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[kuroraka]

This has been bugging me for a while now: back in my days a troll was - let me quote Wiki - 'someone who posts inflammatory, extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community, such as an online discussion forum, chat room, or blog, with the primary intent of provoking readers into an emotional response or of otherwise disrupting normal on-

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[rusalkaz]

I think it's more of an inside joke, really. Of course, no one really accuses authors of trolling, but rather... well, fans do like to delude themselves that authors are paying attention to them. *shrugs*
Oh and hello from +14C land~ XD

[kuroraka]

Maybe it started as an inside joke but i'm getting the feeling that most people using it now simply have no idea what they are talking about...oh well, i needed to bitxh about something and i didn't want to complain about the new comment style like everone else.XD

Hello back at you from...hmm, let me check...+3°C land. Have fun!^^

[petronia]

Well, the sense of the word has expanded to "doing anything deliberately inflammatory for no reason than to get a vocal reaction". You can see how some authorial/creative decisions can come off that way. XD

[kuroraka]

I see what you mean, but it seems to be used much too frequently lately and since it has a really negative touch, it bothers me when it's used to describe things i actually consider good like unpredictability or uniqueness...