Talk:Trolling
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- Media Watch (10 November 2008). ""Trolling" the Airwaves".
Discussions
- No consensus, 1 January 2024, to Internet troll, see discussion.
- Moved, 1 November 2025, from Troll (slang) to Trolling, see discussion.
- Procedural snow close, 6 December 2025, to Troll, see discussion.
Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment
[edit ]This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 10 January 2022 and 4 May 2022. Further details are available on the course page . Student editor(s): Goldie18 (article contribs ).
Another use of T.R.O.L.L.
[edit ]Does the information in another Wikipedia article fit anywhere in this article?
"In an attempt to demonstrate the perils of over-reliance on the internet as authority, the Mikkelsons assembled a series of fabricated urban folklore tales that they term "The Repository of Lost Legends".[1] The name was chosen for its acronym, T.R.O.L.L., a reference to the early 1990s definition of the word troll , meaning an Internet prank, of which David Mikkelson was a prominent practitioner.[2] " -- ~~
References
- ↑ "Urban Legends Reference Page: Lost Legends". Retrieved 9 June 2006.
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I do not think that definition is 2026, trolling is way more complex than that. Trolling is not always negative; it is also a form of resistance and satire, especially when those resisting are weaker and use trolling to offset the power imbalance. Trolling Israel, Trolling Nolan's film. Inayity (talk) 17:30, 10 July 2026 (UTC) Reply