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: Troll revrnd 08-15-2002, 12:11 AM I've been on a couple of truck forums & they mention the term troll. I don't think it has anything to do with hairy little men under bridges. http://www.snowmobileworld-s2.com/forums/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/withstupid.gif performancex 08-15-2002, 12:56 PM I've never heard of it. *If you find the answer somewhere else, let us know. alscool 08-15-2002, 05:16 PM TROLL: *term used to discribe a person who reads forums and newsgroups without adding to the content. *not always used as a derogatory reference. revrnd 08-15-2002, 07:20 PM Alscool, your explanation didn't really fit one of the situations where it was used. I checked dictionary.com & found this: troll An electronic mail message, Usenet posting or other (electronic) communication which is intentionally incorrect, but not overtly controversial (compare flame bait), or the act of sending such a message. Trolling aims to elicit an emotional reaction from those with a hair-trigger on the reply key. A really subtle troll makes some people lose their minds. That definition hit the nail on the head. alscool 08-29-2002, 09:54 PM good one revrnd. i look back now and think i discribed what is termed a 'lurker' idooski 09-04-2002, 05:43 PM 'Those who live under the bridge' ... us folks from the lower half of Michigan. http://www.snowmobileworld-s2.com/forums/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif LadyK 09-04-2002, 05:55 PM I thought it meant something you doo with a boat and a musky lure OR a nasty guy who is trying to hit on you http://www.snowmobileworld-s2.com/forums/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif MichYamaha 09-06-2002, 02:48 PM I view lurkers as those that read but don't post. Trolls only post to start trouble and don't add any value paul yarek 09-21-2002, 04:43 PM a troll is kind of like the wife when you should have been home earlier. | ||