the definition of "troll" escapes me. yes. i'm serious.
 

i'm sure there are a good number of people around here who have at least begun to acknowledge my childlike ignorance when it comes to internet etiquette. if not, awesome. but if so, please forgive me. music banter is the only forum that i've ever been on, and it's where i learn everything about forums.

anyway. as of about 15 minutes ago, i've been accused of trolling twice. for the first person who ever called me out on it (and not the second, because i don't feel the need to explain myself to an idiot), i would like to say that it confused me because i (perhaps ignorantly) look at the structure of a forum as a conversational framework. as in, back and forth. sometimes there are many people, and sometimes there are few. sometimes it's lighthearted and sometimes not so much.

i guess what escapes me about the definition of what trolling is stems from the fact that i never say things to incite anger. i say what i say to get my point across, and as is the nature of conversation, rivulets and streams often occur outside the main body, and i find myself checking in on and adding to an ongoing conversation.

so i suppose my question is: is it a faux pas to look at forums like this? is it expected of members to have perfectly worked out the substance and explanation of their point in an effort to make a single, contributory post?

seriously. i have no idea. any and all thoughts please.

:)

"Trolling" is the act of making statements with the intent of disturbing/annoying/getting-a-rise-out-of others.

I feel like this thread is a backwards troll, where you're saying you don't know what a troll is even though you do & then when you're called out for it you'll deny it & cry, but I hope I'm wrong since Internet trolling is a pathetic thing to do

Yet you're doing it. Oh sweet irony.

:confused: So you're trolling PAN to tell him trolling is pathetic? Mmmm that's good logic. There seems to be a pattern to your posts where you disingenuously claim ignorance while further goading anyone you interact with. THAT is the definition of troll.

hope avails... but somehow ironically.

lol@ how you guys are attempting to turn this around on me, I guess this place is filled w/ trolls like you guys

How can an internet user who regularly posts on a forum make a thread saying he/she doesn't know what trolling is, it is obvious he's trolling & it's pathetic but believe what you want. my og comment clearly pointed out op's hypocrisy & the irony about this thread

It's trolling within trolling. Meta-trolling. This is great.

dude. you attacked me in your first comment. i think if you read through the OP it might become obvious by the fact that no one has called me out for feigning internet etiquette ignorance that i was posing a genuine question. it appears you have 17 posts. you are the only one to say anything of the sort. nuff said.

and pedestrian: thanks for clearing that up.