Talk:Troll
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 | On 6 December 2025, it was proposed that this article be moved to Troll (creature). The result of the discussion was Procedural snow close. |
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
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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)
Semi-protected edit request on 8 November 2017
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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
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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)
– 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)