I guess eveyone has seen trolls here and there.
I'm not one of 'em, no sirs! Am only here to start -another stuppid tread-
by introduction to a sorta-book in miniature for your possible fun.
You can build this thread up well with troll links, pictures, stories but do
not
troll the udder guy.

mooooo:





The Natural History of the Troll Up To Date

In days of old, in cotton bolls:
weevil- that cellulose-eating evil.

Before that, flitting, from under the bridge:
midge- that flesh-biting, blood lust devil.

Later on, this path, this Internet abled

"New tolls! Collectable! Wayfaring flesh!" said
troll- late he, of cotton bolls,
late of past bridges, that sire of all midges,
that loathsome, time bides, abides in
new breedings
flirting off,
flirting with, virtual midges:
humankind- lately perverted, delighted.





tankuverrymuch. now add in something funny or informational or whatever
is cool.

An Internet "troll" is a person who delights in sowing discord on the Internet. He (and it is usually he) tries to start arguments and upset people.

Trolls see Internet communications services as convenient venues for their bizarre game. For some reason, they don't "get" that they are hurting real people. To them, other Internet users are not quite human but are a kind of digital abstraction. As a result, they feel no sorrow whatsoever for the pain they inflict. Indeed, the greater the suffering they cause, the greater their 'achievement' (as they see it). At the moment, the relative anonymity of the net allows trolls to flourish.

Trolls are utterly impervious to criticism (constructive or otherwise). You cannot negotiate with them; you cannot cause them to feel shame or compassion; you cannot reason with them. They cannot be made to feel remorse. For some reason, trolls do not feel they are bound by the rules of courtesy or social responsibility.

Perhaps this sounds inconceivable. You may think, "Surely there is something I can write that will change them." But a true troll can not be changed by mere words.