do you know any internet trolls?

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anybody know Craig McPherson ?
i knew this guy from linuxnewbie.org in 2000-2001
i didn't know he was a famous slashdot troll

i always thought he was funny, he did the petrified Natalie Portman thing all the time. i don't recall him doing hot grits at linuxnewbie.org

this is interesting

Regarding troll-related conflicts, there are six groups into which users might be classified:

* Trolls are users who actively provoke conflict.
* Trollhunters (or Trollbaiters) behave according to a principle of "second strike". They do not initiate conflict, but escalate it once it begins. Often they use other trolls as an excuse for their own misbehavior, and in many cases, typecast a user as a "troll" regardless of his or her intent.
* Ignorers seek to ignore the conflict, continuing with the topic at-hand. They usually express a nonchalant disdain for the troll, but do not seek actively to insult him or her. They behave like elders, issuing simple words of wisdom such as "Do not feed the trolls." or other phrases that generally mean the same thing: "Ignore the troublemaker and he will give up and go away." (The phrase "Do Not Feed The Energy Creature" or "DNFTEC" may be used, referring to a Star Trek episode in which a creature deliberately caused antagonism in order to feed on the psychic energy released) This type of response could be taken as passive-aggressive Trollbaiter behavior.
* Moderators (not in the same sense as a "system moderator") seek to resolve the conflict, making all parties happy, if possible.
* Bystanders withdraw from the conflict. In particularly bad cases, they will leave the forum in disgust.
* Hijackers initiate an offtopic discussion in response to provocative posts by a troll.

i often play the "hijacker" role i think

http://www.1-electric.com/articles/Naked_and_petrified
http://www.1-electric.com/articles/Internet_troll
http://www.1-electric.com/articles/Internet_sock_puppet
http://www.1-electric.com/articles/Slashdot_trolling_phenomena
http://www.1-electric.com/articles/Slashdot