Can someone explain what Rickroll is in the WoW community?

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Im not quite sure what it is, ive seen the video and am clueless.

Answer 1

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Posting links to videogame-related (or not) Youtube videos is very popular on /v/. On March 29th 2007, there were a large number of threads discussing the recently-released GTA4 trailer. A mischievous Anonymous posted a Youtube link to what he described as a "GTA4 gameplay vid". At the time there was much speculation surrounding the new GTA installment, so the link drew a large amount of curiosity, curiosity that was quickly squashed upon finding that the youtube link actually directed users to the music video of "Never Gonna Give You Up" by Rick Astley. Many /v/irgins shat bricks when they found a skinny white boy singing like a black man instead of anything even remotely videogame related, and cries of "ONDORE!" soon echoed within the commentary of that particular video. The residents of /v/ found this hilariously absurd, and soon enough, Anonymous stealthily inserted links to this video in many threads on /v/, resulting in much hilarity when other posters get a vintage 80's surprise. Due to the fact that this meme relies on cunning deception much like Duckroll, the practice of tricking people into viewing this song is called the Rickroll, trolls who do it are called Rickrollers, those who fall for it exlaim they've been 'rickrolled,' etc. etc. etc. This meme has also leaked over to /x/, and then to the rest of 4chan.
The most common video used to Rickroll is this: http://youtube.com/watch?v=7sk3aqfyawq..… However, be wary, as sly /v/irgins have uploaded the 'Never Gonna Give You Up" music video themselves, and they have also started to link to other Rick Astley songs, such as "Take Me to Your Heart."

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Answer 2

I wondered also what it meant. Then I found this nice video link that answered the question.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N560NCIsaS8

Answer 3

The video is the rickroll. Rolling someone essentially means tricking them into clicking a link by giving them the impression it's something else entirely.

People who say they have a picture of something or someone, post a link to it and it turns out the link leads to 'g_oatse.cx' is an example of rolling.

This type or roll is called 'Rickrolling' because the link leads to a video of Rick Astly. 'Rick'rolling, see?