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    What constitutes a "TROLL" on CGN

    Wondered what constitutes "TROLLING" or being a "TROLL" here on this forum? I see the term thrown around a lot.

    Thanks in advance.

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    Someone who injects absolutely nothing of substance into a thread. Picks fights. Name calls. Generally just behaves like an a$$.

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    ^ what he said
    Yes there are lots of them.

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    People who only come to the site to copy and paste 'welcome' over and over and over again

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    All too often "Troll" is just a generic insult hurled at anyone that does not 100% agree with a poster's view point. But generally, 6MT's definition is bang on.

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    I always felt that true definition of a troll is someone who is intentionally provocative with no purpose other than to inflame members...the name comes from "trolling"...dragging your bait from a boat to catch a fish. To me, the term is applied too often to members who are just jerks.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Master-G View Post
    I always felt that true definition of a troll is someone who is intentionally provocative with no purpose other than to inflame members...the name comes from "trolling"...dragging your bait from a boat to catch a fish. To me, the term is applied too often to members who are just jerks.
    Or to brand new members who are just looking for guidance and initial information unfortunately.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 6MT View Post
    Someone who injects absolutely nothing of substance into a thread. Generally just behaves like an a$$.
    Search "sunray"

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    From Wilki. Basically an A88

    In Internet slang, a troll (/ˈtroʊl/, /ˈtrɒl/) is a person who sows discord on the Internet by starting arguments or upsetting people, by posting inflammatory,[1] extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community (such as a newsgroup, forum, chat room, or blog) with the deliberate intent of provoking readers into an emotional response[2] or of otherwise disrupting normal on-topic discussion.[3]

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