How to spot a troll?

[MarathonMike]

Just ask them a direct question.

Trolls will not answer direct questions under any circumstances.

I think you meant a direct question about their political beliefs, not necessarily a personal question. I agree that the folks here who practice trolling are very evasive when you try to pin them down on specifics. When I do that, they almost always run for the hills.

 

[miketx]

Just ask them a direct question.

Trolls will not answer direct questions under any circumstances.

You're a troll.

 

[Natural Citizen]

Bah. Who care about trolls. They're not even entertaining.

These cointel guys are fun, though. Can spot em from a mile away...

The Gentleperson's Guide To Forum Spies

"Gaining Full Control'' is probably the most effective tactic, most often a tactic of our more Marxist-minded peers.

Ultimately, though, there's no stated goal on a board like this. There's no mission statement.

It's just a bunch of white noise, for the most part. So nothing lost/nothing gained, really. Nothing more than some revenue off of mouse clicks. Basically. Divide and conquer is a slighty profitable endeavor to partake in, I suppose.

Some good posters scattered about, though, to be fair. It's something to do when you're bored.

 

[Muhammed]

Seems to me that the phrase "internet troll " has changed meaning over the decades. It used to refer to someone trolling for information about a subject. They would go to an internet messageboard and purposefully instigate heated arguments between other forumers so they could learn more about the subject with minimal personal effort.

After that trolls devolved. They majority of trolls were not trolling for information anymore, trolls just instigated people for the entertainment value.

Now the troll has further devolved into the OP. Just low IQ one or two line mindless drivel.

 

[The Duke]

Seems to me that the phrase "internet troll " has changed meaning over the decades. It used to refer to someone trolling for information about a subject. They would go to an internet messageboard and purposefully instigate heated arguments between other forumers so they could learn more about the subject with minimal personal effort.

After that trolls devolved. They majority of trolls were not trolling for information anymore, trolls just instigated people for the entertainment value.

Now the troll has further devolved into the OP. Just low IQ one or two line mindless drivel.

So the OP is a troll?

 

[Billo_Really]

You're a troll.

Nope.

 

[toobfreak]

How to spot a troll?​

Look in the mirror?

Just ask them a direct question. Trolls will not answer direct questions under any circumstances.

So then most every demturd on this site is a troll then.

thanks for confirming.

 

[toobfreak]

You're free to think whatever you want.

You mean democrats are no longer in power?

 

[Billo_Really]

Look in the mirror?


So then most every demturd on this site is a troll then.

thanks for confirming.

Nice try.

 

[themirrorthief]

Just ask them a direct question.

Trolls will not answer direct questions under any circumstances.

never ever defend....only attack, weaken their defense

 

[themirrorthief]

You mean democrats are no longer in power?no there is literally Nothing left to steal

 

[toobfreak]

Nice try.

You mean big swoosh and a win.

 

[Billo_Really]

You mean big swoosh and a win.

Maybe little swoosh...

 

[BackAgain]

Nope.

A false answer is also a sign of being a troll.

 

[Billo_Really]

A false answer is also a sign of being a troll.

That was a direct answer from a direct question. Try again, maybe your luck will change.

 

[BackAgain]

That was a direct answer from a direct question. Try again, maybe your luck will change.

A direct answer can be a false answer. And since you are primarily a troll, your answer was a false answer.

Try to follow along, ya hapless troll boi.

 

[Billo_Really]

A direct answer can be a false answer. And since you are primarily a troll, your answer was a false answer.

Try to follow along, ya hapless troll boi.

Why am I a troll?

 

[BackAgain]

Why am I a troll?

Who knows why you do such things? Why ask me? Look inside yourself. Seek personal growth.

 

[Billo_Really]

Who knows why you do such things? Why ask me? Look inside yourself. Seek personal growth.

I have; and the answer was no troll.

 

[BackAgain]

I have; and the answer was no troll.

Why are you merely repeating yourself. A lie is a “direct answer.” But it doesn’t make you any less of a troll.