makingmusic476 on 04 August 2011
And as for the whole "moderators are too quick to label posts trolling" thing some of you have mentioned, I honestly haven't seen too many people banned lately, so I'm not sure how one could come to that conclusion.
But looking back at my early days of being a mod, I know I was yelling "troll!" left and right, often for things that are pretty obvious jokes to me now, or simply weren't trolling at all. >_>
And I've since realized that all trolling isn't necessarily bad. Most jokes would fall under your typical definition of trolling, but their intent isn't really malicious.
Really, I guess it's all about intent. To quote neogaf, yet again:
| B. Trolling Trolling is considered to be the act of purposely being disingenuous to an active discussion. Negative commentary on given topics is by no means disallowed; however, such comments should attempt to be substantiated. No matter your supposed intent, if the forum administrators perceive you as a troll making unsubstantiated comments in an attempt to provoke the community, actions may be taken by the administrators. |
