ny times on msg board internet trolls

seckle · Post by **seckle** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 5:33 am

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/magaz ... ref=slogin

deamonds · Post by **deamonds** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 6:49 am

The trolls employed what the M.I.T. professor Judith Donath calls a “pseudo-naïve” tactic, asking stupid questions and seeing who would rise to the bait.

hera · Post by **hera** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 7:32 am

see people, it is all about the lulz afterall.

christophera · Post by **christophera** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 8:21 am

who'da thunkit

nesslei · Post by **nesslei** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 8:53 am

ny times wrote:the lulz as a quasi-thermodynamic exchange between the sensitive and the cruel

that was totally on the tip of my tongue

bellybelle · Post by **bellybelle** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 1:32 pm

ugh. sociopaths. gross.

kins83 · Post by **kins83** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 1:34 pm

It saddens me that organised campaigns against people are carried out merely for 'lulz'. It's a shame that these f*ckers can hide behind a computer.

dubsteptim · Post by **dubsteptim** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 2:06 pm

good read but,

bellybelle wrote:ugh. sociopaths. gross.

yeah - exactly.

kins83 · Post by **kins83** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 2:07 pm

TIMMMMMMMMAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYY

ashley · Post by **ashley** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 2:12 pm

Weev isn't an ordinary troll though..

badger · Post by **badger** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 2:22 pm

yeah not pleasant, especially them putting flashing images on an epileptic website. this bit at the end is interesting though (directed at his parents not about those he trolls but i'm sure it's still applicable in a wider context)

“It’s not that I do this because I hate them. I do this because I’m trying to save them.”

as is this bit about moderation of a new forum

He was optimistic about Robot9000, a new 4chan board with a combination of human and machine moderation. Users who make “unoriginal” or “low content” posts are banned from Robot9000 for periods that lengthen with each offense.

i'm undecided if that's a good thing or not

gravious · Post by **gravious** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 2:40 pm

This is why i always like to see the whites of people's eyes when i'm talking to them.

It keeps people honest.

It is harder to extract LULZ from someone when you have a freshly broken nose, for example.

ashley · Post by **ashley** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 4:18 pm

badger wrote:
He was optimistic about Robot9000, a new 4chan board with a combination of human and machine moderation. Users who make “unoriginal” or “low content” posts are banned from Robot9000 for periods that lengthen with each offense.
i'm undecided if that's a good thing or not

Maybe there should be something like that for Dubstep, definately would of banned Pendulum for being unoriginal and gay.

djshiva · Post by **djshiva** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 8:05 pm

badger wrote:yeah not pleasant, especially them putting flashing images on an epileptic website. this bit at the end is interesting though (directed at his parents not about those he trolls but i'm sure it's still applicable in a wider context)

“It’s not that I do this because I hate them. I do this because I’m trying to save them.”

interesting. this kind of reasoning can also be found in serial killers.

rickyricardo · Post by **rickyricardo** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 1:48 am

interesting article....but bellybelle about sums it up for me.

NEWS FLASH: The internet is a playground for people with too much time on their hands and an inflated sense of self.

djelements · Post by **djelements** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 4:27 am

gravious wrote:This is why i always like to see the whites of people's eyes when i'm talking to them.

It keeps people honest.

It is harder to extract LULZ from someone when you have a freshly broken nose, for example.

I get lulz by dodging and punching back.

Whoops.

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