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Originally posted by Forevever
::starts the stopwatch to see how long till this gets closed::
Originally posted by OUNjahhryn
so, got 1000 ats points taken off for saying what a troll is, not even calling someone a troll... just saying what it is... when the op called himself a troll IN the op, and called everyone else gullible, uneducated kids.
ATS has rules of civility right? that opening statement by the op was in no way civil, it was a mocking aggressive statement to bring on a fight, which I, as many others shrugged off and lol'd.
then all of a sudden there were more "post removed" things than i've ever seen. like it got raided by swat or something lol.
anyways, the 1000 point deduction was a pretty harsh for not actually calling someone anything...
im not saying calling someone a troll is the most civil thing. but I honestly just said what a troll is.no, "lol troll" "troll thread" "dont feed the troll" "your a troll" nothing.
In Internet slang, a troll is someone who posts inflammatory[citation needed], extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community, such as an online discussion forum, chat room, or blog, with the primary intent of provoking readers into an emotional response or of otherwise disrupting normal on-topic discussion. The noun troll may refer to the provocative message itself, as in: "That was an excellent troll you posted". While the word troll and its associated verb trolling are associated with Internet discourse, media attention in recent years has made such labels subjective, with trolling describing intentionally provocative actions outside of an online context. For example, mass media uses troll to describe "a person who defaces Internet tribute sites with the aim of causing grief to families."
Originally posted by cerebralassassins
Originally posted by OUNjahhryn
so, got 1000 ats points taken off for saying what a troll is, not even calling someone a troll... just saying what it is... when the op called himself a troll IN the op, and called everyone else gullible, uneducated kids.
ATS has rules of civility right? that opening statement by the op was in no way civil, it was a mocking aggressive statement to bring on a fight, which I, as many others shrugged off and lol'd.
then all of a sudden there were more "post removed" things than i've ever seen. like it got raided by swat or something lol.
anyways, the 1000 point deduction was a pretty harsh for not actually calling someone anything...
im not saying calling someone a troll is the most civil thing. but I honestly just said what a troll is.no, "lol troll" "troll thread" "dont feed the troll" "your a troll" nothing.
hey feel free to click on any button within my avatar, i think there are several there you would like to click on.
edit on 6-7-2011 by cerebralassassins because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by gremlin2011
wtf is a troll...im new
In Internet slang, a troll is someone who posts inflammatory[citation needed], extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community, such as an online discussion forum, chat room, or blog, with the primary intent of provoking readers into an emotional response[2] or of otherwise disrupting normal on-topic discussion.[3] The noun troll may refer to the provocative message itself, as in: "That was an excellent troll you posted". While the word troll and its associated verb trolling are associated with Internet discourse, media attention in recent years has made such labels subjective, with trolling describing intentionally provocative actions outside of an online context. For example, mass media uses troll to describe "a person who defaces Internet tribute sites with the aim of causing grief to families."[4][5]
Originally posted by megabytz
reply to post by Forevever
You beat me to it!
ig·no·rant adjective /ˈignərənt/ Lacking knowledge or awareness in general; uneducated or unsophisticated - he was told constantly that he was ignorant and stupid Lacking knowledge, information, or awareness about something in particular - they were ignorant of astronomy Discourteous or rude - this ignorant, pin-brained receptionist Easily angered - I is an ignorant man—even police don't meddle with me
Originally posted by OUNjahhryn
didn't know he was post banned, he wasn't really adding any depth to his own discussion though....
saying someone is ignorant for their belief is ignorant.... btw...