Troll (slang)
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| - | A '''shock site''' is a [[website]] that is intended to be offensive, disgusting and/or disturbing to its viewers, containing materials of high [[shock value]] which is also considered [[taste (aesthetics)|distasteful]] and crude, and is generally of a [[pornographic]], [[scatology|scatological]], extremely [[violent]], insulting, painful, [[profane]], or provocative nature. Some shock sites display a single picture, [[animation]], or video clip, or a small gallery, and are often passed around via [[e-mail]] or disguised in posts to discussion sites as a [[hoax]] in an attempt to trick readers into following the link to the website (a [[bait and switch]]). Most shock sites are merely websites that openly display shocking material. | ||
| - | Some shock sites have also gained their own [[subculture]]s and have become [[internet meme]]s on their own. [[Goatse.cx]] featured a page devoted to fan-submitted artwork and tributes to the site's <tt>hello.jpg</tt>, and a parody of the image was also shown by a [[BBC]] newscast as an alternative for the then recently unveiled logo for the [[2012 Summer Olympics]]. A shock video known as ''[[2 Girls 1 Cup]]'' also quickly became an internet phenomenon, with videos of reactions, homages, and parodies widely posted on video sharing sites such as [[YouTube]]. | + | In [[Internet slang]], a '''troll''' is 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 [[emotion]]al response or of otherwise disrupting normal on-topic discussion. |
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
| - | *[[Troll (Internet)|Internet troll]] | + | * [[Anti-social behaviour]] |
| - | *[[Encyclopedia Dramatica]] | + | * [[Breaching experiment]] |
| - | *[[List of Internet phenomena]] | + | * [[Cyber-bullying]] |
| - | *[[Not safe for work|NSFW]] | + | * [[Griefer]] |
| - | *[[Internet privacy]] | + | * [[Heckler]] |
| + | * [[Hit-and-run posting]] | ||
| + | * [[Lurker]] | ||
| + | * [[Patent troll]] | ||
| + | * [[Poe's Law]] | ||
| + | * [[Social gadfly]] | ||
| + | * [[Sockpuppet (Internet)]] | ||
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In Internet slang, a troll is 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-topic discussion.
See also
- Anti-social behaviour
- Breaching experiment
- Cyber-bullying
- Griefer
- Heckler
- Hit-and-run posting
- Lurker
- Patent troll
- Poe's Law
- Social gadfly
- Sockpuppet (Internet)
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