Troll Paranioa
I'm not talking about those thingies that live under bridges, I'm talking about those people who inhabit forums. Here's a quiote from Wikipedia:
'In Internet slang, a troll is someone who posts inflammatory, 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 other users into an emotional response[1] or of otherwise disrupting normal on-topic discussion.[2]'
I have started to notice that a lot of people are becoming overly paranoid about trolls or suspected trolls. Someone can post a perfectly intelligent article or comment, then someone will come along and '1/10' them or just shout out 'troll'. Thing is when is a troll not a troll? Can people not post something without some bored jackass coming in claiming it's a troll? A lot of the comments on forums are not 'off topic' nor are they intended to be inflamatory, it's simply people asking questions. I've been branded a troll on occasion, yet it's on perfectly innocent posts which are asking for help or helping someone out.
My request to you is to simply think before screaming 'it's a troll!'. Think, ask yourself 'does this person have a serious question or comment?'. Think about how you would ask a similar question. I am fully aware there are loads of people doing this, but branding everyone a troll is just bringing everyone into the same mindset.
Later I shall address the 'your a gay' remarks from people insecure about their sexuality (I am aware 'your' is incorrect before you mail me, also check the rest of the post I'm sure you'll find other errors).
