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Seems to be standard for the majority of the internet population, not just trolls.

Further, as Tycho points out:

> What this article describes I would simply call 'bullying' or anonymous bullying or in extreme cases harassment.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7242130

Trolling is about provoking your enemy into revealing himself. It's not just walking up to someone and saying something rude or stupid. But that's about the most the majority of people can handle.



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