Thread: 5 Things I do for fun...

Originally Posted by Up On the Governor

5 things Validation Boy does, more realistically:

1.) Trolls the internet looking to get a rise out of people
2.) Lives in his parents' basement
3.) Repeatedly fails remedial classes
4.) Gets fired from menial jobs
5.) Wishes women and the military would stop rejecting him

Very good.......

Originally Posted by Up On the Governor

5 things Validation Boy does, more realistically:

1.) Trolls the internet looking to get a rise out of people
2.) ...

The criticism that some poster is trolling (or is a troll) on internet forums is so irrelevant and childish (and boring!) that it's actually kind of funny that anyone even wastes their time making such a lame accusation. First off, nearly everyone displays trollish characteristics to one degree or another degree. Secondly, so what if someone is trolling? Who really gives a fat fuk? All the the accusation really amounts to is a way say to the poster, "I just wanted to trash your posting effort but have it appear like it's some relevant criticism."

I've seen some pretty decent discussions result from "trolling". Many times the person isn't really trolling but merely phrased the post in a way that provided an easy troll acuasation from their detractors. So screw the whole notion of trolling! We like freedom of speech, right? Let people troll if the want.

Originally Posted by darckriver

The criticism that some poster is trolling (or is a troll) on internet forums is so irrelevant and childish (and boring!) that it's actually kind of funny that anyone even wastes their time making such a lame accusation. First off, nearly everyone displays trollish characteristics to one degree or another degree. Secondly, so what if someone is trolling? Who really gives a fat fuk? All the the accusation really amounts to is a way say to the poster, "I just wanted to trash your posting effort but have it appear like it's some relevant criticism."

I've seen some pretty decent discussions result from "trolling". Many times the person isn't really trolling but merely phrased the post in a way that provided an easy troll acuasation from their detractors. So screw the whole notion of trolling! We like freedom of speech, right? Let people troll if the want.

If such a claim were made to refute a legitimate argument, yeah, it would be irrelevant and childish. In this instance, it is a correct observation. To address your stupid follow-up points, I will just number them as they appear in order: (1) I did not say no one else in the world trolls but a few people, (2) So what indeed? I'm making fun of his post. Who cares that I did that? Aside from you. My post was a very relevant criticism. No one that is actually misanthropic, misogynistic, racist, whatever openly admits it. Why? Because those words are attached to a negative stigma and the person does not see any faults with his/her line of thinking. Validation Boy wants people to think he is in order to generate disgusted responses. Pretty simple concept.

And Validation Boy can troll all he wants. I'm probably going to continue to make fun of him, which somehow confuses you into thinking that is an attempt to stop him. Don't be confused.