# Omnibus Trolls R Us Thread

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**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [May 23, 2016, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489 "2016-05-23T21:38:14Z")\
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> [@Roderick\_Femm](#):
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> A troll is someone who is posting something that he either doesn’t believe or doesn’t really care about only in order to stir up outraged responses. It is certainly possible that any of these three really believes what he is posting and is really interested in persuading people to his point of view. In that case, not a troll.

TPTB disagree:

> [@What is trolling?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-trolling/544298/4):
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> Trolling does not necessarily require that the position taken must be insincere. The principle requirement is that the post is for the principle intention of making people angry or upset.

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