The opposite of a troll is a contributor.
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Quoted from oldskool1969:I like that on the poll people admitting to being one. I am pending a reasonable definition that I like
The term troll has nothing to do with the mythical creatures. It is a fishing term. Riding around in a boat with a line in the water aimed at no particular fish. The Internet troll posts inflammatory things loosely connected to the subject at hand to lure people in to a fight. Just like the boat trolling for a catch, the troll baits the water and waits for his or her victim. Nothing is contributed to the conversation, no one is helped, nothing is learned. Just a senseless argument with the people who take the bait. The troll thus dominates the conversation and gets the attention they otherwise don't get living in their grandmother's basement wearing a robe and slippers with socks on.
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