Trolling+-+How+To+(gadgetpants)

There's been a lot of negativity going around about trolls and their habits. A lot of “how to avoid” and “how to destroy” in my opinion. But here I'm going to break down some key components or how you can get some trololols for yourself.

A) Remain anonymous and obscure. A random mix of numbers and letters is difficult to recognize, so that is certainly an option. Keeping people confused by name and flustered by content is a two-headed troll. However, some who aren't so habit-oriented in their trolling may still keep working with their favored handle, preferring to troll on the side so to speak. But just remember: there is safety in no one knowing where you come from or what you look like. The less apparent your “real self” is the more you can allow for your “troll self” to blossom. -- Or you can be a baller and include your legal name and contact information with every asshole statement. This is dangerous but there isn't a bigger, “fuck you anyway,” to the world than this.

B) Content. Is. Key. The classes of trolling are highly dependent on various combinations of pretension, humor, deuchebaggery, vehemence and profanity. Having the right mixture of these can ensure that your trollface is the one that stands out in the crowd. -- From this point you are really given some artistic liberty as to how you craft a well trolled comment. Trolling has a long history of both tact and the lack thereof. Remember that what you say is just as important as what you say. You are not simply making a punchline to a joke, because trolling is so much more than petty comedy. But similar rules apply. As you now set forth to better comprehend your role as a troll, try to keep these helpful hints in mind:  1. A smart troll keeps things topical. There is nothing comical or beneficial to mankind about ripping on Steven Hawking in the comment boxes for videos of Maru the cat. In fact, just don't rip on Steven Hawking, he'll feed you to one of his pet black holes. 2. DON'T BE AFRAID TO BECOME CAPTAIN CAPSLOCK. Sometimes if you can't be smarter...BE LOUDER. 3. Lying is ok. Pointing out other people's lies is honorable. But you aren't honorable. 4. If you find yourself locked in battle with someone who takes no bullshit on his forum, you can do the following: a. try to gain popularity among the forum audience and turn them against your adversary, hopefully driving him to change his username and assume a new forum identity (hard) b. continue to be a jackass until you get bored or banned and then move onto something else (easy).

These are some of starting tips to keep in mind but really the world of trolling is vast and potent. Making your mark is hard; but with perseverance you surely can make the internet hate you and everything you pretend to stand for. Don't be afraid to take your practice to the real world - and dream BIG. Look to Fox News and PETA as examples of just how grandiose you can take your trolling. Good Luck. Whatever.