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Anonymous Coward User ID: 10675627 Canada 02/15/2014 02:20 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I hope GLP cleans this site up from all the fucking internet trolls. this place used to be fun and enlightening,but not anymore. Now it's dark and gloomy, and all you get is bs,lies, manipulations and deceitful backstabbers who try to ruin other people's lives in public. They don't realize the severe consequences of their own stupid actions. Idiots don't seem to get that trolling is a real form of online bullying and if it leads to someone's demise, then guess who's responsible? Yep, the trolls who caused said problem! Got it? Good! Get it! |
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Citizenperth (OP) User ID: 54304188 Australia 02/15/2014 02:38 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Now you are crying to others about what your lies got you? Quoting: Anonymous Coward 17986732 I don't get it, its called karma man. not me you turd, backwater bogan...... it was simply something posted i found interesting... toll-lol-lolling much? stole your thunder? can't throw turd burgers through your puter screen? It's life as we know it, but only just. [link to citizenperth.wordpress.com] sic ut vos es vos should exsisto , denego alius vicis facio vos change , exsisto youself , proprie |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 54090092 United States 02/15/2014 02:47 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | It depends on the type of troll. Some are just aholes, some are downright hilarious. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 54318881 I agree some of the funniest post I've seen here are from trolls. Its just the BS and the assholes I have no tolerance for pretty much same in real as well. I dont like hateful people that contribute nothing and cause division. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 46389821 United States 02/15/2014 02:51 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I hope GLP cleans this site up from all the fucking internet trolls. this place used to be fun and enlightening,but not anymore. Now it's dark and gloomy, and all you get is bs,lies, manipulations and deceitful backstabbers who try to ruin other people's lives in public. They don't realize the severe consequences of their own stupid actions. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 10675627 Idiots don't seem to get that trolling is a real form of online bullying and if it leads to someone's demise, then guess who's responsible? Yep, the trolls who caused said problem! Got it? Good! Get it! what a pussy. you must be gay |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 10675627 Canada 02/15/2014 03:09 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I hope GLP cleans this site up from all the fucking internet trolls. this place used to be fun and enlightening,but not anymore. Now it's dark and gloomy, and all you get is bs,lies, manipulations and deceitful backstabbers who try to ruin other people's lives in public. They don't realize the severe consequences of their own stupid actions. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 10675627 Idiots don't seem to get that trolling is a real form of online bullying and if it leads to someone's demise, then guess who's responsible? Yep, the trolls who caused said problem! Got it? Good! Get it! what a pussy. you must be gay Oh look! It's a troll! Get him! |
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Citizenperth (OP) User ID: 54304188 Australia 02/15/2014 03:22 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Trolls are generally either attention whores or energy vampires sometimes both whether consciouisly aware or not. Feed them love for it is like pouring hot coals upon their heads. Quoting: AquaAscending 8893159 did you see the graph at the link? seriously troubled people..... when i was a kid people like that STAYED in their basements... mind you i agree with someone who posted earlier, their are some terrifically funny trolls out there... It's life as we know it, but only just. [link to citizenperth.wordpress.com] sic ut vos es vos should exsisto , denego alius vicis facio vos change , exsisto youself , proprie |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 8893159 United States 02/15/2014 03:29 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Trolls are generally either attention whores or energy vampires sometimes both whether consciouisly aware or not. Feed them love for it is like pouring hot coals upon their heads. Quoting: AquaAscending 8893159 did you see the graph at the link? seriously troubled people..... when i was a kid people like that STAYED in their basements... mind you i agree with someone who posted earlier, their are some terrifically funny trolls out there... Yup. But moderation is the key to everything. Harmless trolling can be good for facilitating laughter which spreads positive energy. But once you cross the thresh hold into negative trolling that puts peopld down and makes them feel about themselves or starts a negative chain reaction something must be done. There are plenty of children out there who jad bad childhood experiences or did not get enough love who use it as a tool of understanding rather than an excuse/means of enabling their derogatory behavior. |
