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Trolls in forums
The Internet can be a spacious platform for all sorts of community interaction, provided that the participants conduct themselves in a civil manner. Too often, though, they don't.
"I hate when I am on a forum and people just post random comments about how much somebody is a jerk or how their religion saves," said PC World reader Roberta Dikeman of Dublin, California. "Can we please stay on topic--or post that drivel on your own sites!"
Hiding behind the pseudonymity of a Web alias, trolls disrupt useful discussions with ludicrous rants, inane threadjackings, personal insults, and abusive language, deliberately baiting forum regulars into pointless controversy and disharmony.
Trolls lurk everywhere--in Google and Yahoo newsgroups, in blog comment areas, and on specialty message boards created to offer technical help to users.
The free and fruitful exchange of ideas on the Web suffers when Web community owners have to moderate discussions and keep a tight rein on membership. But such actions are among the few effective ways to maintain civility and sanity in online forums. Another approach is for users to police the community themselves by collectively ignoring or dismissing malicious interlopers.
The Internet can be a spacious platform for all sorts of community interaction, provided that the participants conduct themselves in a civil manner. Too often, though, they don't.
"I hate when I am on a forum and people just post random comments about how much somebody is a jerk or how their religion saves," said PC World reader Roberta Dikeman of Dublin, California. "Can we please stay on topic--or post that drivel on your own sites!"
Hiding behind the pseudonymity of a Web alias, trolls disrupt useful discussions with ludicrous rants, inane threadjackings, personal insults, and abusive language, deliberately baiting forum regulars into pointless controversy and disharmony.
Trolls lurk everywhere--in Google and Yahoo newsgroups, in blog comment areas, and on specialty message boards created to offer technical help to users.
The free and fruitful exchange of ideas on the Web suffers when Web community owners have to moderate discussions and keep a tight rein on membership. But such actions are among the few effective ways to maintain civility and sanity in online forums. Another approach is for users to police the community themselves by collectively ignoring or dismissing malicious interlopers.
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My yard is full of leaves!!!!!!!!!!!!!!![;)][}:)][:o)][:D] 0 -
quote:Originally posted by git_r_done
My yard is full of leaves!!!!!!!!!!!!!!![;)][}:)][:o)][:D]
What does that have to do with my yard being full of snow?[:0]0 -
quote:Originally posted by MVP
quote:Originally posted by git_r_done
My yard is full of leaves!!!!!!!!!!!!!!![;)][}:)][:o)][:D]
What does that have to do with my yard being full of snow?[:0]
It is warm out![:0][B)][:p][}:)][?][^]0 -
Ants don't like cucumbers. 0 -
MVP having read the above (which I think is perhaps a bit strident, as it describes as trollish behavior how half of on this board act all the time) I have to conclude you are a troll infecting your own thread. I think you have no choice but to ask Nunn to lock you out of your own thread. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by Txs
Ants don't like cucumbers.
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both rear decks are covered with leaves
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I ate chicken soup for lunch[:p]0 -
quote:Originally posted by git_r_done
quote:Originally posted by Txs
Ants don't like cucumbers.
Dogs eat thier own turds![:0]
Not My dogs.[:)]0 -
quote:Originally posted by git_r_done
quote:Originally posted by MVP
quote:Originally posted by git_r_done
My yard is full of leaves!!!!!!!!!!!!!!![;)][}:)][:o)][:D]
What does that have to do with my yard being full of snow?[:0]
It is warm out![:0][B)][:p][}:)][?][^]
52 degrees here and I dont have any snow either.0 -
quote:Originally posted by He Dog
MVP having read the above (which I think is perhaps a bit strident, as it describes as trollish behavior how half of on this board act all the time) I have to conclude you are a troll infecting your own thread. I think you have no choice but to ask Nunn to lock you out of your own thread.
[:(] could I bypass nunn and go straight to saxon?0 -
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For everything there is a season,
And a time for every matter under heaven:
A time to be born, and a time to die;
A time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted;
A time to kill, and a time to heal;
A time to break down, and a time to build up;
A time to weep, and a time to laugh;
A time to mourn, and a time to dance;
A time to throw away stones, and a time to gather stones together;
A time to embrace, And a time to refrain from embracing;
A time to seek, and a time to lose;
A time to keep, and a time to throw away;
A time to tear, and a time to sew;
A time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
A time to love, and a time to hate,
A time for war, and a time for peace,
... and a time to troll.
Ecclesiastes 3:1-80 -
Underwear?>> We don't need no stinkin' underwear!!!!!!!
quote:Originally posted by Flying Clay Disk
I have my underwear on backwards!0 -
There is not a snowball chance in hell. 0 -
My balls are dry, very dry........... 
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They Killed Kenny! You B-A-S-T-A-R-D-S![:D] 0 -
quote:Originally posted by MVP
quote:Originally posted by He Dog
MVP having read the above (which I think is perhaps a bit strident, as it describes as trollish behavior how half of on this board act all the time) I have to conclude you are a troll infecting your own thread. I think you have no choice but to ask Nunn to lock you out of your own thread.
[:(] could I bypass nunn and go straight to saxon?
He believes in Capital punishment, I would just go to Nunn, his taser is broken.0 -
Nipples? 0 -
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g r d DOGS LIKE CAT CRAP BETTER[:D][}:)][:0] 0 -
When provoked, the male aardvark will charge, drive it's razor sharp fangs in the attacker's ankles, and bite the attacker's feet off. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by zipperzap
For everything there is a season,
And a time for every matter under heaven:
A time to be born, and a time to die;
A time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted;
A time to kill, and a time to heal;
A time to break down, and a time to build up;
A time to weep, and a time to laugh;
A time to mourn, and a time to dance;
A time to throw away stones, and a time to gather stones together;
A time to embrace, And a time to refrain from embracing;
A time to seek, and a time to lose;
A time to keep, and a time to throw away;
A time to tear, and a time to sew;
A time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
A time to love, and a time to hate,
A time for war, and a time for peace,
... and a time to troll.
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8
The Byrds - 1967.
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