ca_gere Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 What is the whole point of trolling? Is it as simple as getting satisfaction from winding people up?This is a genuine question. I've never understood it. Anyone can be an anonymous shit stirrer on the internet so why bother? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaaakkkeee Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 What is the whole point of trolling? Is it as simple as getting satisfaction from winding people up?This is a genuine question. I've never understood it. Anyone can be an anonymous shit stirrer on the internet so why bother?I think it's just the winding people up thing. I enjoy winding people up a bit too but there's a time and a place and it's ruining the internet forums IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidm Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 That's all there is to it, yeah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirsten Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 What is the whole point of trolling? Is it as simple as getting satisfaction from winding people up?This is a genuine question. I've never understood it. Anyone can be an anonymous shit stirrer on the internet so why bother?Yeah, I think the whole racist-trolling thing is pretty dull. You KNOW what the reaction is going to be, so why bother? Trolls really need to be more creative these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaaakkkeee Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 Yeah, I think the whole racist-trolling thing is pretty dull. You KNOW what the reaction is going to be, so why bother? Trolls really need to be more creative these days.Exactly. Trolling is an art. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattJimF Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 What are those small, grey, plastic things that are planted throughout the Aberdeen? The kinda look like bollards but i once saw an engineer working on one and they're full of wires. If i knew how to work pictures on this website (no excuses, i know) then i'd google street view one for y'all.Is it one of these:If so they are BT cabinets for phone lines, there may also be ones still about from Aberdeen Cable/Atlantic Telecom days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidm Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 yeah there have never been any interesting trolls on here. the only one that still seems to keep going is Giles Walker constantly telling everyone on here how boring you all are because you're still not into Brazilian dubstep. considering he gets next to no response it shows how dull it is. trolling can be great if you're actually creative and funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyEB Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 yeah there have never been any interesting trolls on here. the only one that still seems to keep going is Giles Walker constantly telling everyone on here how boring you all are because you're still not into Brazilian dubstep. considering he gets next to no response it shows how dull it is. trolling can be great if you're actually creative and funny.Trolls only like music if it has a bridge. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidm Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 Trolls only like music if it has a bridge. ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stroopy121 Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 Is emergency72 cool1?xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyEB Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 ???I love you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paime Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 Is it one of these:If so they are BT cabinets for phone lines, there may also be ones still about from Aberdeen Cable/Atlantic Telecom days.Nah, not one of those. Im struggling to find one on the ol' google maps. As soon as i do i'll post it on here. They look like a standard bollard albeit grey and plastic....with wires inside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest idol_wild Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 What is the whole point of trolling? Is it as simple as getting satisfaction from winding people up?This is a genuine question. I've never understood it. Anyone can be an anonymous shit stirrer on the internet so why bother?I think it's boredom. I have to say, I was relatively proud of aberdeen-music's reaction to the racist trolling. Trolling or not, it'd be poor not to have picked him up on it.Also, trolls are very dull people. Who probably failed to receive sufficient attention as a child from parents, peers, and teachers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paime Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 On a related topic, where did the word "meme" come from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest idol_wild Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 On a related topic, where did the word "meme" come from?Rebecca Black's flaps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest idol_wild Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 In all seriousness, though:The word "meme" is a shortening (modeled on "gene") of mimeme (from Ancient Greek ?????? Greek pronunciation: [m?m??ma] mim?ma, "something imitated", from ????????? mimeisthai, "to imitate", from ????? mimos "mime")[4] and it was coined by the British evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins in The Selfish Gene (1976)[1][5] as a concept for discussion of evolutionary principles in explaining the spread of ideas and cultural phenomena. Examples of memes given in the book included melodies, catch-phrases, fashion, and the technology of building arches.[6]Courtesy of Wikipedia, naturally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ca_gere Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 Rebecca Black's flaps.This made me think of this: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 I want that t-shirt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 Where can I get a wooden amp chassis fixed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatboy Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 Is there a way on Winamp to get it to automatically name my songs? (it's not the classic version I'm using, version 5.6 or summat)Where can I buy live food for reptiles in AberdeenI've been frequenting A1 aquatics on constitution street and been to pets at home, wondering it there is any more places. What happened to reptiles in the green?The premises on justice st/castlegate hasn't been open in a while, every time I walk past they gates are over the doors and looks like no one has been in a while, however the shop isn't empty. walked passed it regularly over the past few weeks but never seen it open double bump or boobs to some Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkaline Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 Where can I get a wooden amp chassis fixed?Dennis whats his face? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 Dennis whats his face?I assumed so. I have no way of getting to Dunfermline. It's only the wood that needs putting back together. Doesn't even need to be an amp tech. Just someone who is a dab-hand with wood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkaline Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 I assumed so. I have no way of getting to Dunfermline. It's only the wood that needs putting back together. Doesn't even need to be an amp tech. Just someone who is a dab-hand with wood.Have you tried heading down to B&Q and looking at really strong wood glues? You might be able to fix it yourself.Adhesives & Sealants, wood glue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid Android Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 Exactly. Trolling is an art.Yeah there's good trolling and bad trolling. Emergency guy was just stupid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monster Zero Posted April 15, 2011 Report Share Posted April 15, 2011 Who is Rebecca Black and why is she relevant to Black Flag? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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