What makes a person a troll?

Some people just use it to discredit anyone they disagree with.

Eating goats and living under a bridge and demanding people pay them a toll to cross it.

Trolling is all about being deliberately offensive for the sake of upsetting people because that’s fun for a troll. If you enjoyed whatever your abrasive opinion did to him, then you could qualify.

Google says it's "a person who makes a deliberately offensive or provocative online post." IMO the provocative part is a little open-ended as that can cause a range of reactions from annoyance to anger. For me, I've used the term when someone is obviously looking for a reaction, like when it comes to certain political spammers on here. I can recognize legitimate points, but their conduct makes it such that they come across as a troll or something very similar to one as they are not looking for serious discussion.

I think if someone is out to deliberately antagonize people, they're a troll. If they come here just to piss people off and say "shocking" things, they're a troll.

But yes, people here often use "troll" to mean "person I disagree with" or "person who won the argument". Sometimes when I win an argument I get called a "liar" (whatever that even means. Not sure what I'm supposed to be lying about). It's the same type of thing. It's a deflection.

What dexter said. If not people who make obviously fake or retarded posts, like the dude who talkin about "nerd thighs" like he was about to go down on one like a drum stick.

I thought [i]Trolls[/i] were ugly folk that lived under bridges. Might well be an apt description.

I've been called troll a few times, usually it's been people not liking to be stood up to. 🤷🏼‍♀️

Trolls are people who divert the context of something.

Maybe i use the word too liberally, but i find people who tease others with sarcasm or hilarious replies trollish, espcially when its supposed to be a serious discussion.

In my opinion, a troll is someone who behaves dramatically in an attempt to offend or upset another. Simply disagreeing isn’t trolling.

Trolls were originally just people that were purposefully abrasive online to piss people off or make them feel bad.

We use it really loosely here.

When ever I hear the word , a picture of those hideous creatures who hide under bridges. Lol
That used to be the definition of a troll to me 😂

If a person’s sole purpose is to instigate or argue... without listening or contributing to the conversation, then they are a troll.

[c=#009E4F]i troll people because i want to, if i don't want to then i won't troll them[/c]

Usually the first step is asking a question about what makes someone a troll so they can add something to their repertoire. 😦

What? Who called Alex a troll? 🧐

You certainly are not a troll you are something very beautiful....[image]

Boredom and no respect for other people.

If you say something they don’t like.

You A Troll? No Way
You're Awesome :)

Don’t they live under bridges?

I think there has to be a bridge

I detest this. 😏😆

I'm not to bad at it 🙋‍♂️