Has anyone ever admitted to being a troll?
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Yes. I think I did. I think I admitted to some thread on Fodors in which I (an alterego) asked for advice re transporting a special pet rabbit on a train to or from London, which had to be in the dark or couldn't be in the dark (forgot which)--something like that. There may have been others. Trolls do not have to be mean. I wasn't. I've done lots of practical jokes in real life, too, also never mean. Some of them have been at work, and usually my boss has been in cahoots with me. I eventaully confess, if I'm not found out first.
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I don't know, Marilyn, maybe if a troll hit me in the face, I'd recognize it. Otherwise, I treat everything as a serious question.
Right now, there is someone on another thread teaching people how to earn a black belt in tapas ordering.
Should I treat this as a troll response?
Right now, there is someone on another thread teaching people how to earn a black belt in tapas ordering.
Should I treat this as a troll response?
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Why does an admission of trolling carry with it more credibility than anything else that person would say? Admittedly, it doesn't seem in the person's interest to lie about being a troll, but people have made false confessions to far more serious things.
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Ooo, Sue, now that's an intriguing idea! Maybe I'll start claiming credit for lots of "troll" posts. I wonder how the real troll would feel about someone else claiming credit for his/her work? Hah!
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I've fessed up to trolls, pre-registration days. My personal favorite was the one I started on the US board about a "Cattle Drive/Cattle Slaughter Vacation." It became interesting when people replied, without reading the part where I fessed up.
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I fess up. The thread I started last night about winning MegaMillions was a troll...a thread designed for no practical purpose than to get others to post replies. While it COULD have happened, I didn't REALLY think I was going to win last night. Well, not really. I mean, it could have happened but if I'd thought it really would have, I would have checked my numbers before I went to bed instead of after I got up this morning. I mean, it's much more likely that I will win the $10M jackpot than the $230M one.