to wonder how the hell in 2007 people still have to ask what a troll is

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Twiglett · 28/06/2007 18:49

on every single feckin' thread where the troll-hunters appear

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McDreamy · 28/06/2007 18:56

I agree, had never used the term troll until mumsnet and tbh only see it used on here.

Pan · 28/06/2007 18:55

bit harsh.

lulumama · 28/06/2007 18:54

i did not know what a troll was until I joined mumsnet, around 9 months ago...had only been on a more fluffy forum..so never heard the term before.

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Twiglett · 28/06/2007 18:53

don't worry wordgilr .. he's just being an ass

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wordgirl · 28/06/2007 18:53

That wasn't in reply to Pan!

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Twiglett · 28/06/2007 18:53

Pan wins the points

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wordgirl · 28/06/2007 18:52

It's fairly easy to work out from the context I would have thought

Pan · 28/06/2007 18:52

What is a troll?

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Twiglett · 28/06/2007 18:50

its not a mumsnet term though

its a generic internet fora term

and the internet has been going an awfully long time

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hana · 28/06/2007 18:49

maybe they are new to mumsnet, not everyone is as old as us lol

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