1) "In Internet slang, a troll is someone who posts inflammatory, , or off-topic messages in an online community, such as an online discussion forum, chat room, or blog, with the primary intent of provoking other users into a desired emotional response"
Now that you brought it up....
Geez Samcraig, by reading that definition it sounds exactly like what you, Knightwrx and your little well known group here do.
Then again, Knightwrx self proclaimed hobby on his profile page is and I quote, "trolling Internet forums" - but was only until the mods had him remove that from his profile.
Could calling such a person a troll be reason for reprimand? Hardly, not when the person brags about it and boasts it on his profile page. Its okay, enough of us here are now wise to this garbage.
Here's much better, more detailed explaination:
A "Forum Troll" is a person who posts to bait people to answer. Forum Trolls delight in sowing discord on the forums. A troll is someone who inspires flaming rhetoric, someone who is purposely provoking and pulling people into flaming discussion.
A classic troll is trying to make us believe that he's genuine with no hidden agenda. He is divisive and argumentative with a need-to-be-right attitude provoking people to insult him.
He is generally interested to make other forum members look stupid. A troll will provoke other people to insult him. Then, he will complain to moderators of being insulted and will request that his opponents get banned from further discussion.
Describes some people here to a 'T' doesn't it? Talk about the pot calling the kettle black, lol. Gmafb.
Not insulting anyone. Going by the facts at hand and by definition of the topic you brought up the accusers seem to be the guilty ones. But most us here already know that anyway.
Thank you and have a nice day!