Posted on 08/11/2009 12:41:06 PM PDT by steve-b
Before social networking sites and chat rooms came along, there were forums, message boards and mailing lists on the internet, which allowed people to interact with each other in relative anonymity. At that time, text strings were about the only thing that really went around, because even images had to be downloaded before they could be viewed. Some people discovered that it is possible to string sentences together that outrages, frustrates or angers completely unknown people on the web. This was a source of amusement, but it soon became more than that. The activity was known as trolling, but getting the right reactions from people, and at the right time, required considerable psychological insight. Some trolls would simply start a Star Wars Vs Star Trek thread; sit back, as furious fights broke out between respectable forum members as they strove to prove their side the stronger. Five words and every single self-respecting geek on the forum would fight it out till their keyboards broke. Trolling became an art form, and at the turn of the century, became a lost art form. This was not before a handful of trolls left their indelible mark on the online community, and the world at large. Here is a listing of the ten most infamous trolls to be every let loose on the internet....
(Excerpt) Read more at thinkdigit.com ...
And I won't even mention our Ann Coulter stalker.
When I was a n00b I posted to A+Bert when I thought he was being facetious... In fact he was clearly “lubed”... He tore me a big one. LOL, sorta miss him now.
Like a pet rock, it was so suprising to hear a thought expressed that you just marvel about it for a little bit. "A pet rock talking?!?!? I thought I'd never see the day this would happen!!"
Like a pet rock, it was never a very bright comment, but just the fact that it uttered anything at all was interesting.
Naturally, it was completely incapable of carrying on a conversation, or defending it's initial comment. Did you expect anything different?
Dane, Kevin Curry
I know she wasn’t but Terriergal will get a kick out of it.
LOL! That’s the best description so far!
Whoa - that was my first thought.
Michael Polland, aka “Dr. Ron Polarik.”
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=polland+polarik&btnG=Google+Search
And, before anybody flames me as an “Obot,” I’ve been an avid supporter of legitimate efforts to determine Obama’s eligibility under the Constitution. My posting history bears this out.
Trolling on a troll top ten list thread? That's a first, lol.
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