. :( Sir

What exactly did you say to make people call you a troll?

http://img126.echo.cx/img126/1048/trollxing6ei.th.jpg (http://img126.echo.cx/my.php?image=trollxing6ei.jpg)

I still say the super secret white writing owns all colored script.
You bums all stole my trick

I am amazing.

I am amazing.

Sure you are. If amazing is...Not amazing.HAH!I WIN!LALALALALALALA I CAN'T HEAR YOU!