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The Field Guide to Trolls -- Version 5.1

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Submitted by Lazlo Toth on Sat, 2007-07-28 18:24.

I thought y'all might want to see this. Fun and educational reading for the whole family.

http://www.themartialist.com/pecom/fieldguidetotrolls.htm

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Big_D's picture

LOL...

Submitted by Big_D on Sat, 2007-07-28 19:28.

Who's this remind you of...

"– Classic Troll Tactic Number 5: When all else fails, claim to be leaving forever. Trolls who claim they are leaving never do, of course; you can bet that anyone who proclaims, "I'm never coming back here," will most certainly at least check back for responses, and probably will not be able to resist posting again.

– Classic Troll Tactic Number 6: Have a tantrum. When all their other tricks are exhausted, Classic Trolls will become angry and start shouting. Often they revert to Vulgar Trolls when this happens."

"The Mutt. Alternatively known as Dogs or Yapping Dogs. Mutts are pack animals characterized by their loud barking – vociferous, repetitive, usually ignorant and irrational criticism of anything and anyone they do not like. Mutts frequently become obsessed with a few or even a single poster with whom they disagree, often for purely personal reasons. Like a dog gnawing at a bone, the Mutt will attack the object of its ire over and over again, making a fool of itself in the eyes of those who understand such childish behavior for what it is. Often one Mutt in a group of Yapping Dogs will act as the alpha of the pack, while the others chime in to voice their mindless (but loud) support for their leader's opinions."

LMFAO!

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casseia's picture

Deja vu all over again

Submitted by casseia on Sat, 2007-07-28 19:46.

Numbers 5 and 6 seem so familiar it's eerie. It's as if I've just recently encountered a very precise demonstration of these tactics.

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Keenan's picture

Are you sure you didn't stumble onto Jon Gold's disinfo script?

Submitted by Keenan on Sat, 2007-07-28 19:38.

The resemblence is uncanny

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Annoymouse's picture

I was gonna' say...

Submitted by Annoymouse on Sat, 2007-07-28 20:07.

Replace 'troll' with 'Shill' & you have the disinfo crowds manifesto! LOL.

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gretavo's picture

it's a forgery!

Submitted by gretavo on Sat, 2007-07-28 20:26.

This whole listing of troll tactics has been around for almost a century and as we keep having to remind people it is based on a much older work having to do with GNOMES not trolls. It's a sad comment on humanity that the trolls are still being persecuted by means of blatant forgeries like this. :)

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