1a. One who posts deliberately provocative messages to a newsgroup or message board with the intention of causing maximum disruption and argument.
1b. A person who, on a message forum of some type, attacks and flames other members of the forum for any of a number of reasons such as rank, previous disagreements, sex, status, etc. A troll usually flames threads without staying on topic, unlike a “Flamer” who flames a thread because he/she disagrees with the content of the thread.
1c. A member of an internet forum who continually harangues and harasses others. Someone who has nothing worthwhile to add to a certain conversation, but who rather continually threadjacks or changes the subject…
1a. One who posts deliberately provocative messages to a newsgroup or message board with the intention of causing maximum disruption and argument.
1b. A person who, on a message forum of some type, attacks and flames other members of the forum for any of a number of reasons such as rank, previous disagreements, sex, status, etc. A troll usually flames threads without staying on topic, unlike a “Flamer” who flames a thread because he/she disagrees with the content of the thread.
1c. A member of an internet forum who continually harangues and harasses others. Someone who has nothing worthwhile to add to a certain conversation, but who rather continually threadjacks or changes the subject…