Awesome Avatar Message Board Exchange
Christopher Carr
I recently posted a summary and link to my extremely negative Avatar review on a fanboy site; this elicited no fewer than twelve err, umm, avatars to insult me and accuse me of being a troll. A routine link bomb had turned into solid entertainment. Some highlights:
Vanessa791 says, "It never fails to amaze me that trolls love to get on a FAN site just to be able to trash a movie that the other members love. You actually think the garbage you are spewing is going to open our eyes??? You sir, are a fool then. Go spew your crap on a board where it is wanted, it isn't wanted here."
Kalimaa responds, "It is best to ignore them. Their only purpose in life is to try to infuriate people. This makes them happy. Sad, but their are millions of people like this that thrive on negativity. A very sad life indeed."
Imsnoozin, likely a Jr. high school student, adds, "LMFAO, your pathetic." to which me the accidental troll responded, "Nice grammar."
From VictoryBlade: "ChristopherCarrbOX2, honestly, what is your problem? Why bother wasting your time on this forum with your awful comments when you know everyone is just going to blast them out of the sky? Do you enjoy it? Stop trying to draw attention to yourself in this manner. It is low and pathetic. Point stated, this thread will soon be forgotten, and so will you, ChristopherCarrbOX2."
Valdamar says, "This diatrible view of AVATAR intrigues me. Would you describe yourself as a strongly religious person?"
From Darkah: "You see, this is the reason we all need to be on the new site, so these kind of trolls can be immediately removed and banned from the site. If they can express themselves in a respectful way that's one thing, but to trash the movie and everyone who feels the way we do, that's another thing entirely." This comment reminded me of when the magic card kids in high school finally got enough sense to not be in the cafeteria when football practice got out.
And finally, the most hilariously ironic response is from an Avatar nerd with a name so full of diacriticals that it cannot be rendered on this website: "Lol this lame ass probably did create an account just to post a trash-thread, that takes a real lack of a life to do. Must be a lonely Saturday night for this chump."
I wish I had planned on trolling the Avatar nerds for my Saturday Night. After my accidental experience, I now realize trolling provides endless weekend entertainment: roll up a spliff, put on some Biggie, cruise over to a Star Trek website, post a comment about how Worf doesn't stack up to Boba Fett, relax in the tub for a while, come back and watch the fireworks. The only thing I can think of that might be more fun is pwning noobs.
Reader Comments (3)
My God, man! I can't BELIEVE you had the AUDACITY to even contemplate posting something on the internet!!!! You may think you are being smart, but SERIOUSLY, leave the internet alone! It's for porn, people with grammatical incompetence/incontinence.
You've interrupted my midget/elf porn. Can't you think of something better to do with you're Tuesday brunchtime?!?!
n00b
They might have a point. That they called you are an asshole is the natural reaction of small minded people who don't like what they are hearing, but I kind of think going to an Avatar board to post a link to an article you wrote about how Avatar sucks is kind of a dick move. The internet is big enough for you to stay in your corner and not take a shit on people who might not be as discerning as you. If all that is required to be civil is negative action- not doing offensive stuff- then it's no surprise that when you decide to actively piss people off, they get pissed off.
Or, I wanted to get a variety of viewpoints and find out why people really liked the movie. But instead I got shouted at and accused of trolling by people who disagreed with my opinion. I didn't mean to piss anyone off, but also, what's the point of posting your opinion on the internet if you're only going to preach to the choir? As it is, I've decided to wait it out until the inevitable comparison to Hitler.