Citizenperth (OP) User ID: 54304188 Australia 02/15/2014 03:33 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Trolls are generally either attention whores or energy vampires sometimes both whether consciouisly aware or not. Feed them love for it is like pouring hot coals upon their heads. Quoting: AquaAscending 8893159 did you see the graph at the link? seriously troubled people..... when i was a kid people like that STAYED in their basements... mind you i agree with someone who posted earlier, their are some terrifically funny trolls out there... Yup. But moderation is the key to everything. Harmless trolling can be good for facilitating laughter which spreads positive energy. But once you cross the thresh hold into negative trolling that puts peopld down and makes them feel about themselves or starts a negative chain reaction something must be done. There are plenty of children out there who jad bad childhood experiences or did not get enough love who use it as a tool of understanding rather than an excuse/means of enabling their derogatory behavior. interesting you mention that, there was an article on the news just last night about the affects of cyber-bullying... sad to see children aren't more educated as to how to avoid sensless self hate based on random opinions..... It's life as we know it, but only just. [link to citizenperth.wordpress.com] sic ut vos es vos should exsisto , denego alius vicis facio vos change , exsisto youself , proprie |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 30963567 Canada 02/15/2014 03:46 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Bullshit!!!! Parody is a perfectly valid way to demonstrate the stupidity of a dangerous idea. Under both Hitler and Stalin, anyone parodying either leader led to a trip to the death camps. Outlawing those able to see outside the box and who can see that an issue and its supposed solution are more dangerous to a problem than the problem itself, denies the escape route for all of us from disaster. |
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Hijinnx User ID: 51722769 United States 02/15/2014 03:51 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | [snip] Quoting: Citizenperth by arclight2011part2 [link to www.slate.com] By Chris Mooney n the past few years, the science of Internet trollology has made some strides. Last year, for instance, we learned that by hurling insults and inciting discord in online comment sections, so-called Internet trolls (who are frequently anonymous) have a polarizing effect on audiences, leading to politicization, rather than deeper understanding of scientific topics. That’s bad, but it’s nothing compared with what a new psychology paper has to say about the personalities of trolls themselves. The research, conducted by Erin Buckels of the University of Manitoba and two colleagues, sought to directly investigate whether people who engage in trolling are characterized by personality traits that fall in the so-called Dark Tetrad: Machiavellianism (willingness to manipulate and deceive others), narcissism (egotism and self-obsession), psychopathy (the lack of remorse and empathy), and sadism (pleasure in the suffering of others). It is hard to underplay the results: The study found correlations, sometimes quite significant, between these traits and trolling behavior. What’s more, it also found a relationship between all Dark Tetrad traits (except for narcissism) and the overall time that an individual spent, per day, commenting on the Internet. In the study, trolls were identified in a variety of ways. One was by simply asking survey participants what they “enjoyed doing most” when on online comment sites, offering five options: “debating issues that are important to you,” “chatting with others,” “making new friends,” “trolling others,” and “other.” Here’s how different responses about these Internet commenting preferences matched up with responses to questions designed to identify Dark Tetrad traits: E.E. Buckels et al, "Trolls just want to have fun," Personality and Individual Differences, 2014. To be sure, only 5.6 percent of survey respondents actually specified that they enjoyed “trolling.” By contrast, 41.3 percent of Internet users were “non-commenters,” meaning they didn’t like engaging online at all. So trolls are, as has often been suspected, a minority of online commenters, and an even smaller minority of overall Internet users. [end snip] Read more of this post [link to nuclear-news.net] Perth, perhaps unrelated to the topic at hand... why is it you change your picture and look so different from the last? Are those your real pictures, and if so, have you received plastic surgery? And related to the topic: what is the criteria that officially labels someone as a troll? As anyone who is "just trying to have fun" can be considered a troll. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 8816455 Australia 02/15/2014 03:56 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I hope GLP cleans this site up from all the fucking internet trolls. this place used to be fun and enlightening,but not anymore. Now it's dark and gloomy, and all you get is bs,lies, manipulations and deceitful backstabbers who try to ruin other people's lives in public. They don't realize the severe consequences of their own stupid actions. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 10675627 Idiots don't seem to get that trolling is a real form of online bullying and if it leads to someone's demise, then guess who's responsible? Yep, the trolls who caused said problem! Got it? Good! Get it! |
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Hijinnx User ID: 51722769 United States 02/15/2014 04:01 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | [snip] Quoting: Citizenperth by arclight2011part2 [link to www.slate.com] By Chris Mooney n the past few years, the science of Internet trollology has made some strides. Last year, for instance, we learned that by hurling insults and inciting discord in online comment sections, so-called Internet trolls (who are frequently anonymous) have a polarizing effect on audiences, leading to politicization, rather than deeper understanding of scientific topics. That’s bad, but it’s nothing compared with what a new psychology paper has to say about the personalities of trolls themselves. The research, conducted by Erin Buckels of the University of Manitoba and two colleagues, sought to directly investigate whether people who engage in trolling are characterized by personality traits that fall in the so-called Dark Tetrad: Machiavellianism (willingness to manipulate and deceive others), narcissism (egotism and self-obsession), psychopathy (the lack of remorse and empathy), and sadism (pleasure in the suffering of others). It is hard to underplay the results: The study found correlations, sometimes quite significant, between these traits and trolling