Description (usually derogatory) of in-housepolitics / arguments / flame wars etc. that often occur in established message boards and online forums.
As many boardsand groups are self-selecting and tend to agree on major issues trollitics is often, though not always bound up in past arguments, spats and conflicts.
Trollitics usually but not always indicates personal issues and often reflect a dislike between individuals and individual styles of communication rather than the subject being discussed.
Due to the similar effect of creating disharmony anger and rancour trollitics is named after the infamous trolls and trolling that disrupt many online boards and discussions
Sorry but I'm really not interested in getting involved in this board's trollitics
Watch out for that discussion thread there seems to be a wholelot of trollitics going on
Trolliosis describes a condition in which a regular functioning person has the urge to goonline and troll every status update, picture, video, etc. As of today, there is no known cure for troliosis, however it is said that if you are able to sufficiently troll everyone you know within 24 hours of contracting the virus, you will be cured.
(n.) -- A writer or blogger who "trolls" in a multichannel, multimedia environment, trying to bait readers into a reaction that editors want to generate.
"You know, a true newspaper columnist might make controversial arguments or challenge common sense, but a trollumist merely provokes outrage in order to sell papers, draw links and capture increasingly scarce reader attention. I'm sick of them!"