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theprof00 said:

While you have a very valid point, I think you were modded because it's framed in a tone of mockery.

I'd concede that.

The warning (and subsequent communication) only refers to me attacking Microsoft.



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Trolling is deliberate lying and acting in order to cause controversy and flames. Trolling is distinguished by simple flame baiting (trolling is a type of flame bating) by pretending to be something or somebody. So you pretend to be a dumb person or racist, you pretend that something horrible happened to you (story threads), etc.

Other things are sorta just flame baiting, don't think there anybody bothered to make a category for all other types, since it's pretty much trolling (pretending) or not (just openly provoking people).