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9/1/2015 4:29:38 PM
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What happened to the trolls and ruse masters?

I've seen a depressing trend lately of people trying to be trolls. I remember a troll was someone who could lay a bait with such craft that you could swear it was a legitimate thread. Theyed post articles backing up their stance and everyone would bite. Later they would even accuse others of trolling if they disagreed with the op. Today the inheritors of the flood, now off topic, think that trolling means leaving a hashtag to let everyone know you're trolling. Or spamming people with copypastas and repeating the same internet banter. It just saddens me to see how low the art of trolling has degraded. Thoughts?

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  • They all left. All we got now are 12 year olds posting shitty memes.

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    • trolls these days. They put no effort into being annoying jackasses lol

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      • little kids don't have the attention span for that kind of epic trolling

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      • They realized they could no longer hide away in their mothers basements and got jobs. Trolling use to be an art form. Now it's sad.

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      • I haven't seen a good bel-air in so long

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        • I'd have to agree. I'm not big on trolls, but it was far more amusing before.

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        • #trolling #shhhdonttellanybody #imsosneaky

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            [quote]Theyed[/quote] That's all I have to say.

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          • https://www.bungie.net/en/Forum/Post/150982948/0/0/1

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          • [quote]I've seen a depressing trend lately of people trying to be trolls. I remember a troll was someone who could lay a bait with such craft that you could swear it was a legitimate thread. Theyed post articles backing up their stance and everyone would bite. Later they would even accuse others of trolling if they disagreed with the op. Today the inheritors of the flood, now off topic, think that trolling means leaving a hashtag to let everyone know you're trolling. Or spamming people with copypastas and repeating the same internet banter. It just saddens me to see how low the art of trolling has degraded. Thoughts?[/quote] JOIN MY ARMY

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            • It's a lost art.

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              • They all grew up and left

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                • I think they got bored and left

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                • Now, this is a story all about how My life got flipped-turned upside down And I'd like to take a minute Just sit right there I'll tell you how I became the prince of a town called Bel Air In west Philadelphia born and raised On the playground was where I spent most of my days Chillin' out maxin' relaxin' all cool And all shootin some b-ball outside of the school When a couple of guys who were up to no good Started making trouble in my neighborhood I got in one little fight and my mom got scared She said 'You're movin' with your auntie and uncle in Bel Air' I begged and pleaded with her day after day But she packed my suit case and sent me on my way She gave me a kiss and then she gave me my ticket. I put my Walkman on and said, 'I might as well kick it'. First class, yo this is bad Drinking orange juice out of a champagne glass. Is this what the people of Bel-Air living like? Hmmmmm this might be alright. But wait I hear they're prissy, bourgeois, all that Is this the type of place that they just send this cool cat? I don't think so I'll see when I get there I hope they're prepared for the prince of Bel-Air Well, the plane landed and when I came out There was a dude who looked like a cop standing there with my name out I ain't trying to get arrested yet I just got here I sprang with the quickness like lightning, disappeared I whistled for a cab and when it came near The license plate said fresh and it had dice in the mirror If anything I could say that this cab was rare But I thought 'Nah, forget it' - 'Yo, home to Bel Air' I pulled up to the house about 7 or 8 And I yelled to the cabbie 'Yo home smell ya later' I looked at my kingdom I was finally there To sit on my throne as the Prince of Bel Air

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                  • You never knew? They moved over to #density

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                    • Sorry. I start no fap September today. I was taking advantage of the time I had left.

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                      • They've all gone to that great Banhammer in the sky.

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                        • I got banned. But now I am back. But unfortunately preoccupied with work and perv'ing to occupy myself with trolling.

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                          • Look at my last thread in #Dentistry, and then tell me that the Flood isn't without it's real trolls >:]

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                            • Because the trolls grew up and realized that no one likes trolls so they became college students!!!!!!!!!

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                            • Edited by Hunter: 9/2/2015 2:12:20 AM
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                            • Needs more garlic spread tbh

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                              • All ded.

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                                • I ain't about that troll life. If anything, I'm just an asshole.

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                                  • Edited by AnAverageGamer: 9/1/2015 6:24:04 PM
                                    Why take the time to troll when you can get far more replies and attention by posting simple gimmicks or mindless attention threads? Things like "I just ate a sandwich AMA", making a thread dedicated to spamming things like Lenny faces, or repeating something stupid for a month like "'Cause you didn't drank Doritos. Casual" earns you the same amount of fame here, if not more, so why bother? Why try putting effort into a huge troll thread that will probably get buried under a pile of "I just farted, AMA"s?

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                                    • I got banned from Brutally Anal thread

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