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Do you think you'll ever grow out of watching anime?

Basically, I don't like Anime for Anime's sake anymore

Steventheeunuch wrote:

Basically, I don't like Anime for Anime's sake anymore

Okay....

So you're liking anime because you feel you have an obligation to it? Oh yeah, some fan you are.

Steventheeunuch wrote:

Basically, I don't like Anime for Anime's sake anymore

Okay....

So you're liking anime because you feel you have an obligation to it? Oh yeah, some fan you are.

Well forums and threads are about posting your own ideas and thoughts so if his thoughts include being annoyed at what some people say then you don't really have the right to stop him. In here theres freedom of speech (except if you diss anime for what it is).

IchigoK90 wrote:

Well forums and threads are about posting your own ideas and thoughts so if his thoughts include being annoyed at what some people say then you don't really have the right to stop him. In here theres freedom of speech (except if you diss anime for what it is).

No, what he is doing is trolling, which is basically a no-no on any forum (bar a few).

Okay.......what is trolling? Heh Heh sorry I haven't heard that term ever used before.

The contemporary use of the term first appeared on Usenet groups in the late 1980s. It is widely thought to be a diminutive of the phrase "trolling for suckers," itself derived from the sports-fishing technique of trolling, which can be compared with trawling of which it is a near homophone.
The word likely gained currency because of its conveniently apt second meaning, drawn from the "trolls" portrayed in Scandinavian folklore and children's tales, which are often ugly, obnoxious creatures bent on wickedness and mischief. The image of the troll under the bridge in the Three Billy Goats Gruff emphasizes the rootedness of the troll in a physical environment, dislike of outsiders, particularly those who intend to graze on or in his or her domain.
As a pejorative, the term "troll" is often used to slander opponents in heated debates, in a similar way to the term "noob" in online games. Both people who identify themselves as trolls and those who vehemently deny that they are trolls will use the term, demonstrating to neutral third parties that both participants are, in fact, trolls: one who admits it, and one who does not. Accordingly the view has arisen in some circles that trolls, the plural, is a valid term, but that it is not valid to refer to someone as a singular Internet troll. In other words, it takes two to troll. However, others would say "it only takes a boat to troll, and the fish have a choice as to whether to bite or not" (i.e. one person can do it). Then again, for some fish it is a conditioned reflex.
Often a person will post a sincere message that they are emotionally sensitive about. Skillful trolls know that an easy way to upset them is to disingenuously claim that the person is a troll. On other occasions a person may not instantly understand or fit into the social norms of a forum where most users are the same. As a result, their acting just slightly out of social norms (often unintentionally, and for legitimate reasons) garners the label "troll". Whether they actually "are" a troll depends wholly on whether one takes the political view of trolling, in which motives are not considered.
Sometimes people who are merely attempting to be funny are accused of trolling, when that is not their intent. Many trolls now find that the traditional trolling tactics are so overused and commonplace that they have to disguise their trolling to make it effective - although, quite often, the disguise involves accusing others of being trolls themselves.
Often the phrase "Don't feed the troll," gives trolls ammunition, replying to their posts often makes them stronger and perpetuates the argument.