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What is a troll in Q&A parlance. I've seen the word used but I haven't gained an understanding of it.?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    It's someone who posts questions that are meant to solely to elicit an emotional response, and are usually not honest nor reflect the actual attitude of the troll. Like a troll who wanted to get people angry and bothered might post a racist question just so people would respond angrily.

  • Poodie
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    1 decade ago

    A troll in online forums (including this one) is someone who posts content intended only to cause anger or to fool other posters.

  • 1 decade ago

    They live under bridges and demand things so that you can pass without becoming troll soup.

    Or they are little rubber dolls with crazy coloured hair.

  • a troll is someone who speaks their mind and does not suck up to the wimbs of other

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