Ever get the urge to troll?

[welby]

I have to admit it, I do. From time to time I'll go looking for another message board to browse through, not to go trolling, just to see what's out there. I've never some across one that stacks up to the SDMB, and those I ignore.

Sometimes, however, I come across a forum so filled with stupidity, poor logic, or naivete that the little troll inside me begins to awaken. I feel The Troll stir, rear it's ugly head, and begin to speak.

I fight the urge. I think about baseball. I check news sites for stories I may have missed. I discuss other things to do with my time at work (working for instance) when I se my therapist. So far, I can say that I've kept the urge in check.

Am I alone in my desire to be utterly nasty for no reason, or do some of the other Dopers out there have the same thoughts? Come on, you can tell me. Got a little troll living inside?

[Caricci]

Not anymore, but I used to. My first foray into message boards was on a parenting site and, well, I could go on and on, but just lets say that some of the participants seemed to be somewhat single-minded when it came to certain topics and I found it very annoying. I was not above stirring the pot when I encountered that sort of thing.

[Earl Snake-Hips Tucker]

In another era, trolls were known as "prank callers," and yes, I was a telephone troll on one occasion to the dean of radio talk shows, *Larry King.

He had a guest (don't remember who) and the conversation was nuclear war. I got thru and asked "Are you familiar with the research of **Professor Arthur Holmes, who says that even in an all-out nuclear war, some people would probably be resistant to the radiation, and would probably survive?"

The guest's response: "I don't find that very encouraging, even if it's true."

*A made up name, sorta. It was the name of my 9th grade science teacher.

**This was around 1981. In 1994 or so, I was the first caller when his guest on his CNN TV program was CIA director Woolsey.

[masonite]

I never want to troll. However, I must admit to wanting a sockpuppet, or a hundred of them, very badly indeed. There are so many very strange things I'd like to discuss here, but now that a couple of people know me personally under this username, I really can't.

I will never, ever, ever register a sock here, and never have, of course. Just for the record. I am a good boy.

[cards]

When I troll, I like to use a double bladed spinner bait with green and white skirts.

[Derleth]

I get the urge to troll. I load up Doom and blast monsters until it passes.

[stellar7]

I left a message board I had participated in for four years because of excessive trolling. I guess I can see someone wanting to just "stir the pot", but the endless attacks were so pointless to me.

Funny thing is, the attacks weren't even against me and they got on my nerves. I've always had a bad habit of taking on bullies who prey on weaker people. I almost got myself killed in Vegas once for this trait, but that's another story.

So, nope, I never have an urge to troll. But, I'm not here to judge anyone.

[Guinastasia]

Yes, but not here. Mostly at places like Patriarch or Free Republic or someplace like that.

[VunderBob]

Originally posted by cards
When I troll, I like to use a double bladed spinner bait with green and white skirts.

Damn you you for beating me to it!

[Lute Skywatcher]

Funny that this should pop up now. I was recently accused of trolling by, well, a troll.

[Elza B]

I troll at one of my boards, but I do it under my real username. Some of the posters drive me nuts, so if I'm bored, I do my best to piss them off. It's a good stress reliever.

Ava

[jackelope]

Originally posted by cards
When I troll, I like to use a double bladed spinner bait with green and white skirts.

Oh my gosh. I just figured out the term "troll"! I always thought it was like the troll under the bridge in the old fairy tales that would grab you as you walked by. Now I get it! It's like trolling for FISH! Cool! (Those wishing to judge me may refer to the title of this thread.)

Uh, back to the OP: No, I can't say I have. But this is the only board I've ever used.

[elmwood]

I organized a bulletin baord invasion once, with tons of folks from a bulletin board that I run. The board only had a few posts for the year; then in a few hours 50 new messges were added. We disappeared as fast as we came.

I once trolled a malt liquor bulletin board, with a Herbert Kornfield style post praising the fo-dog of "Black Fist" that I was reportedly drinking at the time. LOTS of responses; everybody wanted to know where to get it.

[Scylla]

I always thought that I would make a superior troll. Like criminals most trolls lack creativity and intelligence. I have a whole bunch of great ideas for trollish behavior.

