Topic: It is the fool day. 2017. April is here. What is happening?

[PatMan33]

And I'm a pretty lame guy. A artist, as they say.

Now if you'll excuse me, I just woke up and it's time to do some ****posting.

[Great Distance]

Well it depends on the type of trolling and ****posting of course.

The main distinction being whether it is directly pissing off me. Of course. See, if it is pissing me off, then it is a bad type of ****posting. If it's not, it's good. It's simple!

No, but really there is a difference in how you present yourself. If you are obviously joking it is okay to let off some steam. Serious and angry people are the worst. People who are jokingly angry are okay. Seriously angry is scary. That's different.

[PatMan33]

Ah... GD, you made the post I was hoping would be made. Because you're 100% correct.

[Gungnir]

I got trolled just a few hours/minutes ago on reddit by a dude on reddit. Guy who was messing with me claiming that another user posting "88" in a thread about some guy joking that he's be able to find Jews well because he's German was posting "88" as a Chinese good luck thing, and not as neo-Nazi/white nationalist code for Heil Hitler.

Got into a bit of an argument there. Started off just kinda explaining what was going on, and he insisted it was Chinese lucky numbers. Got very angry at his stupidity and willful ignorance enabling him to look past a ****ing Nazi. And then it turned out he doesn't give a **** and was just ****ing with me.


**** that guy. **** his family. **** his house. I hope he gets in a goddamn car crash. Piece of ****.

[PatMan33]

If it'll help, I can draw a swastika or a dick on his garage door for you.

[Gungnir]

It would mean a lot.

[PatMan33]

I got you, man!

FORM OF: TROLL

[Great Distance]

Well, it didn't directly piss me off, so a-okay in my books.

[emmet]

the thing is, pat, you yourself can't take trolling. in fact in my experience you're more receptive to it than most. you know this, and we both know what i'm talking about. don't act like you're so above it all.

[PatMan33]

I know exactly what you mean, but that doesn't seem relevant to this discussion.

[emmet]

maybe you should think about how that particularly minor (and yes, it was very very minor. moreso than drawing swastikas because you know people don't want it) instance of trolling made you feel, next time.

[PatMan33]

But that's strangers.

I hold you guys to a higher standard because we know each other. Different situations.

[PatMan33]

What I do is trolling.

What you guys do is malicious. And unlike me, you guys never apologize when you mess up.

[emmet]

I think the world would be a better place if you you held yourself to your own standards at all times. (Or at least weren't so quick to justify not doing so.)

And in response to the second comment, it wasn't malicious. You perceive it as such. Maybe other people perceive what you do differently from how you intended it, too?

[Inkling]

This is a weird April Fools prank, guys.  Not sure where we're going with it.