<a href="http://www.winternet.com/~mikelr/flame29.html"; target="_blank">Troller</a> [quote]Troller is looking for a response...ANY response, and he will chum the waters with complaints, insults, compliments, and inflammatory tidbits hoping that someone...ANYONE, will take the bait. Generally quite harmless - practices a form of catch and release. Nonetheless, he can upset the delicate ecology of a discussion forum. Once a forum becomes aware of his presence, however, all feeding activity ceases and Troller must move on to more promising waters.<hr></blockquote>
[quote]Once a forum becomes aware of his presence, however, all feeding activity ceases and Troller must move on to more promising waters.<hr></blockquote>
This may be true of your garden variety Troll, but AI is famous for attracting a particularly hearty breed. I believe Brad calls these "Super Trolls". These mutant Trolls thrive on the attention their behaviour brings them. In fact, at last count we had well over a dozen of them living in AI waters. VERY difficult to get rid of.
murbot is right. In fact, we've also accidentally created a bit of a breeding grounds for trolls in the form of the Fireside Chat forum. Fortunately, they're easy to avoid if you just steer clear of FC altogether.
Yea I use google, I just really haven't used any boards before. I just thought all boards were lame till I ran across this place. Most boards are like the stuff in FC or worse.
[quote]This may be true of your garden variety Troll, but AI is famous for attracting a particularly hearty breed. I believe Brad calls these "Super Trolls". These mutant Trolls thrive on the attention their behaviour brings them. In fact, at last count we had well over a dozen of them living in AI waters. VERY difficult to get rid of.<hr></blockquote>
<strong>There is no official list of trolls in AI.</strong><hr></blockquote>Well, there may not be an "official" list, but I know that I and one or two others keep a mental list of the repeat offenders.
Meant in no such way-I was referring to non-person as in unregistered,I was reading an old thread and scott_h_phd was listed as unregisterd.Much in the way that dissedents in the old Soviet system were referred to as non-persons.
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This may be true of your garden variety Troll, but AI is famous for attracting a particularly hearty breed. I believe Brad calls these "Super Trolls". These mutant Trolls thrive on the attention their behaviour brings them. In fact, at last count we had well over a dozen of them living in AI waters. VERY difficult to get rid of.
<strong>How should I interpret troll as it is used here at AI?</strong><hr></blockquote>
iMud, you must be one of the greenest new-bots I've ever come across.
Knows how to post, but doesn't know what a "troll" is.
Heard of "google?"
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[ 10-28-2002: Message edited by: Defiant ]</p>
Names please.
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Names please.</strong><hr></blockquote>
You can always dream ...
There is no official list of trolls in AI. there is just a list of member and a list of disactivated login name.
<strong>There is no official list of trolls in AI.</strong><hr></blockquote>Well, there may not be an "official" list, but I know that I and one or two others keep a mental list of the repeat offenders.
On another note I think it's great that the main page is posting info again.
[ 10-29-2002: Message edited by: jimmac ]</p>
<strong>What happened to Scott_h and Scott_h_phd?I noticed that he is a non-person now.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Now it's simply Scott.
<strong>What happened to Scott_h and Scott_h_phd?I noticed that he is a non-person now.</strong><hr></blockquote>
That's an insult, sir.
Meant in no such way-I was referring to non-person as in unregistered,I was reading an old thread and scott_h_phd was listed as unregisterd.Much in the way that dissedents in the old Soviet system were referred to as non-persons.