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From: wikien-l-bounces at Wikipedia.org
[mailto:wikien-l-bounces at Wikipedia.org] On Behalf Of sockmonk at gmail.com
Sent: Friday, 12 November 2004 12:42 AM
To: English Wikipedia
Subject: [Norton AntiSpam] Re: [WikiEN-l] Troll?

Yes, in internet usage, a "troll" is usually someone who posts
"flamebait" to a discussion. That is, they will state something that
is highly controversial in order to elicit a strong reaction to it,
typically a reaction against it. They are (usually) disliked because
they are seen as just stirring up arguments for the sake of stirring
up arguments. Occasionally, the troll might just be trying to get
someone else's hidden opinion out into the open.

"Don't feed the trolls" basically means don't take the bait, don't
encourage a troll by participating in the argument they were trying to
start. Not feeding the trolls is generally good advice and just good
netiquette.

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sockmonk
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