""Trolling" as a DH offense" Topic

I find the whole concept of "trolling" on TMP a bit … strange.

One can get the DH for "Trolling".
One can get the DH for accusing someone of "trolling".
HOWEVER, if I insert the "troll" icon, , I am accusing someone of trolling, but it's OK. We even have an official TMP icon for it!

And as far as I can tell from the FAQ
TMP link
we do not even have a definition of "troll".

I dont lose sleep over it, it's hardly a life or death matter.

Needs stupendous boobies!

It could be.

I suggest dueling pistols at dawn, for the parties involved.

Definitions? Not needed for the one person who can change the definition when and as desired.

HOWEVER, if I insert the "troll" icon, , I am accusing someone of trolling, but it's OK. We even have an official TMP icon for it!

Except that HornetsNestMinis is currently in the DH for doing this.

Perhaps the rule has changed then, in which case the troll icon should go bye bye.

I am starting a Troll Mage as soon as my Blood Elf Hunter hits 20th level.

enfant perdus,
I am guessing he used the word "troll" and BIll changed it to the icon instead of snipping it.

Yeah there's a HUGE difference between calling someone a troll and merely using the sanctioned "you are a troll" icon. Huge.

For example, if I were to post that someone should go **** themselves, that would be a DH offense. If I merely show a picture, it's ok.

Edit: aww, my picture done gots taken awayed. Oh well, it was probably less offensive than whatever you're now imagining was here. :)

I am starting a Troll Mage as soon as my Blood Elf Hunter hits 20th level.

Noob.

Edit:

Wait. Is that DH offense? If so, I instead use an image:

And no, I don't care of The Editor likes to DH people for whatever he calls trolling. I just think it's funny that he makes an icon to label people/posts as trolls, but makes a distinction between posting an icon and the use of characters.

Maybe it's DHing for screen inefficiency: the icon takes less space?

Many of the forum rules were born from historical situations on TMP.

One can get the DH for accusing someone of "trolling".

This is because calling someone a troll almost always leads to a flame war. If you think someone is trolling, hit the complaint button and I'll take care of it.

HOWEVER, if I insert the "troll" icon, , I am accusing someone of trolling, but it's OK. We even have an official TMP icon for it!

Because who can be offended by a little cartoon! (Wish I remembered who came up with that emoticon, I'd give them credit here…)

I am guessing he used the word "troll" and BIll changed it to the icon instead of snipping it.

Correct.

…I just think it's funny that he makes an icon to label people/posts as trolls, but makes a distinction between posting an icon and the use of characters.

What can I say? I like a bit of whimsy. Though, as I said above, I can't actually take credit for the emoticon, wasn't my idea…

Can you make the icon an animated gif? Maybe with his arms going up and down and him stomping his angry little feet? That would be pretty cool. :)

"A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds."
---Emerson

If all of life were predictable or consistent, where would be the fun?

In other words, we have an officially sanctioned way of calling someone a .
Why not?

@Darthfozzywig: I am so noob it's not even funny…

That little green guy's a troll? I always thought it was the Incredible Hulk. I think I missed that meeting.

Oh,btw,this thread needs more noobies.

It is a visual Haddockism – yes it means they are trolling, but when 'said' in such a non-forceful manner, it passes the whimsy test.

Can you make the icon an animated gif?

No, but maybe someone else can?

I was merely using your post in opportunistic fashion, tochli, no offense intended. :)

Sadly, despite years of working in he industry, I feel my actual videogame skills still fall into the noob category. It would be embarrassing if it mattered. 8^D

And here I was wondering why people are calling other people the incredible hulk…

No worries…. I find it amusing to be a noob at something for a change…

I like a bit of whimsy

Which means it is nearly impossible to follow the rules since you don't know what they are are.

So all you ers and just go yourselves.

Hmmmm I always thought it was a naked orc. Guess I missed the boat on that one.

Can you make the icon an animated gif?
No, but maybe someone else can?

No promises – it's a busy week – but I'll see what I can do.

I demand an animated troll!

I don't even know how to use the icons though so I could care less. I agree with the editor, I enjoy the whimsy.

A hopping mad troll would be entertaining, but not as good as one icon I fondly recall being mesmerized by…..

What is trolling anyways?

OK, what if I plan to type , but accidentally typed *troll * instead?

@bandit86, it's either this:

link

Or this:

YouTube link

Because who can be offended by a little cartoon! (Wish I remembered who came up with that emoticon, I'd give them credit here…)

As long as we are all clear then, so calling some one the aperture of the rectum is bad, but a cartoon image is fine.

bandit86

Really?

Is that ing?

And here I was wondering why people are calling other people the incredible hulk…

Don't make Captain Gideon Angry… you wouldn't like him when he's angry.

Pat

You cannot beat a nice Goblin

Trolling, of course, not to be confused with Trawling… which what fisherpersons do.

Not that Trolls aren't fishing…

Or hiding under bridges.

Eric

I'm more concerned about my gaming projects and questions than some perceived insult on the interwebs.
Just ignore it and move on.

'Don't make Captain Gideon Angry… you wouldn't like him when he's angry.'

I'm not very keen on him when he's not ;-0.

John

Is he the guy that gets his knickers in a twist when you say something nasty about Jar Jar Binks?

yes, and in English that reads like it's been Babelfished, even though he is English Born and Bred.

'Everyone hates Jar-Jar though, don't they?'

Capt Gideon "How dare that you say that about Jar Jar Binks, he was not at least bad like Ceethreepio was Bad."

And also Napoleon.

'Ha Napoleon was short on luck THERE, wasn't he?'

Capt Gideon "Mr Sane Max, don't you talk like that about Napoleon, at least he was not a bad idiot like Mr so-called Wellington!!"

However his true claim to fame is his NSOH issue.

Q- Where do Gungans store their Jam?
A- In a Jar-Jar.

Capt Gideon "What are you on about, there was no Jam in the movie of Star Wars. And if you put Jam in Jar Jar it would cause him some sort of injury. You are an idiot! Like the duke of Wellington!"

If you ever feel like a good chuckle, track doen the 'who would you cast in a remake of 'Waterloo'?' thread, where CG becomes increasingly apoplectic at the ridiculous suggestions.

'Alexei SAYLE? As the great Napoleon? You must be crazy, he is not the right man at all!. 'Rutger Hauer? are you MAD?'

and so on.

Pat

Can we be DH-ed for this? My wife would DH me for this….

I think I am going for a s…..

Do you think he likes a bricole with his morning coffee?

If you ever feel like a good chuckle, track doen the 'who would you cast in a remake of 'Waterloo'?' thread, where CG becomes increasingly apoplectic at the ridiculous suggestions.

Link please, my google fu flu away.
@the Count There are some YouTube links that man was not meant to see.