"Hit and run" posters / trolls

[Iris616]

Ahh--This now makes sense. Thanks

[Zen]

Trolls...like the guy who was into shaving. Really, really into shaving.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Paradox, no, no, a Troll is not the typical new poster; it's someone who says something like "I really get turned on while riding my bike, are you gals like that too?"

I really get turned on when I ride my bike. But not so much in the biblical sense.

Seriously though....I get weary of trying to answer the same general questions over and over- questions that require big answers, like "Please tell me what saddle is comfortable!" or "What's the best bike to buy?". I say if you have no clue about such things then just start READING this forum and you will find a thousand answers to your thousand questions. That's what I did when I found this forum as a newbie rider. I learned so much that way, and still do. On the other hand, specific questions that you can't figure out on your own by reading are always satisfying to answer if one has a possible solution.

[IFjane]

instEd ov acting like a 16 yr old & showeing u're ignoranse.

It would have taken me 15 minutes to write that! How do they do it?

[Irulan]

I'm new too... and genuine.

Sometimes in reading other discussion boards I am intimidated to respond or add anything because everyone seems like they know each other and that it is a closed off community (yet public on the internet). Some other blogs/boards (not this one) have a very rude attitude towards "trolls" (those that read or post w/o being a daily contributor) and constantly tell others not to "feed the trolls". Personally I find that offputting. At least you all seem to be welcoming for the most part.

Everyone was new at some point, right?

Hopefully you've figured out that newbies or minimal posters (lurkers) is not the same thing as a troll. A troll is specifically trying to rile up the regulars. It comes from fishing as in casting bait...trolling.

http://redwing.hutman.net/~mreed/war...tm/troller.htm

me? I just ignore the stuff I don't feel like answering. Chances are someone else will, and does, answer.

[Zen]

Hopefully you've figured out that newbies or minimal posters (lurkers) is not the same thing as a troll. A troll is specifically trying to rile up the regulars. It comes from fishing as in casting bait...trolling.

Yes but I also think of a troll as in the character under the bridge in 3 Billy Goats Gruff

[ttaylor508]

Yes but I also think of a troll as in the character under the bridge in 3 Billy Goats Gruff

Here in Seattle we have a real troll that lives under a bridge....check him out
http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/2236


....sorry, just had to add that picture for fun

[BlueVet11]

Nah, I didn't think I was a troll. Just wanted to make sure you guys knew I was a legit newbie. I found this board from another board I read regularly, and there are definitely trolls there!

[Natural Beauty]

well thank goodness I'm just new and not a troll! LOL. I think about posting a question, but find that it was already asked and answered last year. So, I'm doing more absorbing than anything....still not a troll but maybe a monkey? monkey see monkey go out and buy.

[Blueberry]

...still not a troll but maybe a monkey? monkey see monkey go out and buy.

LOL!! This forum is *really* bad for staying on a budget

[GLC1968]

still not a troll but maybe a monkey? monkey see monkey go out and buy.

Ah yes...you'll fit in fine. I think we all have been monkys at one point or another!

[snapdragen]

There have been times when a new person has been chased off, for lack of a better word. I'd say 99.9% of the spam/trolls don't get through the filters anymore; so I always find it best to give new/low post count folks the benefit of the doubt.

[TxDoc]

Hopefully you've figured out that newbies or minimal posters (lurkers) is not the same thing as a troll. A troll is specifically trying to rile up the regulars. It comes from fishing as in casting bait...trolling.
http://redwing.hutman.net/~mreed/war...tm/troller.htm

Thank you for the link - I was very confused about what a troll was, to the point that I googled it on another window before reading the rest of the posts...
But do trolls keep coming back, or they just give up and move on to create chaos in other online communities???

[TxDoc]

A thanks would suffice. It's not about the courtesy, just to show you're real.

I agree that it would be nice - but I guess we are all guilty of laziness sometimes.
Too lazy to search the forums maybe, and thinking that it's just quicker to ask a question even if it could be a duplicate. And likewise, maybe once we get the answer we were looking for, then we assume we are done - and forget to throw in a 'thank you' to whoever spent some time trying to help. It would be nice to do that, but I'm sure I forget many times so I cannot complain about others...

[chakra]

I did a whole lot of reading and research on this forum before posting
It was fun, you get a feel for the culture of the board and for the folk who post frequently (you know who you are!).

I have been a member for over a year, and I read the forums often, I just don't contribute a whole lot.

Another way to see if someone is a troll is to notice their join date.

Anyway, this is a lovely, welcoming place to be regardless of skill level!

The only downside is that one bike will never be enough again and people are all too happy to support your decision to by a whole fleet!

Chakra