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Trolling if done correctly is out rightly hilarious to pretty much everyone, even the 'target' if they can take a step back and have a laugh. I troll people. People troll me. It's give and take really. If you're gonna throw some punches then you gotta be able to take em' too.
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Trolling where the target is amused isn't trolling, it's a prank. The point of trolling is to anger/upset the target. Pranks aren't the same as trolling.
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You guys don't find it entertaining when you make an idiot out of someone that's essentially being an ass to everyone else? I do. I enjoy making idiots out of people that deserve it...
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I like jokes, like applesauce April Fools type jokes, but trolling is kind of mean. A bit like bullying when it gets bad.
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Trolling is ew. It's a waste of time.
The most "trolling" I do is when I call my boyfriend a buttface. |
I'm... unsure about trolling tbh. When it's done well it can be both really devastating for people involved and really hilarious for people uninvolved at the same time... but I guess the whole "if you laugh at it, you're part of it" saying that's used in bullying applies here so idk. Usually reading back over someone trolling amuses me quite a lot because it's done and it's not hurting anyone any more but if it's happening now I'll sooner stop it than laugh at it.
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It depends on how people troll, really. In terms of strangers, it wouldn't be funny...because immediately you would think "wow what a ***". In terms of your best friends, it can be funny to an extent. I had friends done it a few times on some sites and what they did was kinda funny but at the same time I'd probably feel bad. xD
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I think the only acceptable form of trolling is when a philosophical question is involved. Trolling just to make people mad is unnecessary, but with a question not only do you get to have fun, you're helping them become a better person too. |
I'd just like to point out that this years April Fools prank on PC was essentially trolling every user who is registered on the forum. A lot of people got upset that day and genuinely thought the forum might go under. I didn't, because I'm always skeptical of that kind of stuff around April Fools. But still, a lot of people were very angry and frustrated.
And that was set up by the staff of this forum. Just sayin'....... |
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Although the point of April Fools everywhere, not just on PC, is essentially to troll people. |
If your goal isn't to piss off or upset the other person, then it's not trolling. It's as simple as that. That's the definition of trolling: attempting to get someone angry because it's amusing to you. If it's a laugh for the other person, then it's not a troll.
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I don't approve at having a laugh at someone's expense which is why I don't approve of trolling in general. It was so bad on some places I've been that's it's caused me to quit those places. I think if it's going to cause people to leave that's not fun, it's crossing the line.
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I agree that if the trolling genuinely upsets or hurts someone, then it isn't right.
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And yeah, it may have been April Fools, but at the end of the day, trolling is trolling. As soon as it was all revealed to be false, the first thing I thought to myself was "since when does Pokecommunity promote trolling?", since I thought PC as very anti-trolling (and rightfully so). Not that it bothered me. I actually found some of the threads in the "staff lounge" pretty funny (since I assumed it was a massive wind up anyways). |
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If it's just "troll everyone and anyone" then I don't approve... That's just being an *******. For no reason. Nothing more. I can go on a forum and I might get some friendly remarks, and I might get a bunch of people who have clearly woken up on the wrong side of the bed trying to piss me off. |
I just don't think anyone really deserves trolling.
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No, not really. Trolling shouldn't ever happen yet it does, strangely.
So, anybody here like tennis? I've been crazed about the US Open for the past little while, and I want to know if theres anyone else out there who actually cares at all about tennis. >.< |
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Trolling is just idiotic, and in my opinion, it shows the person is an immature moron who has nothing better to do. Get an effing hobby.
Sorry, really mad right now. This is why. Partially. |
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I mess with people occasionally, especially on Youtube where horrible jokes are overused and people are about as interesting as a bag of ripe onions (this means they're not interesting). The only reason I'd mess with someone is if they annoy or bore me. It's probably nicer just to tell the person that they're annoying or boring you, but it's a really weird thing to say to them, and could be taken as disrespectful by some people too. So I just mess with them instead.
Uh, tennis. It's been a while since I've actually focused on it. lol It's an intense sport and would be a lot of fun to watch, but I haven't kept up with it for the past 4 or so years. |
I have mixed feelings when it comes to trolling; most of the time I find something to read that gives me a good laugh, but other times people tend to cross the line and I think, "Well, way to be a douche..." Eh, it's just one of those things that you just have to live with - unless you quit the internet, or something.
As for tennis, I prefer Wii Sports tennis. c: I mean, real tennis is fun sometimes, but I just like playing it on the Wii more. XD |
This is the internet. Not the nicest of places. Trolls exist on just about every website that it is possible to have them on. If trolling upsets you in any meaningful way, you shouldn't internet.
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