people are dicks and they do stupid shit because they're dicks.

that's it.

trolling is a art.

I enjoy it on /b/ because that place is shit anyway. Here, I don't troll.

Sometimes I can't help it. I see the chance to make a stupid troll statement and I go for it. Maybe it's because I think that, if I say it, then the person who said it doesn't mean it, and that makes me feel better about how stupid 99% of you are.

I think Corruption Of LOL is a pretty cool guy, eh does it for shits and giggles, then puts memes in you're thread which he couldn't be arsed finishing

i enjoy the pleasure i get from pissing off people online! IRL however i enjoy playing pranks on others that will scare them or make them go wtf? but nothing to piss them off as i only play pranks on my friends
but i do like to prank call people irl and i enjoy pissing them off as i do not know them or they are enemies of a friend
(there are always exceptions as some people are TOO NICE to troll irl or online)

>>2439294
Your image is an embarrassment to the robot and all he stands for.

Because I'm doing a personal study on rhetoric as it relates to the internet. The anonymity of 4chan allows people to behave in whatever way they see fit, as opposed to other forums which advocate the construction of an online identity or persona, along with a reputation.

The general purpose is to study how people provoke and be provoked by words. I don't particularly enjoy watching 100 posts accumulate in a thread whose topic is on abortion.

the naivety of the OP implies that out of hundreds, this is not one of the trolling topics tonight.

there's several on the top page right now, i won't bother to point them out, either you know or you need to lurk moar.

in the end, it's up to anons own intuition and discernment to tell which are which and why the individual concerned chooses to do it.

go look at the top page, then skim through to pg. 10, marking out for yourself those you think are trolling, who their audience is and why they feel obliged to piss in the ocean.

put simply, lurk moar.

I think that as regards anonymity, a majority of anons are really nice in life and balance that by being mean on the internet to let the tiny voice of hate that they stifle IRL a forum to unleash itself

our social dark side in Jungian theory

>>2439320

Here's a 'Troll'.

It's pretty obvious why a black guy would wanna pis o da Man.

Learn2schadenfraude.

>>2439530
But sometimes is funnier to answer in a troll post than in the ones created to chat as a gentleman.

>>2439575
Piss off AM with your secure tripcode crap, why do you think your words are important enough to be preserved under a maintained name?

Anonymous doesn't care what you think.

>>2439629
hahahahaha
anons so silly

Come on you guys know its funny when you piss people off.

lrn2lrn2

>>2439455
This, mostly.

I always assumed it was a passive-aggressive powertrip for the unintelligent.

I'm at the point where if I make a purposefully stupid post and someone takes it seriously, I feel more disappointed than anything.

>>2439638
Y'know AM, I think your alright, but you responded to my shit, so technically you just got trolled.
Srsly tho, you don't need to go secure for here unless you're publishing a piece of your soon to be published book.
It does just make you look like a jerk.

>>2439696
You don't really need to ever use a name or tripcode. As the only people who pay attention to that shit are as irrelevant as irrelevant can be.

>>2439692
What way do you mean 'passive aggressive'? Isn't that a generalisation of trolling rather than just one of the motivations in our arsenal? We do it for a number of reasons, and incredibly aggressively at times.

Sorry friend, you're not really worth it.

>>2439696
basically, I take people at their word now unless the troll is blatantly obvious and lacks internal consistency. Even if that person is a troll, there's a high likelihood that someone else truly holds those beliefs.

it's important not to become too paranoid on here and start believing everyone is a troll, at that point you've lost the point of coming to this board: interacting with others. try not to be the intellectual equivalent of a faggot hiding a cave in Idaho with an arsenal because everyone looks like a government agent.

constant fear of criticism or being tricked kills creativity and new ideas. outside perspectives provide us other angles in which to see ourselves and ideas.

in closing, trolls provide an unintentional service as a way for someone to better learn how to defend their arguments or ideas.

>>2439747
If its over the internet, its passive.

>an unintentional service as a way for someone to better learn how to defend their arguments or ideas.

