is there a difference between trolling and...

Dustin · September 16, 2014, 02:58:18 PM

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Kinder Graham · September 16, 2014, 02:59:29 PM

Yes

I do it all the time. Trolling can be pretending to think something while the later is what you believe but know you'll get a reaction

Juuzou · September 16, 2014, 02:59:50 PM

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w/e · September 16, 2014, 03:01:24 PM

Perhaps I can answer this question in 10 years. I think that I need a grasp of terms and mental states and concepts. All of those things.

DAS B00T x2 · September 16, 2014, 03:02:56 PM

Depends on the intent.

Aether · September 16, 2014, 03:05:44 PM

Everyone is automatically trolling always. This is the internet after all.

More Than Mortal · September 16, 2014, 03:06:04 PM

No.

I had a similar situation when I posted the thread asking if transgenderism is a mental disorder. I knew it would inflame and cause heated arguments, but I genuinely wanted a discussion about it.

If you're doing it with the intent of pissing people off, then it's trolling.

Magos Domina · September 16, 2014, 03:07:45 PM

Well some people just can't accept that someone has an opinion other than "Murica, fuck yeah".

So yes, there is a difference between trolling and being opinionated.

Yu · September 16, 2014, 03:50:41 PM

God · September 16, 2014, 04:34:05 PM

When your opinion is repeatedly debunked and you still refuse to stop bringing up even in completely unrelated threads, it's hard to see a difference.

Verbatim · September 16, 2014, 04:36:52 PM

Quote from: Le Dustin on September 16, 2014, 02:58:18 PM

Saying an opinion of your's you know will piss people off?

*yours

And... yes, but not if your intending to piss people off with your opinion that you know people will disagree with.

Dustin · September 16, 2014, 04:39:00 PM

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More Than Mortal · September 16, 2014, 04:41:35 PM

Quote from: Le Dustin on September 16, 2014, 04:39:00 PM

Quote from: Verbatim on September 16, 2014, 04:36:52 PM
Quote from: Le Dustin on September 16, 2014, 02:58:18 PM
Saying an opinion of your's you know will piss people off?
*yours

And... yes, but not if your intending to piss people off with your opinion that you know people will disagree with.
*you're

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Verbatim · September 16, 2014, 04:42:20 PM

Quote from: Le Dustin on September 16, 2014, 04:39:00 PM

Quote from: Verbatim on September 16, 2014, 04:36:52 PM
Quote from: Le Dustin on September 16, 2014, 02:58:18 PM
Saying an opinion of your's you know will piss people off?
*yours

And... yes, but not if your intending to piss people off with your opinion that you know people will disagree with.
*you're

Gotcha.

THANKS SOLONOID YOU ACTUALLY TAUGHT ME SOMETHING USEFUL

Dustin · September 16, 2014, 04:44:00 PM

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Verbatim · September 16, 2014, 04:46:02 PM

Quote from: Le Dustin on September 16, 2014, 04:44:00 PM

srs though, shouldn't "your's" be right since I'm referring to its possessive property? A British person should know.

Maybe it's a British English thing, but normally, I was taught that stuff like adding an apostrophe to "yours", "theirs", etc. constitutes a redundancy, because the word itself already denotes possession.

More Than Mortal · September 16, 2014, 04:46:38 PM

Quote from: Le Dustin on September 16, 2014, 04:44:00 PM

srs though, shouldn't "your's" be right since I'm referring to its possessive property? A British person should know.

Pronouns don't take apostrophes.