13 Types Of Troll You’ll Meet On The Internet

[beancounter]

http://www.buzzfeed.com/robinedds/types-of-troll-youll-meet-on-the-internet

 

[Envy]

But that's not trolls.

 

[beancounter]

But that's not trolls.

Not all trolls are of the "in your face jerks" variety.

One type they left out was the sympathy troll.

 

[beancounter]

Some more views. Not funny like the first link.

http://www.teamtechnology.co.uk/troll-tactics.html

I've seen a variant of this tactic here.

• They 'set up' bona fide members to argue with each other. Any view, no matter how outrageous, can be made to sound rational when put in a certain context. By setting different contexts for different people offlist, they create a setting whereby they can raise a topic on-list, in a seemingly innocent manner, and then watch the two list members argue because they have interpreted the topic/message in very different ways.

 

[SummerRain]

I don't know, I've always known trolls to be members of forums (or generally people on the internet) with the intention of creating problems, upsetting people, causing arguments, etc. Not people who just happen to be idiots/etc, but people whose purpose for being on a forum/website/on the internet is to intentionally, purposefully, knowingly create problems. Often by lying about who they are, or joining forums/websites they have no genuine interest in, etc.

But maybe I'm outta touch!

 

[beancounter]

Yea, it was a light hearted article. What do you think of the second link? I think that one is better.

 

[SummerRain]

Yeah the second one was good, different tone completely.

Troll apologises after someone threatens to tell his mum.