Troll?

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  • zachatta
    zachatta Posts: 1,340 Member
    "Troll" comes from the fishing term where a baited line is dragged behind a moving boat. Online trolls do the same thing in concept...dangle something out there in the hopes of getting a "bite".

    Now you know. (and knowing is half the battle!)

    :drinker:

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  • gts175
    gts175 Posts: 38 Member
    Well, okay. Then what does "BUMP" mean? I see that on here a lot.

    People "bump" a post when they don't have a reply but want it to show in the "My Topics" section, usually to refer back to or read later replies.

    That makes sense. Thanks!
  • HeelsAndBoxingGloves
    HeelsAndBoxingGloves Posts: 916 Member
    "Troll" comes from the fishing term where a baited line is dragged behind a moving boat. Online trolls do the same thing in concept...dangle something out there in the hopes of getting a "bite".

    Now you know. (and knowing is half the battle!)

    :drinker:

    The_more_you_know.gif

    :drinker: :heart:
  • 76tech
    76tech Posts: 1,455 Member
    they're cute

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  • Jersey_Devil
    Jersey_Devil Posts: 4,142 Member
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    rep+1
  • nerdyandilikeit
    nerdyandilikeit Posts: 2,185 Member
    Definitely not trolling, should have googled it :0.

    For my last birthday I wished more people would google dumb stuff before posting a thread. But since I told you, it won't come true.
  • crw72209
    crw72209 Posts: 169 Member


    Now you know. (and knowing is half the battle!)

    :drinker:

    HEEHEE
  • melsmith612
    melsmith612 Posts: 727 Member
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    priceless
  • chivalryder
    chivalryder Posts: 4,391 Member
    A "bump" is also when the OP started a thread, and is trying to get people to read it.

    Threads in a forum are listed in order of most recent post to least recent. If someone just posted on a thread, it gets moved to the top of the list.

    That's where the term came from, by posting, it gets "bumped" to the top of the forum.
  • Nerdy_Rose
    Nerdy_Rose Posts: 1,277 Member
    Trolling is actually a very subtle art when done correctly, and MFPers have a tendency to use the word incorrectly and label everyone they dislike as a "troll."
  • rextcat
    rextcat Posts: 1,408 Member
    Troll = online bully , got it!

    Basically, people that like to be rude. I don't get it lol

    A troll isn't always an online bully. Attention-*kitten* fall in this category too.

    ah i remember the good old days when if you said somone was trolling it just ment they had there "privates" hanging out
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