the shallow pool and the deep end

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Tintin

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Lynx said:
My family ain't at the shallow end of the gene pool, but I've been told I'm off the deep end. The Bible Discussion forum is too deep for me though.

What gets me though, is so many of the threads over there start out with such an obvious troll bait. Maybe it's because I was a moderator in a christian chatroom for so long, but I read the first post and think "Trooooooooll!" and I wonder how anyone would fall for such a blatant argument starter... then I scroll on down and read some replies and find people are in fact taking the bait. Actually they fairly throw themselves on the hook. It's like they're saying to themselves, "YAY, another person I can disagree with! BANZAI!!"

Reminds me of a cartoon I once saw:
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So yeah, I stopped looking in on the bible study forum.
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I'm a certified CC troll hunter and I'm getting better at tracking down trolls but I still have my moments where I don't recognise them and swallow their nonsense hook, line and sinker.
 
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Aya2011

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Tintin said:
I'm a certified CC troll hunter and I'm getting better at tracking down trolls but I still have my moments where I don't recognise them and swallow their nonsense hook, line and sinker.
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Pls dont judge me if I ask this, what is a TROLL?
 
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waterlily

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Aya2011 said:
Pls dont judge me if I ask this, what is a TROLL?
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Someone with an agenda other than christian fellowship and honoring God in chat. They come to cause trouble or start debates deliberately to upset and offend.
 
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Aya2011

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waterlily said:
Someone with an agenda other than christian fellowship and honoring God in chat. The come to cause trouble or start debates deliberately to upset and offend.
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Oh yes, I see. Thanks!
 
Lynx

Lynx

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Trolls are troublemakers who thrive on discord, strife and argument. They get a thrill out of provoking people.

Copy-paste from wikipedia:

In Internet slang, a troll (/ˈtroʊl/, /ˈtrɒl/) is a person who sows discord on the Internet by starting arguments or upsetting people,[SUP][/SUP] by posting inflammatory,[SUP][/SUP] extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community (such as a newsgroup, forum, chat room, or blog) with the deliberate intent of provoking readers into an emotional response[SUP][/SUP] or of otherwise disrupting normal on-topic discussion.[SUP][/SUP]
 
Liamson

Liamson

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If not for cuddles, then why made of soft?

 
Lynx

Lynx

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What a lazy cat... my cat would have killed the squirrel and left it beside the back door. She is always bringing down birds, assorted rodents, squirrels, even a rabbit once.
 
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