Most of you already know this, but it is worth posting here. If you want WL cleaned up, Bort is not going to do it, it is entirely up to you.
Originally posted by A Smart Guy
An Internet troll is a person who takes pleasure in sowing discord on the Internet. The overarching goal is to damage people, entities, or ideas with which the Internet troll disagrees, or to provoke controversy.
Internet trolls are additionally interested in meeting their own attention-needs, which are often unmet in their real life, and may suffer from various psychological disorders.
Internet trolls have been described as "sad people." They typically possess a poorly developed set of social skills and have difficulty viewing their actions from the perspectives of their victims. They may be callous to the fact that they are harming real people, instead viewing Internet users as "digital abstractions". They may thus feel no remorse for harm they cause, and in fact may judge their own level of "success" by the amount of that harm. Most are impervious to rationale, mature arguments against their wares, and will protest that their rights are being curtailed if ever there is an attempt to call them on their trolling.
Why do users troll? For attention they can't get in the real world, or for the feeling of success when they get a hit. It is the same reason why things took place yesterday. Do you think anyone cares about individual trophies? They care about the reaction their actions invoke. Basic psychology tells you that these people are lacking something in the real world, so they come here to get it.
The only way to stop their activity is to stop replying to their posts/threads, and to stop replying to their actions.
Easier said than done, but worth mentioning for those that want WL, and in particular, the forum, to be more than it is.
Originally posted by A Smart Guy
An Internet troll is a person who takes pleasure in sowing discord on the Internet. The overarching goal is to damage people, entities, or ideas with which the Internet troll disagrees, or to provoke controversy.
Internet trolls are additionally interested in meeting their own attention-needs, which are often unmet in their real life, and may suffer from various psychological disorders.
Internet trolls have been described as "sad people." They typically possess a poorly developed set of social skills and have difficulty viewing their actions from the perspectives of their victims. They may be callous to the fact that they are harming real people, instead viewing Internet users as "digital abstractions". They may thus feel no remorse for harm they cause, and in fact may judge their own level of "success" by the amount of that harm. Most are impervious to rationale, mature arguments against their wares, and will protest that their rights are being curtailed if ever there is an attempt to call them on their trolling.
Why do users troll? For attention they can't get in the real world, or for the feeling of success when they get a hit. It is the same reason why things took place yesterday. Do you think anyone cares about individual trophies? They care about the reaction their actions invoke. Basic psychology tells you that these people are lacking something in the real world, so they come here to get it.
The only way to stop their activity is to stop replying to their posts/threads, and to stop replying to their actions.
Easier said than done, but worth mentioning for those that want WL, and in particular, the forum, to be more than it is.
