Trolling

Were you looking for mythical trolls? If so, follow this link. Oh, sorry, I meant this link.

The basics
Trolls are a special breed of nerd and the monsters of the Web. If you are ever on Facebook and receive a message like this:

Hai2U!

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...then you know that you are in deep trouble and ought to run to Mommy or become a troll yourself. Alternatively, you could report the troll to a moderator, but that is so dishorourable that one should never do it. Here is a song from Doctor Karoushima's Book Of Internet Songs.

Sometimes when social networking

You will find danger is lurking

And you will be in fact forced to see

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You will recoil in terror and in fear

But that does not change that it is here

And you will know, as many have been of old,

That you have been quite sincerely trolled.

You dread when you opened that browser screen,

And came to look on something quite obscene

But now there is nothing you can do

But wish the troll got scarred for life too.

How to identify a troll
Are you afriad that one of your acquaintances (the closest thing you could possibly have to friends) is a troll? If you are expecting a long and overcomplicated Spotter's Guide, you are wrong. The answer is that you simply have to ask your acquaintance if he is a troll (there are no women on the Web). If he says yes, he is a troll. If not, he is not a troll. The reason for this is that all trolls are proud of their hobby and will tell you so, while non-trolls will tell you that they will have nothing to do with trolls or their activities.

Common troll pastimes
Trolls partake in many online activities, and here is the complete list. Links to main articles are shown.

Flamers
Flamers are trolls that get their lulz by making people angry. They do this by insulting everyone they can find.

Spammers
Spammers are trolls that post rubbish over the web to clog up fora. Not to be confused with Cooperate spam or SpamTM.

Liemongers
Liemongers post lies all over the Web in the hope of convincing everyone.

There are other activities as well, and these are listed here.

Trolling websites
Trolling websites are websites devoted to trolls and their activities. Such websites include 4chan and Encyclopaedia Dramatica. If you find yourself on a trolling website, either join or hang yourself with your bootlaces.

Ah, it looks like the trolls are going to give their opinion on the matter...

TROLLS RULE OK!!! EVERYBODY ELSE IS RUBBISH! YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH!!!