I like your summation ol'buddy but I disagree when you say that
>constant fear of criticism or being tricked kills creativity and new ideas

Necessity being the Mother of Invention, I think that a decent troll drops nurturing piles of manure every time he takes a shit all over my opinion and rather than stifling my creativity (and I think you would agree, yours), only accelerates our ability to reason well.

>>2439823
Nah, if I can get your blood pumpin to the point of Aneurysm, then you can'rt remain passive.
IRL I've affected you.

>>2439921
Someone's got delusions of grandeur, I see.

>>2439921
Its still passive. He got himself worked up, not you. You'll never have any real proof (beyond a youtube video) that hes actually angry.

>>2439894

one night a few months ago, I posted a short story that appeared in the New York Times literary section. The piece was well-written and at the end I attributed the story to its source.

Anons were highly critical, finding plenty perceived flaws. In general, I hold that the criticisms thrown by anon lack credibility and for the most part disregard it, growing callouses I guess, since it's easier for people to criticize than do something. Anon in general is not a reliable source, though there are a few here that have surprised me.

>>2439951
>>2439961
Your response is proof that you've been irritated, otherwise why would you take the time to come back.

>>2440002
Care to share the link (pics or it never happened and all that) and I'll back down from my position on your use of a secure?

Also, occasionally we can surprise with our cultured sensibilities, trudat.

>>2440054
here's the original story I posted

http://www.nytimes.com/books/98/09/20/specials/moore-writer.html

no pics of thread, I'm not the type to record such things

>>2440016 proof that you've been irritated, come back
You're filling the internet-caused blanks in interaction with whatever you want to be there. I could believe you're screaming and flinging your excrement and I'd be just as right as you believing I'm "irritated."

>>2440054
and I'm all for anon being hostile towards people for using trips, I spend a lot of my time anon and love giving people shit for it

but then I get too trollish and lose relevancy, it is purely for my own benefit that I trip, besides cutting down on confusion in threads convos

because it makes them feel better about their sad, pathetic lives to know they can trick people into anger and justifies their baseless superiority complex.

>>2440108
>>2440142
If I was feeling especially truculent, i would not only deride you for the utilisation of an identifying mark, but also for feeling so insecure as to pick a random NYT article with which to defend your argument and also your good name.

If i was more inclined toward benevolence, I would tell of my multiple trips for many a varied occasion, one of which representing the actual me.

I'm feeling like a bit of a dick tonight, so piss off ya failfag, I haven't got time to talk to you and read this very edumacational article elsewhere, I'm out.

I don't believe you have an IRL identity.
Enjoy your virtual persona.

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Also COCKS

>>2440320
but that in no way justifies why anyone should treat your view as a valid criticism or consider you a relevant authority

and a Happy New Year!! to you =)

trolling was actually meant to extract information from individuals. You ask a stupid question you come up with stupid answers along those lines. When logical reason fails us, we resort to spamming for any type of generic response. While people try to be clever, they really end up looking stupid.

They funny part about everything though is that when you isolate yourself to one medium, you only see it from that perspective. If you look outside the box, you realize where the information is actually going. I post a lot of information to see where it goes. I have to tell you. It scares me sometimes. A lot of important people actually frequent this site. A lot of morons do too. For instance, there are a lot of comedy sites or viral sites and you see shit pop up there all the time. It's kind of pathetic.

>>2440352
Right, I'm back in.

If that was you AM, then thanks, it's a fun read.

As to my opinion, when did i ever say it was valid and for that matter, where did we seek to justify my behaviour?
>IT'S MI CHAN, I CAN DO WHAT I WAAAAAAAAAAAN!!!
I'm Anonymous, I can wax lyrical on Ironman > Batman or empathise with a genuine need.

If I can't measure my response in words, then the choice is to become the more capable communicator I aspire to, or alternatively scream LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLTROOOOOOOOLD.

If my sincerity isn't apparent to the reader, (well mainly it's his flaw), but I can either address it or leave well enough alone.