Online Trolls

Dame Warrigal said:
The young women were nowhere near as gentle as we older folk. They ware also much more bawdy.
I learnt a lot but had trouble bringing my eyebrows down out of my hairline. :lofl:
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Geesh, I wish something would shock me, I'm trying to think of the last time I was shocked:confused: Oh yeah, last Summer when the UFO landed in my backyard. I was shocked at first, then I just invited them in for some Kibbles & Bits:rolleyes:
 
Trolls are most commonly found in political discussions. I was on a forum with many thousands of users and the political discussions got really hot. A perfect place for someone whose only goal is to stir up trouble and get people really angry. Topics on religion are also attractive places for trolls.
 
Almost all of the forums I've been on have had, at least, "occasional" trolls.....the ones that show up for a little while, get everything all stirred up and move on. Trolls seldom stick around for long. People start ignoring them and they have to move onto to new waters.

Then there are the "drama llamas", who aren't exactly trolls but as someone mentioned earlier start out with tales of woe and it gets better and better. They just love being the center of attention and getting lots of sympathy. They'll usually stomp off in a huff when people start questioning their problems or telling them they are bringing their problems on themselves.

And last but not least, there are the "sock puppets". Sock puppets are when a poster has one or more "other" screen names, which he/she uses to agree with himself, praise himself, or help attack other posters. It's always fun when a sock puppet gets outed, usually when the poster forgets he's posting under the sock puppet screen name instead of his usual name and gives himself away.
 
I'm sure you are right AM, and yes on the religious forums as well. I've gone in a few of those along the way, and admit to being pretty surprised.
 
jujube said:
Almost all of the forums I've been on have had, at least, "occasional" trolls.....the ones that show up for a little while, get everything all stirred up and move on. Trolls seldom stick around for long. People start ignoring them and they have to move onto to new waters.

Then there are the "drama llamas", who aren't exactly trolls but as someone mentioned earlier start out with tales of woe and it gets better and better. They just love being the center of attention and getting lots of sympathy. They'll usually stomp off in a huff when people start questioning their problems or telling them they are bringing their problems on themselves.

And last but not least, there are the "sock puppets". Sock puppets are when a poster has one or more "other" screen names, which he/she uses to agree with himself, praise himself, or help attack other posters. It's always fun when a sock puppet gets outed, usually when the poster forgets he's posting under the sock puppet screen name instead of his usual name and gives himself away.
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LOL, oh man, good thing I didn't have anything in mouth reading this one, I'd have blown everywhere!! A sock-puppet, first I have heard of one of those, hilarious, omg! I think you are right on about the trolls. If they are ignored, they would not have any fun, so it's just logical they would slither off to some other unsuspecting group!! LOL!!

We should start a thread and ask folks what they would say to their own posts, and about themselves, hilarious;) Oh baby Oh baby, you are so smart!!
 
One forum I was on had this Irish kid about 18 and for the time I was on he had 3 different user names as he'd get banned and then join again. But it was obvious who he was.
 
Ameriscot said:
One forum I was on had this Irish kid about 18 and for the time I was on he had 3 different user names as he'd get banned and then join again. But it was obvious who he was.
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I think you could spot someone if you'd seen enough of their posts. I think for the most part people do share their true colors online, so even if they came back as someone else, they couldn't hide it for long. Maybe a genius could, or a major con-man/woman;)
 
Yeah, the stomping off in a huff.......... (also called 'flouncing' )

Usually those people post a dramatic “Goodbye Cruel Forum” thread. It gets pathetic, even amusing. :D ("Excuse me for living, I thought this was a support board, You people won't have ME to kick around anymore") :rolleyes: But you KNOW they’re still reading long after they’ve “left”. Sometimes members beg them to come back, (playing right into their hands) but I feel if someone’s not enjoying a group anymore, they need to move on. Life is too short and the internet is huge. Better yet, get away from that computer for awhile.
 
nwlady said:
I think you could spot someone if you'd seen enough of their posts. I think for the most part people do share their true colors online, so even if they came back as someone else, they couldn't hide it for long. Maybe a genius could, or a major con-man/woman;)
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This kid was no genius. And he loved to bash everything. All of Europe sucked according to him. He lived in Northern Ireland, and of course he hated that as well. He just loved the US. Anything anyone said he disagreed with.
 
applecruncher said:
Yeah, the stomping off in a huff..........

Usually those people post a dramatic “Goodbye Cruel Forum” thread. It's gets pathetic, even amusing. :D But you KNOW they’re still reading long after they’ve “left”. Sometimes members beg them to come back, (playing right into their hands) but I feel if someone’s not enjoying a group anymore, they need to move on. Life is too short and the internet is huge.
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I've seen lots of that. Yes, just move on. Lots more reasonable people to chat to.
 
applecruncher said:
Yeah, the stomping off in a huff..........

