Trolls

[binndare]

I think we all recognize the freepers --- they are the ones that usually have punchlines like "you DUass", "you DUmbshit", and the like. But what about Trolls? <br><br>I would like to begin a discussion on the traits exhibited by Trolls and your experiences with them. Can you now with reasonable confidence identify them? Are there any here on RI? Are they "bad"?<br><br>To begin the discussion, this is what (in part) Wikipedia has to say:<br><br><!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em>Trolling:<br><br>Surfing, or browsing, the Web.<br><br>Posting derogatory messages about sensitive subjects on newsgroups and chat rooms to bait users into responding.<br><br>Hanging around in a chat room without saying anything, like a "peeping tom." <br> <br>Encyclopedia :<br>troll (trôl) , in Scandinavian folklore, dwarfish or gigantic creature of caves and hills. Variously friendly or malicious, trolls toiled as smiths</em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END-->. <br><br>Personally, i do not think the above quite catches what they do. But i would love to hear your reponses. <p></p><i></i>

[dbeach]

Elvis is everywhere<br><br>fewer here than at DU and other blogs that I have visited..I notice that they attack with insults and look for weak pts to exploit and twist your words..<br><br>accuse me of stuff that is not me..call me a right winger..LAFFABLE.. and a bush disinfo agent..ROARING..<br><br>Here is my question<br><br>Are they trolls..or paid disinfo agents?<br>are they CIA?<br>FBI ?<br> police agents?<br><br>cuz I still think its illegal to spy on law abiding citzizens??<br><br>I would ask :"do you work for a police agency??"<br>they are supposed to respond yes if they are??<br><br>just my opinion.. <p></p><i></i>

[psyop samurai]

<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em>Can you now with reasonable confidence identify them?</em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br><br>Quite often, yes.<br><br><!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em>Are there any here on RI?</em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br><br>Don't know..., fortunately, I'd say RI hasn't attracted much of that element.<br><br><!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em>Are they "bad"?</em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br><br>Considering the seriousness of matters at hand, and how twisted their agenda would have to be, I can say with full confidence that they are evil.<br><br><!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em>Surfing, or browsing, the Web.</em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br><br>um, no.<br><br><!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em>Posting ... messages about sensitive subjects to bait users into responding.</em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br><br>That, and disrupting consensus for the sake of disrupting.<br><br><!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em>Hanging around in a chat room without saying anything, like a "peeping tom."</em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br><br>um, that's "lurking".<br><br><!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em>Are they trolls..or paid disinfo agents?</em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br><br>Hard to say... Judging from the number of freely available mind controlled robots, one wonders if it's necessary to pay anyone. (look at Freepers, for example.)<br><br>I think a troll is someone who specifically seeks to "stir up" a forum for their own perverse reasons, while a disinfo agent has a larger tactical agenda. ...my 2 cents. <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :p --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/tongue.gif ALT=":p"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <p></p><i></i>

[dbeach]

lil laff on this one<br><br>Wonder how many of my fellow citizens are mind robots..remember ole zappa song.." mind flowers" [he was NEVEER one of my favs }<br><br>"Hard to say... Judging from the number of freely available mind controlled robots, one wonders if it's necessary to pay anyone. (look at Freepers, for example.)'<br><br> <p></p><i></i>

[psyop samurai]

He wasn't a particular fave of mine either, but strangely, he was the first rock concert I ever attended. Fate or coincidence? It would be interesting to revisit Mr. Zappa's work now that I have this new perspective on him.<br> <p></p><i></i>

[dbeach]

actually had some real bad vibes from some zappa stuff and theres other stuff about him but..<br><br> I did like 'cosmic debris." <p></p><i></i>

[professorpan]

Very synchronistic as I was just listening to Joe's Garage on my iPod as I walked to work.<br><br>Joe's Garage, particularly part 2, is a hilarious critique of L. Ron Hubbard and Scientology, which Zappa twists to Elron Hoover and the Church of Appliantology. <br><br>Well worth the listen!<br><br>But Zoot Allures remains my favorite. Absolutely blistering guitar, pure Zappalciousness. <p></p><i></i>