... I don't see it.  Really.  Look, I understand that some people and groups are just plain asking for it.  They can be so ignorant and stupid that they draw a target on their own faces.  I've been tempted to do it myself, except my aversion to causing unnecessary trouble causes me to just roll my eyes and do my best to look the other way.

 

Thing is, what you deem as "asking for it" can range from high-profile idiocy like the Westboro Baptist Church, to communities or individuals on forums that are just obnoxious.  Sometimes they don't even need to do anything--you can do it just because you're bored and think causing a ruckus is funny.  It's that one in particular that I don't understand.  I can't wrap my mind around the concept of intentionally being obnoxious or saying things you know will stir something, as a source for humor.  It's usually only funny to the ones starting it.  Everyone else will either roll their eyes and move onto something worthwhile... or they'll argue, causing a shitstorm and fulfilling the troll's goal of entertainment from other peoples' annoyance.  I honestly can't grasp how it's funny, whether starting it or being a part of it.  Maybe it's just my low-key goody two-shoes demeanor that doesn't want to start or be a part of trouble, who thinks intentionally causing a riot being hilarious is something you'd expect from middle schoolers, bullies, and middle school bullies.

 

It's been happening more and more on the Random forum as of late, which has actually turned me off from the section.  For perspective, when I first joined this site, it was one of my most frequented threads.  When I did it by making this thread,  http://kh13.com/forum/topic/52569-bronies-need-to-grow-up/  I honestly felt guilty for it.  I was conducting an experiment with it to solidify my thoughts, but I knew it would cause something, because it was the point.  I knew that people would get "butthurt" about it ("butthurt" on the internet translating to not brushing everything off with a lol), and I felt bad for doing it.  And people out there enjoy doing stuff like that?  Seeing people getting worked up over something they care about, and you get laughs out of it?

 

I really don't understand it.  Help me understand the appeal because I'm clueless.

I just like to see if people take me seriously. But I don't get the people that constantly go around doing it. I'd get bored of it fast.

There is no appeal.  Simples.  

I don't see it either, that and the troll face is annoying/overused. 

Quality of trolling has really gone down. That is one thing for sure

Now it is just bunch of kids posting trollfaces and trying to make people mad with the worst arguments ever and then calling themselves trolls.

As a troll you should make people mad without them realizing that you are actually just trolling. As a troll you should actually be able to argue like gentleman and not going in shitstorm as well. As a troll you should get fed.

Quality of trolling has really gone down. That is one thing for sure

Now it is just bunch of kids posting trollfaces and trying to make people mad with the worst arguments ever and then calling themselves trolls.

As a troll you should make people mad without them realizing that you are actually just trolling. As a troll you should actually be able to argue like gentleman and not going in shitstorm as well. As a troll you should get fed.

 

But what I don't get is the making people mad part.  Even if you're doing it as a gentleman, the fact you're doing it at all and enjoying it is something I can't understand.  What's the appeal of getting fed?  Do you feel like a bigshot making people mad?

But what I don't get is the making people mad part.  Even if you're doing it as a gentleman, the fact you're doing it at all and enjoying it is something I can't understand.  What's the appeal of getting fed?  Do you feel like a bigshot making people mad?

 

I dunno, I haven't really trolled myself nor I call myself troll, but it seems that trolls just like to get attention and annoy people. I dunno, ask Amon 

It's become a part of the Internet culture. It's something everyone does, so we all deal with it, some less than others.

Depends on how well it's done imo. If it's very good then I like it. As for the random forum trolling, people tend to take it seriously a lot or not notice the section a thread is in. 

....It's just sorta funny sometimes to see how annoyed people get. Sometimes people take things way too seriously, especially over the internet. I will admit, when I was younger (like...11 or 12 ) my sister and I made up some random user and would go on chatrooms (like charmander31 if you know what I am talking about than you are old...like me!) and just be silly. As I got older, the appeal for it just died away and I grew out of it.

 

TBH, I think it's perfectly harmless as long as you don't take it too far (ie, disrespecting their world view, culture, religion etc is taking it too far). Also, I think it's understandable if a kid does it b/c they are kids. They are not very mature yet . But  I figure that if you're some 20 year old who is just annoying people to get a reaction out of them....um, I think that's strange. =/ If they have that much time on their hands, they need to get off the computer and go outside The real world is much more appealing than trolling people.

Trolling is an art. Just like painters take pride in their paintings, trolls take pride in trolling. Then there are people that just fail at it and dont use it correctly.

EDIT:!

Edited April 23, 201312 yr by Chronic Tumor