Trolls - At Least Make Them Work For It

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  • Cliffslosinit
    Cliffslosinit Posts: 5,044 Member
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    I can usually tell without searching the image. It's what they say and how they say it.

    +1
  • dirty_dirty_eater
    dirty_dirty_eater Posts: 574 Member
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    I can usually tell without searching the image. It's what they say and how they say it.

    I used to think I could, but the depth of stupidity I've seen makes me thing that some of the most absurd statements are sincerely meant.
  • HacheraTsarine
    HacheraTsarine Posts: 278 Member
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    Maybe it is that we can spot the trollz peeps, but we find the thread entertaining.
    there's a thread "being called fat is as bad as being called the n word" going on right now, I should be one of the first one offended

    but

    it's friday afternoon, I'm bored at work, most of the websites are blocked, so I enjoy those threads. it's entertaining. it's harmless. and there's air popped popcorn in the vending machine. 100-cal a bag plus veggies and cheese. I'm living the life.


    I'm waiting for them to put wine in the vending machines too.

    Yeah, it's a good pastime for a Friday afternoon.

    I have to say I am impressed with the amount of hard work that these people go through to get their entertainment. Setting up a complete profile, filling in a diary going at least a week back...

    Can you imagine how productive the world economy would be if people actually WORKED on Fridays instead of setting up sock puppet acc'ts on MFP? We would have world peace and prosperity already.

    well, I meant, just going through the threads and reading everyone's post is entertaining. I'd be a lame troll. like, I'd post a "y'all ugly on here" thread or something.
  • ryry_
    ryry_ Posts: 4,966 Member
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    I'm frequently amazed at how far a troll can get on these message boards. Create a new account, grab any old pic of the Internet and say something inflammatory...sit back while the clueless rant and rave.

    I have no idea what is so entertaining about doing this, but it's done here many times a day, that I notice.

    One of the easiest ways of spotting a troll is to use a reverse image search. With a reverse image search, you can find everywhere on the Internet that any particular image is used. So, when you check out a profile pic and find that it actually belongs to a fitness model, a porn star, or some misc. chick from a site about home wreckers (I've seen all of these recently) you can be pretty sure the person is a troll.

    Now, I'm not saying I've never been fooled, but a huge number of trolls can be weeded out by this one simple method.

    Maybe we need a topic here on how to spot a troll and what to do when you do.

    i had a thought. I would be willing to bet these cases rise in the summer time when kiddies are on break, and decline when they go back to school. More research is needed.
  • rabblerabble
    rabblerabble Posts: 471 Member
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    Cruelest thing you can do to a troll is pay no attention to them whatsoever.
  • bumblebums
    bumblebums Posts: 2,181 Member
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    I can usually tell without searching the image. It's what they say and how they say it.

    I used to think I could, but the depth of stupidity I've seen makes me thing that some of the most absurd statements are sincerely meant.

    Yeh, same here. My expectations are pretty low so I have to do some research to detect manufactured stupidity from the genuine variety.
  • Jlopez201
    Jlopez201 Posts: 61
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    I'm frequently amazed at how far a troll can get on these message boards. Create a new account, grab any old pic of the Internet and say something inflammatory...sit back while the clueless rant and rave.

    I have no idea what is so entertaining about doing this, but it's done here many times a day, that I notice.

    One of the easiest ways of spotting a troll is to use a reverse image search. With a reverse image search, you can find everywhere on the Internet that any particular image is used. So, when you check out a profile pic and find that it actually belongs to a fitness model, a porn star, or some misc. chick from a site about home wreckers (I've seen all of these recently) you can be pretty sure the person is a troll.

    Now, I'm not saying I've never been fooled, but a huge number of trolls can be weeded out by this one simple method.

    Maybe we need a topic here on how to spot a troll and what to do when you do.

    One got me! I realized she was a damn troll when I saw her caloric intake was 3,000+ and the type of crap she was eating daily. Lots of fast food.. STUFF I would not ever touch LOL.
  • krouse83
    krouse83 Posts: 182 Member
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    funny-pictures-troll-car-hating.jpg

    LOL I honestly started singing that song after seeing this!
  • cmcollins001
    cmcollins001 Posts: 3,472 Member
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    I can usually tell without searching the image. It's what they say and how they say it.

    you're like a jedi with this stuff....i need to sit back and learn from you.
    i will likely be consulting you on all future outbursts that i have prepared in response to a ridiculous thread.
    had i done this prior to responding to the "fat is the new n-word" or whatever thread, i would have saved myself the humiliation (which is grave btw).

    Yeah...it was quite sad that you didn't pick up on the troll in that one sooner.

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  • Cp731
    Cp731 Posts: 3,195 Member
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    What I find amusing is when regularly participating community members are called trolls just because they said something that the OP didn't want to hear.

    But that's MFP for ya!

    this. I was called a troll the other day for exactly this
  • BajaDreamin333
    BajaDreamin333 Posts: 267 Member
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    Dying to know how to do a reverse image search. Imagine all the catfishers you could catch!
  • CapnGordo
    CapnGordo Posts: 327
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    My Spidey Sense tingling tells me that the "fat-is-on-par-withn-word" lady was actually Tae Bo's biggest cheerleader, and champion of copy paper lifting.

    You can take that to the bank and put it in your pipe and smoke it and count on it.
  • Contrarian
    Contrarian Posts: 8,138 Member
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    I can usually tell without searching the image. It's what they say and how they say it.

    you're like a jedi with this stuff....i need to sit back and learn from you.
    i will likely be consulting you on all future outbursts that i have prepared in response to a ridiculous thread.
    had i done this prior to responding to the "fat is the new n-word" or whatever thread, i would have saved myself the humiliation (which is grave btw).

    I have seen some excellent trolls...on other sites. Not this one. The trolls here are rookies.
  • diodelcibo
    diodelcibo Posts: 2,564 Member
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    But what would be the fun in that?
  • crista_b
    crista_b Posts: 1,192 Member
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    Sometimes it's not the trolls that people like to engage but the people who make ridiculous troll replies knowing it's a troll post.... meta trolls. I like to play with meta trolls. :laugh:
  • DainaLC
    DainaLC Posts: 18,937 Member
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    No seriously, what's a troll? I thought this was chit-cha, fun and games!
  • BinaryPulsar
    BinaryPulsar Posts: 8,927 Member
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    Dying to know how to do a reverse image search. Imagine all the catfishers you could catch!

    Go to Google, Click on Image, then click on the camera icon, then search the photo you want to search by uploading it (you need to save the photo first).
  • junejadesky
    junejadesky Posts: 524 Member
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    Maybe it is that we can spot the trollz peeps, but we find the thread entertaining.
    there's a thread "being called fat is as bad as being called the n word" going on right now, I should be one of the first one offended

    but

    it's friday afternoon, I'm bored at work, most of the websites are blocked, so I enjoy those threads. it's entertaining. it's harmless. and there's air popped popcorn in the vending machine. 100-cal a bag plus veggies and cheese. I'm living the life.


    I'm waiting for them to put wine in the vending machines too.

    Pass the popcorn!! I love the troll posts at work too!!
  • junejadesky
    junejadesky Posts: 524 Member
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    No seriously, what's a troll? I thought this was chit-cha, fun and games!

    Google it.....
  • randomtai
    randomtai Posts: 9,003 Member
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