Troll

A troll in its natural habitat of an imageboard.

A troll is a person who posts inflammatory comments in an attempt to start a fight on the internet.

They are to be given a rating on a scale of 10, based on how subtle they are in their trolling, if it's an amusing troll, and general quality of their post. This type of contentless post can also be a troll.

e.g.

"Hey gaiz, 4e lolololol" merits 0/10

There are no examples of a 10/10 at this time, as trolls are usually children who aren't intelligent enough to post quality material. Although, some theorize that the 10/10 troll will never be identified, as by being RAGEworthy enough to merit 10/10, the victims will never realize that the poster is trolling, being distracted by other concerns, such as removing their own lower jaw and bludgeoning themselves to death with it.

As most species of troll can only be totally defeated through the use of fire or acid, many internet users assume this will be true of the Internet troll. However the Internet troll is a Min-Maxing Powergaming Wanker, and always has some combination of templates and one-level PrC dips to make it immune to Flaming attacks, or worse still is able to feed off them and increase its Trolling ability. This is the reason 3 trolls seem to pop back up and start three more worthless RAGE thread for every one that is defeated by logic or sage, neither of which are listed as doing fire or acid damage in the DMG or PHB.

An alternative rating system has suggested for /tg/, where one adds or subtracts points based on the success of the troll. While trolling is mostly a subjective experience, users are encouraged to try to objectively rate based on cleverness and creativity of the particular troll post. A loose guide to things to look for is as follows: Zero points are to be awarded for common and obvious things that fail to induce responses or anger. It usually indicates laziness, and lack of cunning. Most troll posts should probably be rated a zero. Examples would be:

• Posting copypasta designed to induce rage. We've all seen it.
• Posting an image of text instead of an actual relevant image.

Points should be deducted for things that make the troll more obvious, or are completely clueless about what they're supposed to be doing. Deductions are for particularly uncreative or stupid people attempting to troll. Indicators of this are things like:

• Using a name or tripcode.
• Using an avatar in combination with a name or tripcode, forcing a personality.
• Bad grammar or spelling. Especially common grammatical errors like misuse of "your" and "you're," or phrases like "should of."
• Obvious lack of knowledge on the subject he is trolling.
• Anything indicating the poster is under the age of majority.
• Spamming the same thing over and over again.

Points are awarded on the rare occasion that a post elicits a true emotional response from not only the judge but most of the board as well. Some things that are awarded points are posted repeatedly, but as long as they continue to make fa/tg/uys sputter and froth through rolls of quiverfat, they should still warrant at least a point. The material is either generating rage on its own or the troll is a creative and well though out one. Trolls warranting any points are exceedingly rare, and can sometimes can go undetected for long periods of time. Examples of this are:

• Posting furry art. As often as it's done, it should be worth no points, but it never fails to create a thread that always reaches maximum post count.
• Posting furry art that you drew for /tg/ containing /tg/ characters. This can sometimes even make a mod rage and warrant a ban. Always guaranteed to reach autosage if it doesn't get deleted first.
• Making a long seemingly knowledgeable and well-written post with a few factual or fluff errors slipped in. Most people won't notice them but a few fa/tg/uys are guaranteed to see it and write long rage filled posts on how the poster is WRONG WRONG WRONG. Bonus points if other people repeat it first, believing it to be true.

Judges may briefly write up a report on why the troll received the score it did.

How Not to be Trolled

Another soul falls victim...

Don't reply.

Seriously, that's it. Regardless of your reason for posting in an obvious troll thread, IT STILL FEEDS THE TROLL. The response you've prepared is undoubtedly quite witty, but please don't post it. Not even with sage; sage posts do not count against the bump limit or the image limit, and will inevitably be answered by the troll. Remember they're called "trolls" after a type of bait fishing, so if you don't take the bait they have no power.

If you simply ignore the troll, report as many of his posts as you have the patience for, and hide the thread, the troll will either starve or be swept up by one of the local janitors (who, unlike the mods, have been known to show up occasionally.)

The other option is to stay off the internet entirely, but since you're on here, I'm guessing that'd be like chopping every other toe and finger off.

the last and most desperate form is to simply exterminate EVERYTHING then do the same to the left overs and then again to when their is nothing left not even the matter of it not even the ATOMS NOTHING PURGE IT ALL!!!!

Fantasy trolls

Oh you wanted to know about these eh?

Trolls originated in Scandinavia, though similar creatures like Oni or even Bigfoot exist in other cultures, other then that it's really hard to pin down what is "troll". Often there big dumb brutes who turn to stone in sun light, these would be those three trolls in the Hobbit, Norse myths go further and say these trolls are descended from Giants, or Jötnar. Other times there smaller social beings that can turn invisible and hoard gold and Treasure, bit like Dwarves.

The D&D troll combines the trait of stupidity found in the first type of troll, junks the 'turn to stone' part, and adds varying degrees of regeneration. Most trolls can grow back from any injury, though doing so makes them hungry, unless they've been doused with acid or fire first. Beware the Killer DM who likes to exploit templates, as he can and will build a troll that can only be killed by drowning or strangulation.

See Also

• RAGE
• Female Space Marines
• 4e
• Twilight
• Trollzyn
• 50 Copper and Ludi'drizz't
• Forbidden Temple of the Great Falls
• "Troll" a poem by Shane Koyczan

Gallery

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  4chan is the favorite environment of a troll
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  Now, you can be a troll too!
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  That is how trolls were supposed to look
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  No, /tg/, you are the little goat
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  No better way is there to bait trolls or induce rage than with Female Space Marines
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  Trolls start at the bottom and work their way up to the basement.
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