"Troll"

[Deathwishez]

Where did the term "Troll" come from?

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[The Russian]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_%28Internet%29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll

[GhostOfBetaTapes]

A green monster who lives under a bridge.

Or a poster in an internet bulletin board or similar that does things to piss other people off.

[Nymethus]

A green monster who lives under a bridge.

Or a poster in an internet bulletin board or similar that does things to piss other people off.

Some people need to learn the differences between meaning and origin.

[Harm94]

I thought he was a unit in Warcraft 3 who threw spears or axes at your soldiers.

[Anybody]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMEe7JqBgvg

[Deathwishez]

I know both meanings of the word "Troll". I just don't know where the origin of the interweb troll came from.

[Nymethus]

I know both meanings of the word "Troll". I just don't know where the origin of the interweb troll came from.

Check first post.

[Deathwishez]

My teacher saiz wikipedia is the devils.

She also saiz dat a gallon holds more than a liter, but w/e.

[Anybody]

one gallon is almost 4 liters?

[Deathwishez]

Orly? I though it was closer to 2.5...

[Syntho]

In case your to lazy to look on the OP's links.

The most likely derivation of the word troll can be found in the phrase "trolling for newbies", popularized in the early 1990s in the Usenet group, alt.folklore.urban (AFU). Commonly, what is meant is a relatively gentle inside joke by veteran users, presenting questions or topics that had been so overdone that only a new user would respond to them earnestly. For example, a veteran of the group might make a post on the common misconception that glass flows over time. Long-time readers would both recognize the poster's name and know that the topic had been done to death already, but new subscribers to the group would not realize, and would thus respond. These types of trolls served as a shibboleth to identify group insiders. This definition of trolling, considerably narrower than the modern understanding of the term, was considered a positive contribution. One of the most notorious AFU trollers, Snopes, went on to create his eponymous urban folklore website.

[Darkhawk]

Where did the term "Troll" come from?

Well think of the fairy tale,
The troll lives under the bridge, and when you come by he pisses you off and antagonizes you, and if you are stupid enough to venture close enough to "Teach him a lesson" he eats you,
so on the forums, a "Troll" is someone who antagonizes someone or some people, trying to start a flame war.