Editing 351: Trolling
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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
β | [[File:Rick_Astley_-_Pepsifest_2009.jpg|thumb|200px| Rick Astley (from Wikimedia Commons)]] | + | [[File:Rick_Astley_-_Pepsifest_2009.jpg|thumb|200px| Rick Astley. (from Wikimedia Commons)]] |
The term ''{{w|Trolling}}'' is used to describe provocative, destructive, or annoying behavior on the {{w|Internet}}. Especially common are Internet pranks of the {{w|bait-and-switch}} type, an example of which is {{w|Rickrolling}}. It involves placing a {{w|hyperlink|link}} that is supposed to contain interesting or funny material, but instead directs to the music video of the 1987 {{w|Rick Astley}} song ''{{w|Never Gonna Give You Up}}''. The prank first occurred in May 2007 on the popular {{w|imageboard}} {{w|4chan}} and has since become a widespread {{w|internet meme}}. | The term ''{{w|Trolling}}'' is used to describe provocative, destructive, or annoying behavior on the {{w|Internet}}. Especially common are Internet pranks of the {{w|bait-and-switch}} type, an example of which is {{w|Rickrolling}}. It involves placing a {{w|hyperlink|link}} that is supposed to contain interesting or funny material, but instead directs to the music video of the 1987 {{w|Rick Astley}} song ''{{w|Never Gonna Give You Up}}''. The prank first occurred in May 2007 on the popular {{w|imageboard}} {{w|4chan}} and has since become a widespread {{w|internet meme}}. | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Almost 13 years later, on 18th June 2020, {{w|Rick Astley}} was actually rickrolled on Reddit ([https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/haucpf/ive_found_a_few_funny_memories_during_lockdown/fv505w1/ on r/pics]) | *Almost 13 years later, on 18th June 2020, {{w|Rick Astley}} was actually rickrolled on Reddit ([https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/haucpf/ive_found_a_few_funny_memories_during_lockdown/fv505w1/ on r/pics]) | ||
β | **He was | + | **He was rick rolled by someone pretending that he had met Rick backstage when he was 12, and posted a link that was actually a rickroll. |
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== |