Usually those people post a dramatic “Goodbye Cruel Forum” thread. It's gets pathetic, even amusing. :D But you KNOW they’re still reading long after they’ve “left”. Sometimes members beg them to come back, (playing right into their hands) but I feel if someone’s not enjoying a group anymore, they need to move on. Life is too short and the internet is huge.
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I've seen some of that along the way. I would rather see someone work hard to get along. There are so many lonely people, and the internet has given many a chance to have some social life. It's helped me a lot. I was crippled financially for awhile but my rental had free internet so I got to be around folks at least on line. I've never seen a forum that had difficult rules.
 
Ameriscot said:
I've seen lots of that. Yes, just move on. Lots more reasonable people to chat to.
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True as well, it's like in real life, I mean offline anyway:) We don't all fit in every group;) It's no sin to move on. I'd pass on a "drama" filled letter though.
 
nwlady said:
I've seen some of that along the way. I would rather see someone work hard to get along. There are so many lonely people, and the internet has given many a chance to have some social life. It's helped me a lot. I was crippled financially for awhile but my rental had free internet so I got to be around folks at least on line. I've never seen a forum that had difficult rules.
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I used to be on one that had a very strict censor for certain words. And it knew them all, American, British, Aussie swear words. You couldn't even say boob!
 
nwlady said:
I think you could spot someone if you'd seen enough of their posts. I think for the most part people do share their true colors online, so even if they came back as someone else, they couldn't hide it for long. Maybe a genius could, or a major con-man/woman;)
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I know that I'd be spotted right away if I tried to disguise myself as someone else.
As Popeye says "I yam wot I yam".
 
Ameriscot said:
I used to be on one that had a very strict censor for certain words. And it knew them all, American, British, Aussie swear words. You couldn't even say boob!
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Come to think of it, yes, I think I have seen some strict things about certain words, but I could never belong to a forum where I couldn't say boob, lol:) I don't know any Aussie swear words, or British. I know a new Irish one, or at least a new pronunciation of one since the Irish thread;) lol!
 
I've known a few of them on a few forums and chat rooms. That's why I've dwindled them down to this one and one other one.
But THIS forum is my MAIN one. A couple of trolls here are questionable....like you say; maybe having a bad day or their undies
are creeping up on them.
 
A troll is not someone whose opinion you don't like, he/she is someone who simply attempts to inflame by making posts or replies deliberately seeking a fight. Not one one issue a normal poster may be passionate about, but rather ALL his/hers posts. I was once on a board with a racist troll.
 
nwlady said:
Come to think of it, yes, I think I have seen some strict things about certain words, but I could never belong to a forum where I couldn't say boob, lol:) I don't know any Aussie swear words, or British. I know a new Irish one, or at least a new pronunciation of one since the Irish thread;) lol!
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Well, one word I like is bollocks, but the censors caught it when I tried to sneak it in by typing bo!!ocks. As for Irish I believe even feck was blocked!
 
Falcon said:
I've known a few of them on a few forums and chat rooms. That's why I've dwindled them down to this one and one other one.
But THIS forum is my MAIN one. A couple of trolls here are questionable....like you say; maybe having a bad day or their undies
are creeping up on them.
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And if the bad day is turning into longer, they probably aren't changing their undies. Gee Falcon, you always have just the right thing to say, LOL!!
 
AZ Jim said:
A troll is not someone whose opinion you don't like, he/she is someone who simply attempts to inflame by making posts or replies deliberately seeking a fight. Not one one issue a normal poster may be passionate about, but rather ALL his/hers posts. I was once on a board with a racist troll.
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Yes, this thread has pretty much taught me what a troll is, thanks for your input Jim:) And yes, they could attack any "group" of people that are of another race, belief system, political affiliation.
 
Until about a year ago I thought a troll was someone who read on forums but never commented and that sort of rubbed me the wrong way. If you are going to be on here, for pete's sake, lets hear from you!! Now that I know what a troll really is, I'll have to stop thinking of them as the name I used to refer to them as. :)
 
Linda said:
Until about a year ago I thought a troll was someone who read on forums but never commented and that sort of rubbed me the wrong way. If you are going to be on here, for pete's sake, lets hear from you!! Now that I know what a troll really is, I'll have to stop thinking of them as the name I used to refer to them as. :)
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One who reads and doesn't post is a lurker.
 
Ameriscot said:
Oh yes. Know all about trolls!
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Debby said:
I think that's an accusation that sometimes also gets thrown out there to try and shut down a differing opinion.
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DoItMyself said:
It depends-sometimes it's used correctly and other times it's not.

If someone posts something that is intentionally meant to jab at someone, then it's considered trolling (posting strictly to get an inflamed response from someone). However a simple difference of opinion is not trolling. Sometimes the difference can be fuzzy, other times it's clear.
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Ameriscot said:
Sometimes you can tell just by how outrageous the post is. They are obviously trying to provoke and start a fight.
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Ditto to all of the above..

Troll....stalker...bully...all the same in my book!!

I have been a Mod/Admin on several Forums, and we would just give them enough rope to hang themselves and then ban. It was not an easy thing to do, so normally a couple of Mods would be involved with the decision to ban.
 

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