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Title: Trolling is more fun, but being helpful on the Internet can be more useful
Post by: vivalarevolución on Fri, 22 August 2014, 08:23:29
Just an observation.  I have fun trolling and enjoy the creativity of other trolls, but the small reward just may not be worth it.  The Internet might be one of the rare places where being helpful garners more friends and admirers.  At the end of a good trolling session, all you're left with is a small sense of satisfaction, which quickly evaporates when you realize the temporary nature and vast emptiness of your efforts.  Nobody gets an award for Troll of the Year.

But you will remember that the random internet friend that gave you some great advice about keyboarding or whatever excites your taste buds.

Sigh.  A troll's life is a tough life.
Title: Re: Trolling is more fun, but being helpful on the Internet can be more useful
Post by: SpAmRaY on Fri, 22 August 2014, 08:26:50
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Title: Re: Trolling is more fun, but being helpful on the Internet can be more useful
Post by: paicrai on Fri, 22 August 2014, 08:34:56
zip it, nerd
Title: Re: Trolling is more fun, but being helpful on the Internet can be more useful
Post by: tigersharkdude on Fri, 22 August 2014, 08:36:30
Just an observation.  I have fun trolling and enjoy the creativity of other trolls, but the small reward just may not be worth it.  The Internet might be one of the rare places where being helpful garners more friends and admirers.  At the end of a good trolling session, all you're left with is a small sense of satisfaction, which quickly evaporates when you realize the temporary nature and vast emptiness of your efforts.  Nobody gets an award for Troll of the Year.

But you will remember that the random internet friend that gave you some great advice about keyboarding or whatever excites your taste buds.

Sigh.  A troll's life is a tough life.

The first rule of troll life is to never speak of troll life
Title: Re: Trolling is more fun, but being helpful on the Internet can be more useful
Post by: SpAmRaY on Fri, 22 August 2014, 08:37:22
Just an observation.  I have fun trolling and enjoy the creativity of other trolls, but the small reward just may not be worth it.  The Internet might be one of the rare places where being helpful garners more friends and admirers.  At the end of a good trolling session, all you're left with is a small sense of satisfaction, which quickly evaporates when you realize the temporary nature and vast emptiness of your efforts.  Nobody gets an award for Troll of the Year.

But you will remember that the random internet friend that gave you some great advice about keyboarding or whatever excites your taste buds.

Sigh.  A troll's life is a tough life.

The first rule of troll life is to never speak of troll life

Seriously next will be someone posting a thread about usenet  :o
Title: Re: Trolling is more fun, but being helpful on the Internet can be more useful
Post by: vivalarevolución on Fri, 22 August 2014, 08:46:57
Next up in the series:  How to start on good thread on an Internet message board.
Title: Re: Trolling is more fun, but being helpful on the Internet can be more useful
Post by: osi on Fri, 22 August 2014, 08:47:51
yuss
Title: Re: Trolling is more fun, but being helpful on the Internet can be more useful
Post by: dorkvader on Fri, 22 August 2014, 13:08:55
Just an observation.  I have fun trolling and enjoy the creativity of other trolls, but the small reward just may not be worth it.  The Internet might be one of the rare places where being helpful garners more friends and admirers.  At the end of a good trolling session, all you're left with is a small sense of satisfaction, which quickly evaporates when you realize the temporary nature and vast emptiness of your efforts.  Nobody gets an award for Troll of the Year.

But you will remember that the random internet friend that gave you some great advice about keyboarding or whatever excites your taste buds.

Sigh.  A troll's life is a tough life.

I always try to help out where I can.

Sometimes you know a lot about a topic and it's hard to just start putting that knowledge into a post / document / wiki, but if people ask questions about it it's easier to give them the specific answers they need.

I've met a lot of really good people in the community, so I'd say it's absolutely worth it.
Title: Re: Trolling is more fun, but being helpful on the Internet can be more useful
Post by: Hundrakia on Fri, 22 August 2014, 15:00:01
Sometimes, the trolls need the stress release from trolling. I unleash once in a blue moon, it's both cathartic and liberating.
Title: Re: Trolling is more fun, but being helpful on the Internet can be more useful
Post by: noisyturtle on Fri, 22 August 2014, 16:15:40
I am not a troll but often I will post a comment and receive a few enraged replies, then about a dozen more telling them to relax because I'm trolling. But I'm not :(
Title: Re: Trolling is more fun, but being helpful on the Internet can be more useful
Post by: tp4tissue on Fri, 22 August 2014, 19:15:03
I am not a troll but often I will post a comment and receive a few enraged replies, then about a dozen more telling them to relax because I'm trolling. But I'm not :(

The internetz can't handle our shear PoWah...  <(^_^)>
Title: Re: Trolling is more fun, but being helpful on the Internet can be more useful
Post by: Karura on Sat, 23 August 2014, 16:33:48
I like this post. Same thing applies to gaming.

In games that require teamwork like CS:GO or DotA2, you can either troll others, or be supportive and help them out. Much better to be supportive.
Title: Re: Trolling is more fun, but being helpful on the Internet can be more useful
Post by: noisyturtle on Sat, 23 August 2014, 16:40:27
I like this post. Same thing applies to gaming.

In games that require teamwork like CS:GO or DotA2, you can either troll others, or be supportive and help them out. Much better to be supportive.

Title: Re: Trolling is more fun, but being helpful on the Internet can be more useful
Post by: Novus on Sat, 23 August 2014, 18:46:18
HHKB type S or gtfo noob
Title: Re: Trolling is more fun, but being helpful on the Internet can be more useful
Post by: demik on Sat, 23 August 2014, 18:48:25
HHKB type S or gtfo noob


literally.

this.
Title: Re: Trolling is more fun, but being helpful on the Internet can be more useful
Post by: tp4tissue on Sat, 23 August 2014, 18:51:51
HHKB type S or gtfo noob


HHKB = N00b

Title: Re: Trolling is more fun, but being helpful on the Internet can be more useful
Post by: vivalarevolución on Sat, 23 August 2014, 19:36:08
HHKB type S or gtfo noob


literally.

this.

Model F, ftw, bros.