Trollface: Difference between revisions

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In the following months, [[Carlos Ramirez|Ramirez]]' drawing quick gained traction on 4chan as the universal emoticon of an Internet troll and a versatile [[Rage Comics|Rage Comic]] character. For a brief time, the face became alternatively known as "the Coolface" after a [[Rage Comics|Rage Comic]]-style webcomic took off on 4chan and Ebaumsworld, though only for a brief period of time.

Throughout the first half of 2009, '''Trollface''' quickly gained favor with Redditors and [[Rage Comics|Rage Comic]] artists in particular, in part owing to the rapid growth of the /r/f7u12 subreddit around that same time. On August 1st, 2009, the first ''Urban Dictionary'' definition for "'''Trollface'''" was submitted by user A Terrible Driver. Thousands of additional webcomic and photoshopped instances featuring the face can be found Tumblr, Cheezburger, Reddit, Facebook, Quickmeme and Memegenerator among many others.

Throughout the first half of 2009, '''Trollface''' quickly gained favor with Redditors and [[Rage Comics|Rage Comic]] artists in particular, in part owing to the rapid growth of the /r/f7u12 subreddit around that same time. On August 1st, 2009, the first ''Urban Dictionary'' definition for "'''Trollface'''" was submitted by user A Terrible Driver. Thousands of additional webcomic and photoshopped instances featuring the face can be found Tumblr, [[I Can Has Cheezburger?|Cheezburger]], Reddit, Facebook, Quickmeme and Memegenerator among many others.

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 In the following months, [[Carlos Ramirez|Ramirez]]' drawing quick gained traction on 4chan as the universal emoticon of an Internet troll and a versatile [[Rage Comics|Rage Comic]] character. For a brief time, the face became alternatively known as "the Coolface" after a [[Rage Comics|Rage Comic]]-style webcomic took off on 4chan and Ebaumsworld, though only for a brief period of time.
-Throughout the first half of 2009, '''Trollface''' quickly gained favor with Redditors and [[Rage Comics|Rage Comic]] artists in particular, in part owing to the rapid growth of the /r/f7u12 subreddit around that same time. On August 1st, 2009, the first ''Urban Dictionary'' definition for "'''Trollface'''" was submitted by user A Terrible Driver. Thousands of additional webcomic and photoshopped instances featuring the face can be found Tumblr, Cheezburger, Reddit, Facebook, Quickmeme and Memegenerator among many others.
+Throughout the first half of 2009, '''Trollface''' quickly gained favor with Redditors and [[Rage Comics|Rage Comic]] artists in particular, in part owing to the rapid growth of the /r/f7u12 subreddit around that same time. On August 1st, 2009, the first ''Urban Dictionary'' definition for "'''Trollface'''" was submitted by user A Terrible Driver. Thousands of additional webcomic and photoshopped instances featuring the face can be found Tumblr, [[I Can Has Cheezburger?|Cheezburger]], Reddit, Facebook, Quickmeme and Memegenerator among many others.
 === Copyright Infringement Dispute ===