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I have no interest in considering the motives of 'trolls,' but I'd like to add my opinion about their relationship to this forum.
I don't think that there are a disproportionate number of 'trolls' among the users of this forum. I can think of only a few that post regularly, and a few more whom I haven't seen much of in my year of reading. The moderation here is sufficient in that regard.
At the risk of stating the obvious: There are LOTS of trolls on the internet. I have not been around much, but even I have seen forums/sites that were WAAAAAAYY worse off than this place.
At any rate-- good luck with this... um... thought experiment.
I don't think that there are a disproportionate number of 'trolls' among the users of this forum. I can think of only a few that post regularly, and a few more whom I haven't seen much of in my year of reading. The moderation here is sufficient in that regard.
At the risk of stating the obvious: There are LOTS of trolls on the internet. I have not been around much, but even I have seen forums/sites that were WAAAAAAYY worse off than this place.
At any rate-- good luck with this... um... thought experiment.
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To OP, if you want to see real troll action, try reading comments on news articles. Even worse is reading those that allow FB comments.
Note: I haven't checked him out beyond seeing a decent amount of citations. While I doubt it, he could be cited for being way off base. But either way reading research papers on the topic are where you'll get your answers. Better if he works in a multidisciplinary team with psych etc.
I think some people take this place way too seriously. Life is too short to let some faceless crap on a forum bother you. I understand everyone comes here for different reasons, but sometimes this place just baffles me.
"Good God", just put the computer/device down and go hangout with some real people!
Lol hear hear! I was a lurker during the JoshSheerer days. Really, really enjoyed his posts. It was a flavour of humour one had to get.
However what constitutes a "troll"?
What makes a man seek power, control, authority over this terrible power we've come to accept as the power of the "Troll", i wish we could turn to an expert but as none are available or have been banned, i shall try and fill in with my knowledge.
I dont know.
I saw a troll, curiously playing an online multiplayer EA sports game (coincidence or fate?) he was purposely failing and saying dumb things i shan't post them here as they are very, very dumb. (something about pooping his pants and forgetting his name)
Point is the other players had been patient and tried to help him improve, he simply found enjoyment in annoying them.
Another one had him playing a multiplayer racing game, he raced the opposite direction constantly crashing to other players while continually swearing it wasnt him but another player with the same car, everyone on the team speak was annoyed.
Point is if the jokes only funny to you and annoys everyone else, your probably a troll.
If only one person laughs, its probably an "acquired" taste, if everyone BUT one person laughs, they probably didnt get it (or they're Kanye West, South Park Reference)
Spambots are another problem, from a market standpoint theyre logic baffles me, why spam here in a game based on the Simpsons?
We're probably the greatest shrinking market after the simpsons popularity started sinking after the 90's, whether they spam things like free donuts or male enhancement, this is probably the worst place to spam that.
Seriously dont they realize we're crazy?!?!?
What're those?
I use to have a big book of Grimm fairy tales. Didn't at least one story end with human contact turning the trolls happy, or did they all just end badly. I can't remember.
First of this forum is for a game which is based on an outrageous animated series. I don't believe that many things can actually bother us, aside from the fake update pages when things are slow. Although once I remember a member writing about a character's behaviour and lines in the game, demanding to be removed as inappropriate. That of course was led to some trolling of another kind.
But what does a troll seek? A rise over others and attention. It's normal. The funny thing is that some might be delightful and amusing, while others... Well, not really worth our time except from the usual mob gif.
Finally, to be honest, I'm studying social behaviour as part of my studies for about 10 years now and I still don't get trolls most of the time. Nowadays, I just scroll further down to other posts as I force myself to believe the illusion that only a pre- teen or teen meltdown tantrum would cause trolling.
Keeps sending nasty pm's to regulars as well. Sometimes including **** pics. Not the best of **** pics though. Too bad. Cause there's like a whole world of good quality **** **** out there.
I do not make new accounts.
Probably trolls.
My kids are just now learning how to get around on social media. They don't get the "don't feed the trolls" thing. Oddly they think they can be defeated with logic.It really didn't help my case that the one they took on wasn't very persistent. Sometimes I think they are stupid kids with too much free access to a smart phone.
Now I will agree that Josh was quality. That doesn't come along every day. But as to quantity of trolls, really, this site is low. Take a look at comments on YouTube videos. Much higher.