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Troll (Internet)
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This article is about internet slang. For other uses, see Troll (disambiguation).
In Internet slang, a troll (/ˈtroʊl/, /ˈtrɒl/) [HI]is a person who delights in sowing discord on the Internet by trying to start arguments and upset people.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_(Internet)#cite_note-Campbell-Trolls-1[/HI][1]. They may do this by posting deliberately inflammatory,[2] extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community, such as a forum, chat room, or blog, with the primary intent of provoking readers into an emotional response[3] or of otherwise disrupting normal on-topic discussion.[4]
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about internet slang. For other uses, see Troll (disambiguation).
In Internet slang, a troll (/ˈtroʊl/, /ˈtrɒl/) [HI]is a person who delights in sowing discord on the Internet by trying to start arguments and upset people.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_(Internet)#cite_note-Campbell-Trolls-1[/HI][1]. They may do this by posting deliberately inflammatory,[2] extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community, such as a forum, chat room, or blog, with the primary intent of provoking readers into an emotional response[3] or of otherwise disrupting normal on-topic discussion.[4]