By that same token I've also figured out the perfect way to steal a valuable painting from a well-guarded museum, as well as how to make a Hockey team 100% unbeatable.

[Tars Tarkas]

Originally posted by Scylla

By that same token I've also figured out the perfect way to steal a valuable painting from a well-guarded museum

Really? We should team up and snag the Mona Lisa. We can give it back after a year or so, but the fact we can get away with ganking it would be cool....

[Blackeyes]

Scylla, you have me interested now.

[Scylla]

I'm not going to tell about the trolling ideas or the paintings, but for the hockey all you need is a really fat guy, like 1,200 pounds or so. Put him on skates and make him the goalie. He'll just fill up the crease and nobody can ever score.

[Derleth]

Originally posted by Scylla
I'm not going to tell about the trolling ideas or the paintings, but for the hockey all you need is a really fat guy, like 1,200 pounds or so. Put him on skates and make him the goalie. He'll just fill up the crease and nobody can ever score.

Eh, no. We've done this in GQ. Having "Refrigerator" Perry as a goalee wouldn't be a very good idea, unless he's nimble and able to move quickly.

[Scylla]

Originally posted by Derleth
Eh, no. We've done this in GQ. Having "Refrigerator" Perry as a goalee wouldn't be a very good idea, unless he's nimble and able to move quickly.

Bigger. Much bigger.

[clayton_e]

I used to.. But after I did a couple times (and paid dearly) the desire went away.

[mikester]

you bet. when im mind-numbingly bored i occasionally troll on a few forums just for the sake of annoying the living crap out of some people i dont like anyway.

[Exgineer]

I'm confused.

Are you guys saying that there are other message boards? Besides this one, I mean.

Dang.

That's why I love this place. I learn something new every day.

[Exgineer]

Crap. I hit submit to soon.

We really dislike trolls here, and think they're jerks, because they impair our ability to use and enjoy this board.

How can you justify doing it elsewhere to yourselves?

I'm sure that the Administrators of other boards get just as annoyed as ours do.

[Guinastasia]

One time at SAAN, we were invaded by posters from the Counterstrike boards, posting porn and crap. So we counter invaded them the following evening with Hello Kitty, fluffy bunnies, teddy bears, Care Bears, and saying things like, "WE WUB JOOO!!!" *HUGGZZZLEEEE!!!!"

We shut them down. Previously, some posters had done this to Something Awful when they invaded us. We had SA by the balls.

[d_redguy]

[hijack]

originally psted by Tars Tarkas
Really? We should team up and snag the Mona Lisa. We can give it back after a year or so, but the fact we can get away with ganking it would be cool....

And then we can use the money we earn by fencing the Mona Lisa to by that hockey franchise! To steal from /.:

1. Steal Mona Lisa
2. Buy NHL franchise
3. Profit!
[/hijack]

Oh, and yes, I do get the urge to troll. But not here. Trolling smart people backfires.

[Derleth]

Scylla, unless the guy is a glob of flesh completely blocking the goal (probably contra the rules, as he'd have to sit on the ice), just being big ain't gonna cut it. Remember: Everyone's on skates and everyone's got legs.

[Scylla]

Scylla, unless the guy is a glob of flesh completely blocking the goal (probably contra the rules, as he'd have to sit on the ice)

That's what I'm saying. Big enough to block the whole crease. We're talking Jabba the hut, here.

There's no rule against a guy that fat.

[Derleth]

Scylla, there's no rule against obesity, just not being able to stand up on your own two skates. But I'm not a hockey expert. Maybe I'm wrong.

Hey, Scylla, ever get the urge to hijack?

[Ca3799]

Well, I don't know if it trolling, but on another board I have two identities. One is Me and the other one is The Cranky Alt Me. On that site, I show up pretty regularly but the Alt Me doesn't post all that much. I'm not entirely sure it is trolling since both of us have been there so long, but perhaps it is trolling since no one else knows about it. Otherwise, I don't troll.

I guess that sounds wierd.

[Dunderman]

Bet I do. I constantly fight the urge to register a new username and do a Jack Dean Tyler job on y'all. Luckily, I've resisted the urge so far.