Posted by Emme on October 22, 2003, at 14:12:25
In reply to What is Trolling? » Emme, posted by Susan J on October 22, 2003, at 13:24:31
> > One should always be aware that it is possible to have a troll come to one of the Psycho Babble boards.
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> <<OK, I vaguely know that a troll is someone who causes a bunch of uproar or something...is that right? Could you fill me in, in my ignorance?
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> :-)
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> SusanYeah, that's about right. Tabitha put up some info on a thread above and I did a google search on internet trolling and found a couple of sites with long descriptions of trolling, classification of trolls (recreational trolls vs. psycho trolls, levels of troll skill), etc. It seems they're seeking attention, or trying to stir things up and get some emotional chaos going just for kicks.
One of the sites said that some trolls register for a board pretending to be an established poster by using a screen name that's one character off, like a dot missing, or a "1" for an "l", and therefore looks the same at first glance. If they're really dedicated, they'll study the writing styles of established members and try to imitate them. I don't think anything that sneaky is happening here. But it made for interesting reading.
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