Talk:Troll

disambiguate web/internet troll?

Etymology & definitions should, at some point acknowledge the new common usage.--173.73.190.236 (talk) 22:48, 10 February 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 3 May 2017

Please change "beings from Scandinavian folklore and mythology" to "beings from Scandinavian folklore" because "mythology" is unnecessary and hatnotes are supposed to be short: "Keep explanations to a minimum; only explain vital information" 31.55.62.6 (talk) 14:06, 3 May 2017 (UTC)

Not done: The current text has been like that for quite some time, and is consistent with the article itself. It does not seem unreasonably wordy to me. Murph9000 (talk) 19:03, 3 May 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 8 November 2017

ADD to Trolls in Popular Culture:

Trolls in the Warhammer franchise are known for their regenerative abilities during combat, making them difficult to kill. A common way to kill them is by burning. 78.83.58.241 (talk) 07:32, 8 November 2017 (UTC)

 Not done Please provide reliable source that support what you want add  — Ammarpad (talk) 11:22, 8 November 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 16 January 2018

Suggestion: Add a reference to the Elder Scrolls franchise (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls) in the popular culture section. Martin Halbert 23:01, 16 January 2018 (UTC)

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. — IVORK _Discuss 04:23, 17 January 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 18 February 2018

please add: See also Rübezahl, a folklore mountain spirit of the Giant Mountains (German: Riesengebirge, Polish: Karkonosz) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 178.3.70.40 (talk) 10:19, 18 February 2018 (UTC)

"Trol" listed at Redirects for discussion

An editor has identified a potential problem with the redirect Trol and has thus listed it for discussion. This discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2022 February 12#Trol until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion. Qwerfjkltalk 18:01, 12 February 2022 (UTC)

Requested move 6 December 2025

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: Procedural snow close. Nominator opened in evasion of a block. (closed by non-admin page mover) estar8806 (talk) ★ 16:49, 6 December 2025 (UTC)

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• Troll → Troll (creature)
• Trolling → Troll

– The term troll for a troller in trolling is more known than the troll creature itself. ~2025-38420-10 (talk) 15:15, 6 December 2025 (UTC)

Oppose agree to disagree. Troll is a noun, while to troll (trolling) is a verb. Aydoh8^{[what have I done now?]} 15:17, 6 December 2025 (UTC)

• Oppose The concept of a troll creature has much more longterm significance than an Internet troll, and there's clear natural disambiguation for it. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 16:02, 6 December 2025 (UTC)

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.