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? asked in Entertainment & MusicPolls & Surveys · 10 years ago

Why do people call me a troll?

People on the internet call me a troll but i dont live under a bridge and i dont know any riddles? whhy do people say that?

Update:

what do you mean im trolling. im not a troll in the first place

Update 2:

@JG i know what a troll is you didn't have to waste your time writing that. a troll is a guy who lives under a bridge and says riddles. i would be a troll but there are no bridges to go under : (

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  • ?
    Lv 5
    10 years ago
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    :\ -Looks at picture-

  • Anonymous
    10 years ago

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_(Internet)

    Troll (Internet)

    In Internet slang, a troll is someone who posts inflammatory,[2] extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community, such as an online discussion forum, chat room, or blog, with the primary intent of provoking readers into an emotional response[3] or of otherwise disrupting normal on-topic discussion.[4] The noun troll may refer to the provocative message itself, as in: "That was an excellent troll you posted". While the word troll and its associated verb trolling are associated with Internet discourse, media attention in recent years has made such labels subjective, with trolling describing intentionally provocative actions outside of an online context. For example, mass media uses troll to describe "a person who defaces Internet tribute sites with the aim of causing grief to families."[5][6]

    I have been accused of trolling on some sites and people ASSUMED I was trying to incite trouble when I wasn't.

  • Anonymous
    10 years ago

    I feel like you're trolling right now... troll is someone trying to get a reaction out of someone else.

    Source(s): Past experience
  • 10 years ago

    It's because you hang from the rearview mirror in old VW vans.

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  • ?
    Lv 6
    10 years ago

    Hey my name is Heaven and I like to go on yahoo answers to help people with their problems and ask interesting questions of my own. I'm very honest about what I think and I speak my mind. I also joke around so don't take my answers too seriously. I'm known to give good advice and I'm very nice person once you get to know me. I hate drama and mean people so if you are getting bullied or teased I will support people and give good advice on what to do. so feel free to add me as a contact, I'll be glad to help answer any kind of question

  • 10 years ago

    Nice try. I wonder if anyone will actually believe you don't know what they mean.

  • ?
    Lv 4
    10 years ago

    cough cough troll cough

  • Anonymous
    10 years ago

    Maybe it's because you look like one.

  • Anonymous
    10 years ago

    thats just what they call people on here. except for me, of course. :)

  • 10 years ago

    no one cares enough about you to call you anything

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