behavior. What’s more, it also found a relationship between all Dark Tetrad traits (except for narcissism) and the overall time that an individual spent, per day, commenting on the Internet. In the study, trolls were identified in a variety of ways. One was by simply asking survey participants what they “enjoyed doing most” when on online comment sites, offering five options: “debating issues that are important to you,” “chatting with others,” “making new friends,” “trolling others,” and “other.” Here’s how different responses about these Internet commenting preferences matched up with responses to questions designed to identify Dark Tetrad traits: E.E. Buckels et al, "Trolls just want to have fun," Personality and Individual Differences, 2014. To be sure, only 5.6 percent of survey respondents actually specified that they enjoyed “trolling.” By contrast, 41.3 percent of Internet users were “non-commenters,” meaning they didn’t like engaging online at all. So trolls are, as has often been suspected, a minority of online commenters, and an even smaller minority of overall Internet users. [end snip] Read more of this post [link to nuclear-news.net] Perth, perhaps unrelated to the topic at hand... why is it you change your picture and look so different from the last? Are those your real pictures, and if so, have you received plastic surgery? And related to the topic: what is the criteria that officially labels someone as a troll? As anyone who is "just trying to have fun" can be considered a troll. |
Hijinnx User ID: 51722769 United States 02/15/2014 04:07 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | [snip] Quoting: Citizenperth by arclight2011part2 [link to www.slate.com] By Chris Mooney n the past few years, the science of Internet trollology has made some strides. Last year, for instance, we learned that by hurling insults and inciting discord in online comment sections, so-called Internet trolls (who are frequently anonymous) have a polarizing effect on audiences, leading to politicization, rather than deeper understanding of scientific topics. That’s bad, but it’s nothing compared with what a new psychology paper has to say about the personalities of trolls themselves. The research, conducted by Erin Buckels of the University of Manitoba and two colleagues, sought to directly investigate whether people who engage in trolling are characterized by personality traits that fall in the so-called Dark Tetrad: Machiavellianism (willingness to manipulate and deceive others), narcissism (egotism and self-obsession), psychopathy (the lack of remorse and empathy), and sadism (pleasure in the suffering of others). It is hard to underplay the results: The study found correlations, sometimes quite significant, between these traits and trolling behavior. What’s more, it also found a relationship between all Dark Tetrad traits (except for narcissism) and the overall time that an individual spent, per day, commenting on the Internet. In the study, trolls were identified in a variety of ways. One was by simply asking survey participants what they “enjoyed doing most” when on online comment sites, offering five options: “debating issues that are important to you,” “chatting with others,” “making new friends,” “trolling others,” and “other.” Here’s how different responses about these Internet commenting preferences matched up with responses to questions designed to identify Dark Tetrad traits: E.E. Buckels et al, "Trolls just want to have fun," Personality and Individual Differences, 2014. To be sure, only 5.6 percent of survey respondents actually specified that they enjoyed “trolling.” By contrast, 41.3 percent of Internet users were “non-commenters,” meaning they didn’t like engaging online at all. So trolls are, as has often been suspected, a minority of online commenters, and an even smaller minority of overall Internet users. [end snip] Read more of this post [link to nuclear-news.net] Are you an internet troll yourself, Perth.. or only wanting to make people think you look like various men? |
Citizenperth (OP) User ID: 54304188 Australia 02/15/2014 04:14 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Now you are crying to others about what your lies got you? Quoting: Anonymous Coward 17986732 I don't get it, its called karma man. not me you turd, backwater bogan. Why do you insult me? Im not a backwater bogan. I live in Melbourne and work hard man. see? works both ways Last Edited by CitizenPerth™ on 02/15/2014 04:14 AM It's life as we know it, but only just. [link to citizenperth.wordpress.com] sic ut vos es vos should exsisto , denego alius vicis facio vos change , exsisto youself , proprie |
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Citizenperth (OP) User ID: 54304188 Australia 02/15/2014 04:34 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | It's life as we know it, but only just. [link to citizenperth.wordpress.com] sic ut vos es vos should exsisto , denego alius vicis facio vos change , exsisto youself , proprie |
Hijinnx User ID: 51722769 United States 02/15/2014 04:41 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Now you are crying to others about what your lies got you? Quoting: Anonymous Coward 17986732 I don't get it, its called karma man. not me you turd, backwater bogan. Why do you insult me? Im not a backwater bogan. I live in Melbourne and work hard man. see? works both ways |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 54390201 United Kingdom 02/15/2014 04:53 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | ayup the internet thought police are here with their think tanks and pschological bullshit, sounds like the person who pioneered this study has a real problem with individual expression. No more disagreeing sarcastically online, no swearing, no mentioning of nefarious social engineering techniques and institutions...... everybody had better shutup being free and expressive or we gonna pull ya plug. Being anti social has its merits, it is a function of humanity against control by facist dictators So shove this bullshit study with an agenda right up yer ass, block that sunshine ;) TWAT |