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Another use of T.R.O.L.L.

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Snopes.com#Lost_Legends

"In an attempt to demonstrate the perils of over-reliance on the internet as authority, the Mikkelsons assembled a series of fabricated urban folklore tales that they term "The Repository of Lost Legends".^[1] The name was chosen for its acronym, T.R.O.L.L., a reference to the early 1990s definition of the word troll, meaning an Internet prank, of which David Mikkelson was a prominent practitioner.^[2]" -- ~~

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^ "Urban Legends Reference Page: Lost Legends". Retrieved 9 June 2006.
^ Cite error: The named reference Porter was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

Semi-protected edit request on 21 February 2025

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In the "Responses" section, remove the space between ""don't feed the trolls,"" and "[21]". SociableDemo (talk) 04:57, 21 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done plus WP:LQ EvergreenFir (talk) 05:41, 21 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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I want the ability to edit to fix typos and add some more important information and etc. Hollyandcaleb (talk) 02:40, 28 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

You'll have to become a more experienced editor. Drmies (talk) 02:41, 28 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

[1] "Urban Legends Reference Page: Lost Legends". Retrieved 9 June 2006.

[Porter-2] Cite error: The named reference Porter was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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