Quote from: BennyHarp on October 29, 2016, 09:27:03 AMQuote from: seafoid on October 29, 2016, 07:59:26 AMQuote from: omaghjoe on October 29, 2016, 07:32:09 AM
Can we all agree on the definition
In Internet slang, a troll (/ˈtroʊl/, /ˈtrɒl/) is a person who sows discord on the Internet by starting arguments or upsetting people, by posting inflammatory,[1] extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community (such as a newsgroup, forum, chat room, or blog) with the deliberate intent of provoking readers into an emotional response[2] or of otherwise disrupting normal on-topic discussion,[3] often for their own amusement.
I would have to say that a good percentage of posters must fit that definition when it comes to slagging Tyrone but otherwise are completely sensible. Is this award for subject specific trolling or all round trolling?
It is easy to wind up Tyrone people. I think they live for the drama. And saying the rosary together as a county brings them together in a way Meath can only imagine . It's driven by emotion and a mixture of neediness and arrogance.
Saying something like "Sean Cavanagh is a disgrace" will get the ball rolling. And keyboards never refused letters. One of the annual rituals of the board is the silence that starts the Monday after Tyrone depart from the championship.
I think certain posters hide behind the idea of being a troll when in actual fact they have a pathological need to comment on every thread regardless of their knowledge or understanding of the topic at hand. Most likely a lack of attention at home/real life or possibly mummy or daddy issues.
On the button. This forum is fairly polluted these days, Derry forum, Liverpool, Celtic, any and all political /religious threads. And not a man is fooled with the debate/opinion poop they peddle... attention is the goal, the only goal