Re:Designing a guitar with hot-swappable pickups
by Stratoscope on Sunday May 02, 2021 @08:02PM
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As lostlogin noted, words have different meaning in different contexts, and the fishing definitions do not apply to online discussions - except perhaps on a fishing forum!
Here's an example:
I went trawling through your HN comments to find something I didn't like so I could downvote it.
Naw, I didn't really do that, I'm just trolling you!
Re:Designing a guitar with hot-swappable pickups
by fnord77 on Monday May 03, 2021 @07:15AM
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Their used all the time as metaphors outside of fishing.
I've seen "trolling" in the metaphorical fishing sense used in the context of online forums before.
Re:Designing a guitar with hot-swappable pickups
by lostlogin on Sunday May 02, 2021 @04:40PM
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The definition misses a common usage - to antagonize (others) online by deliberately posting inflammatory, irrelevant, or offensive comments or other disruptive content.
I wonder though, based on the professional/enthusiast fishing definition, could you call someone who is paid for (digital) trolling, a trawler?
> The basic difference between these two similar terms is that trawling involves a net and is typically done for commercial fishing purposes, while trolling involves a rod, reel, and a bait or lure," and is typically done by recreational fishermen.