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A Thread About Terrible Internet
DoomMagnet:
Trolls, all seek just the slightest bit of anger and then they think they have won, which they have. Some just leave it at that, some push it. A common argument on a forum is when a troll finds that one person with a lot of free time and a dictionary handy. The troll goes with a "lol noob fag lol" while the other responds by saying the person in real life must be desperate and pathetic and start spouting words that they probably have no idea what means. The Troll will continue with gay comments and some about one's mother while the other tries using more complex words to confuse the troll and get a rouse. It usually ends with quitting from either side or a slamming the keyboard match that usually gets the thread locked.
Johnny C:
--- Quote from: Ptommydski on 06 Mar 2011, 11:26 ---I don't think I saw that. I know Faiz and Chris McGarvey met him and said he was fine in person. Everybody tried to bring him out his insane shell but it just never happened.
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maybe it was mcgarvey, then? dunno. i just remember it being someone who was comparatively old guard
Tom:
--- Quote from: DoomMagnet on 07 Mar 2011, 11:31 ---<snip>The Troll will continue with gay comments </snip>
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This is usually the point where I make it clear I'm a guy and start sexually harassing them. Good times.
Jimor:
--- Quote from: KharBevNor on 06 Mar 2011, 14:33 ---As with regards to the german musician, I would love to talk about that, but I'm gonna request someone make a word filter for his name first because the dude has a google alert set up on his name and he will be down on this forum like a ton of twitching bricks if anyone says it. I don't particularly want to contribute to his victimisation complex any more.
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Sounds like the famous usenet troll who, back in the early days of search engines, would routinely post his Armenian Genocide screed to all kinds of irrelevant newsgroups in late November as people made random mentions of their favorite U.S. Thanksgiving mealtime fowl.
Regarding moderation, one of the most frustrating troll situations is when there's one who's just subtle enough to, without technically breaking any rules, incite a regular to attack, getting away with it while the other person gets penalized. To me, it more about just making a judgment call between the spirit of the rules vs. the letter of the rules, but making a judgment call regarding the spirit of the community as a whole.
Josefbugman:
The problem with this particular site is that people are now baiting the trolls, and people who aren't are getting sucked in. It kind of sucks.
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