Vybik Jon
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Troll Alert
Oct 09, 2006, 16:46
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Here and working.
Action on the surface or invasion under the bridge?
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Wiggy
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Re: Troll Alert
Oct 10, 2006, 07:59
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I think you have to expect the odd row on a forum like uknow - I'm always more surprised when we see it on MA though.
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Vybik Jon
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Re: Troll Alert
Oct 10, 2006, 09:28
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By and large, rows are fine. They're part and parcel of U-Know! threads.
Trolling is different and there's some going on.
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Kid Calamity
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Re: Troll Alert
Oct 10, 2006, 09:39
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Yeah. It's just counter productive and frustrates everyone just for some idiot's amusement.
Here's the closest example I could find:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_e8ETqWjdI
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Wiggy
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Re: Troll Alert
Oct 10, 2006, 10:08
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Fairy nuff. =;0)
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embryonomore
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Re: Troll Alert
Oct 10, 2006, 10:18
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Trolls are the only thing on the internet worse than a virus.
At least some effort has gone into encoding a virus. Trolling, especially nowadays when the concept is in popular knowledge is just sad and a sign of underachievement.
A bit like being in a band playing second generation hackneyed riffs - totally pointless and uninspired.
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Vybik Jon
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Re: Troll Alert
Oct 10, 2006, 10:23
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embryonomore wrote: A bit like being in a band playing second generation hackneyed riffs - totally pointless and uninspired.
Ha!
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PMM
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Re: Troll Alert
Oct 10, 2006, 10:50
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If it's the thread I'm thinking of, one poster is being given a hard time, and is responding in kind.
Easy to take sides, and think of one side as right and the other as wrong.
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dee
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Re: Troll Alert
Oct 10, 2006, 12:09
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Who is trolling (i dont really know what trolling is??) I hope its not me!!!???
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Wiggy
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Re: Troll Alert
Oct 10, 2006, 12:24
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No, it's not you Dee.
I think one of the problems with communicating in this way is that we miss all the nuance of tone and body language - someone may initially intend to be amusing, wry, or thought provoking, but they may simply come over as being offensive. Then people jump in with both feet on the attack, and before you know it there's a war going on.
Like I said though Dee, you are one of the least likely around here to fall into those patterns of behaviour, so don't worry. =;0)
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