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View Poll Results: Why do trolls do it on the forum?
It puts a tingle up their leg 1 7.14%
They really believe they are better than the rest 2 14.29%
Pablum has gotten cold but mom has locked the basement door 2 14.29%
Any bathroom or potty training explanations 0 0%
Who cares? 9 64.29%
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Old 07-29-2012, 09:45 AM   #1
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SOMD Forum Trolls' (Spys) techniques

The Gentleman's Guide to Forum Spies

Try to think how many notorious forum trolls you can recall and how many of these techniques you remember them using. Other than trying to gain a level of control of the forum what are the motivations of these trolls?

It puts a tingle up their leg
They actually believe they are better than the rest
Their pablum has gotten cold but mom has locked the basement door
Any other scatological explanation you wish to evoke
Who cares
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Old 07-29-2012, 10:23 AM   #2
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The Gentleman's Guide to Forum Spies

Try to think how many notorious forum trolls you can recall and how many of these techniques you remember them using. Other than trying to gain a level of control of the forum what are the motivations of these trolls?

It puts a tingle up their leg
They actually believe they are better than the rest
Their pablum has gotten cold but mom has locked the basement door
Any other scatological explanation you wish to evoke
Who cares
That link deserves to be a "sticky" at the tops of the Politics and News and Current Events threads for sure. Hey, Vrai, keep this accessible!
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Old 07-29-2012, 11:32 AM   #3
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We need a troll smilie
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Old 07-29-2012, 11:38 AM   #4
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Old 07-29-2012, 06:03 PM   #5
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You need to include "just plain ol' mentally unstable" in the list.
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Old 07-29-2012, 06:09 PM   #6
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they there they are better and get a thrill out of being a Dick
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Old 07-30-2012, 06:32 AM   #7
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they there they are better and get a thrill out of being a Dick
you makey no sense.
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Old 07-30-2012, 06:38 AM   #8
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You need to include "just plain ol' mentally unstable" in the list.
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