5- Flamebaiting, trolling, or posting to incite or annoy is not allowed.
Originally posted by FUNKED1 Funny it doesn't say anything about "THOU SHALT NOT POST ABOUT STERN".
Originally posted by SOB ...and also about getting hot chicks out of their clothes.
Originally posted by bong yum munch munch mucn yum...
Trolls have a definate agenda and a definate posting style. Typically, when they start a thread, the simply use someone else's content and do not even bother adding anything to it. This is the lazy troll and the most obvious. The content is almost always controversial so as to get a 'rise' out of the board members. These trolls will normally leave if they are left alone as they live for the aftermath of thier posts. Or they will continue to spurn posters who post in those threads. Finding the 'hot buttons' of people and pushing them continually. Inside of threads, a troll is usually inciteful. They do not add to the content of the discussion and, more often than not, they try to deter or derail the discussion through the use of highly negative or abrasive input. The input may be close to the topic, but it is almost always inflammatory and brief. The above rules are not hard and fast. They are general characterizations. But the above do nothing for the discussion process and have a highly negative effect on the quality of the forum. The general defination of a troll is someone who is not interested in having a discussion. The goal for them is to garner attention. They tend to be narcissistic as well.
