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Heh, I guess you mean "trawling" - trolling the entire web is something very different :)

hdjjhhvvhga 5y ago
Then again, if you look at today's search results, where everything above the fold belongs to Google, maybe we have been trolled indeed.
giardini 5y ago
"Trolling" is fine, see e.g. https://grammarist.com/usage/trawl-troll/#:~:text=Troll%20for%20means%20to%20patrol%20or%20wander%20about,troll%20are%20often%20mixed%20up%20in%20these%20uses https://grammarist.com/usage/trawl-troll/#:~:text=Troll%20fo....
- GrinningFool 5y ago
  Not in this context - "trolling" as described there would apply to targeted indexing of a specific site; while "trawling" would refer to a wide net that attempts to catch all the sites.
- romwell 5y ago
  Well, no, it's not fine. See e.g. the source you linked, which explains the difference.
  - deleted 5y ago
    [deleted]
  - giardini 5y ago
    Did you read to the end? Methinks not!
    - romwell 5y ago
      >Did you read to the end? Methinks not! Methink harder. >Troll for means to patrol or wander about an area in search of something. Trawl for means to search through or gather from a variety of sources. We were talking about gathering information from a variety of sources to build a search engine index.
rodiger 5y ago
Depending on the intended metaphor, trolling could work too :) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trolling_(fishing) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trolling_(fishing)
xwdv 5y ago
What would trolling the entire web look like?
- wbillingsley 5y ago
  reddit
- TechBro8615 5y ago
  It would look like a modern search engine with innovative technology offerings like Advanced Mobile Pages.
  - xwdv 5y ago
    Wow, you’re right. Trolling the entire web would involve an organization that carries considerable authority whose decisions can impact every member of the web. AMP is the perfect way to troll websites into making shitty versions of their content, for no real reason other than just because you feel like it. And then when you’re satisfied with your trolling you just abandon the standard.

Then again, if you look at today's search results, where everything above the fold belongs to Google, maybe we have been trolled indeed.

giardini 5y ago

"Trolling" is fine, see e.g. https://grammarist.com/usage/trawl-troll/#:~:text=Troll%20for%20means%20to%20patrol%20or%20wander%20about,troll%20are%20often%20mixed%20up%20in%20these%20uses https://grammarist.com/usage/trawl-troll/#:~:text=Troll%20fo....

GrinningFool 5y ago
Not in this context - "trolling" as described there would apply to targeted indexing of a specific site; while "trawling" would refer to a wide net that attempts to catch all the sites.
romwell 5y ago
Well, no, it's not fine. See e.g. the source you linked, which explains the difference.
- deleted 5y ago
  [deleted]
- giardini 5y ago
  Did you read to the end? Methinks not!
  - romwell 5y ago
    >Did you read to the end? Methinks not! Methink harder. >Troll for means to patrol or wander about an area in search of something. Trawl for means to search through or gather from a variety of sources. We were talking about gathering information from a variety of sources to build a search engine index.

rodiger 5y ago

Depending on the intended metaphor, trolling could work too :) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trolling_(fishing) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trolling_(fishing)

xwdv 5y ago

What would trolling the entire web look like?

wbillingsley 5y ago
reddit
TechBro8615 5y ago
It would look like a modern search engine with innovative technology offerings like Advanced Mobile Pages.
- xwdv 5y ago
  Wow, you’re right. Trolling the entire web would involve an organization that carries considerable authority whose decisions can impact every member of the web. AMP is the perfect way to troll websites into making shitty versions of their content, for no real reason other than just because you feel like it. And then when you’re satisfied with your trolling you just abandon the standard.