Whats your stance on trolling

[TheRundownRabbit]

I don't mind it, hell, I think its pretty funny, even when I'm the one getting trolled

 

[Suicida1 Midget]

I only troll when one of a few things happen
1 epic fail by the enemy or me(yeah i troll myself)
2 Epic kill (quadra kill in lol with 1/3 health left ect.)
3 Gears 2 Horde mode- If a 68 lv guy dies on wave 1 (normal difficulty), thats the right to laghf, if he gets defensive, then troll him a bit.
4 We see this alot, the inbred variety of troll, the one that talks shit for no reason and cant back it up.

 

[RidetheLightning]

If there anyone who knows how to handle trolls its Ray William Johnson he mimics, makes fun of and predicts with surprising accuracy how they respond to his videos.
Heres a link to one of his videos that is a classic example of how Ray understands exactly how trolls think.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmDBLeK6toU

 

[FenrinJRaten]

I don't mind it since I get trolled easily by my friends who, by the powers that be, have discovered their inner troll. I don't blame the internet or my friends, I just hate the fact they take advantage of my sensitivity and the fact that I'm rather... uptight or square about things.
However there are times where it just becomes distasteful, annoying and rather redundant because they do it constantly to the point where I don't even know if I can take them seriously any more.

Internet-wise, I think everyone is trying too hard to win the attention of likes and thumbs-up on Youtube, by 'trolling'. I kinda thought it meant to write something that'll cause a flame war or something.
So really trolling has become an unknown something. For me it'll be a gelatinous mass of various what nots that I have no idea what it is any more.

Don't feed the trolls.

Trolls come in two varieties: Attention whores and Straight A*holes.

There is nothing good about trolling. At least according to my definition. To me trolling is the act of intentionally pissing someone (or some people) off for no reason. You can claim it's funny, but in my opinion it's only funny when you know the person. That's just giving your friends crap, which is kind of expected. When you intentionally piss random strangers off on purpose, you're just a dick.

^ I agree with this escapist.

troll/trol/
Noun: A mythical, cave-dwelling being depicted in folklore as either a giant or a dwarf, typically having a very ugly appearance.
Verb(1): Fish by trailing a baited line along behind a boat.
- we trolled for mackerel
Verb(2): Search for something
- a group of companies trolling for partnership opportunities
Verb(3): Sing (something) in a happy and carefree way
- troll the ancient Yuletide carol
Verb(4): Send (an e-mail message or posting on the Internet) intended to provoke a response from the reader by containing errors
- "Pool's Closed"
Verb(5): Walk; stroll
- we all trolled into town

Ummmmmm... I forgot what the point of this thread was.

^ I like this. ^^

 

[Peteron]

Trolling is a healthy way to relieve stress and anger by passing it onto unfortunate others. Its fun, and satisfying!

 

[Flailing Escapist]

^ I like this. ^^

And THAT is the point of trolling, children.

 

[pspman45]

I think it ultimately depends on what website the troll is on
On this site, trolling is frowned apon, which is a real shame, because some of them can lead to some real laughs. I've always thought that Escapist should have a "Random" section like 4chan's infamous /b/
on 4chan though, trolling is part of the culture there, and most of them lead to some very humorous responses.
Trolling is fine when it is regulated

 

[Azaradel]

I dunno, I never really liked fishing...

Seriously, though, if it's done right (and, preferably, if it's clever), it can be pretty damn funny.