Hello, my name is Muggaz, and I am a Troll!

the good looking charismatic kind ;)

Published on May 25, 2004 By Muggaz In Just Hanging Out

Hello, my name is Muggaz, and I am a troll.

I like to question people’s way of thinking, I like to perhaps through a spanner in the works every now and then.

As a Troll, you really have to have a dynamic personality, and I am glad to say, that whilst dynamic, I am ever steadfast in what I believe.

There are some people who are only part time trolls – i.e. they turn into trolls at certain times, however, generally they refrain from sharing their opinion, because of a valid fear of ostracism from those who don’t like trolls…

My understanding of a Troll was someone who has nothing constructive to add at all? Someone who picks a fight, just for the sake of picking a fight… When I thought this was the definition of troll, I must admit, I wasn’t so proud to be a troll… It affected my status within the community.

I am more proud than ever to call myself a troll now, because my definition of a troll has been subject to change because of my ‘trolling’

Standing up and saying what I believe, this is an important aspect of who I am – apparently, this makes me a Troll.

Trolls - by my definition, add a bit of flavour to the atmosphere. Unfortunately, I have a somewhat overbearing persona, and people perhaps take me for more of a Troll than I really am!

I am somewhat inspired by the term troll in reference to me, because it means I have really gotten to someone, and they only way they can deal with it is abuse the system.

A Blog site where people are encouraged to agree with the powers that be – well, I won’t ever let happen… well, not in this site at least, because the powers that be have whack ideas and are so ignorant to other viewpoints, they are classed as troll viewpoints. This is not true all the time, those powers often have valid and insightful opinions; you had just better not disagree with them!!!

At JU – I am a Troll – Loud and Proud!

BAM!!!

Comments (Page 2)

WiseFawn

on May 25, 2004

Here's to the trolls!

Torro Torro

on May 25, 2004

Anybody who says anything that the powers to be at a site disagrees with is a troll. For example, giving a well thought out argument on the disadvantages of Macs at a Mac site would earn you the troll label there.

Muggaz

on May 25, 2004

Hahahaha... This is absolutely brilliant!

You guys are alright

It's good to see freedom of expression is still alive and well within some of us!

BAM!!!

Draginol

on May 25, 2004

For christ's sake Muggaz, you're the ranked 5th on the site. How can you possibly argue that having "unpopular" opinions causes a loss in status when you're ranked that high?

KarmaGirl writes far more than you do and is one of the "powers" of the site and she's ranked far below you are. I just don't see how you can argue this given the obvious reality that what you say isn't the case.

BlueDev

on May 25, 2004

Way to stand up for what you believe in Muggaz. Unfortunately, at least in this article, it really seems like you are trying to play the "victim card", and it seems below you to me. At the same time you talk about willingly losing points for what you believe in you bemoan the very point system and your apparent loss of points due to being labeled a "troll". So which matters more? Being victimized for losing points or making your point and screw the point system?

I use the trolling button very infrequently, and have never used it on you. I have no problem hearing other's opinion, no matter how different from mine it may be. I think you should continue to stand up and say what you believe. But don't play the victim as it can severely undermine one's credibility.

Just a thought.

Muggaz

on May 25, 2004

Brad, pay attention - I dont care about the point - what I do care about it being trolled just for presenting a different side of the argument... I would call that abuse of the system... or suppresion of a differing opinion, or fascism... However, it's your site, and if you think Ang trolling me in this particular situation is fine, whatever...

If she didn't want people to comment on her blog, she should have made it so.

BAM!!!

Muggaz

on May 25, 2004

BlueDev.... I dont have a 'victim card' in my hand...

It's not my style... If you think this is complaining, or if i am upset about a personal injustice, fair enough - but you can tell from the support shown here, its a community based issue.

Once again, I dont bemoan the points system, I bemoan the abuse of said system.

BAM!!!

BlueDev

on May 25, 2004

Go back when you aren't feeling so persecuted and read your own posts Muggaz. The first one just screams of playing the victim. You tell us all about how you stand up for your beliefs (which I applaud) and then bemoan how being a troll affected your status in the community. You then talk about your new definition of Troll and comment on how it has led others to abuse the system to get at you. I don't see how it can come of as anything else. I have read it multiple times to see it from a different perspective so as not to say something without really thinking it through, but every time come to the same conclusion.

Standing up for what you believe in is admirable, but inventing and advertising some plot against you by the "ignorant" powers that be with their "whack ideas" (paraphrasing you a bit there) just reeks of a sense of victimization to me. If I am taking it wrong, so be it and I will leave it at that.

Muggaz

on May 25, 2004

Written words are easily misinterpreted.

Obviously I have been able to maintain my 'status' but the argument wasn't about 'my' status necessarily - it's about the ability of the powers that be to take away status from someone - just because THEY dont agree.

I will just chuck in a couple of Waa Waa's and then we can both be right

BAM!!!

BlueDev

on May 25, 2004

lol, I like the "Waa Waa's". Very nicely done there. Like I said, no big deal, it just didn't seem like you to play the victim, and that was how I read it. But it is very true that written words can often be misinterpreted.

imajinit

on May 25, 2004

Do you live under a bridge & eat goats too?

kingbee

on May 25, 2004

Do you live under a bridge & eat goats too?

that would be a umm...troll bridge?

sld6

on May 26, 2004

mig tells me that i am the US equivalent of you, so let's see how "troll" i can get. to prove your point about how people think you are more "troll" than you truely are, my best friend's first memory of me is me calling him fat in high school. good times for all.

wanna hold hands?

Muggaz

on May 26, 2004

wanna hold hands?

I dunno - the fact that their is another version of me out there has made all my hands clammy with excitment - can you hack sweaty hands?

BAM!!!

mignuna

on May 26, 2004

ooooohh, he can. he can !

mig XX

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