Nope, sorry. :D

My internet ignorance may be showing; what exactly is trolling? Are you saying that this individual is simply trying to get a response, any type of response, and really does not believe or even care about the things he is typing? If that is the case, why? What’s the point? [img]graemlins/confused2.gif[/img]

AMAZING!!!

That's the way to do it... instant victory at a popularity contest! ;) Two-thumbs up!

Sounds insane, but perfectly planned. Certified troll indeed. The funny thing was, everybody got into the fray... the funnier thing was, everybody praised him (well that would include me)... and the funniest thing was, they all researched, talked about him, lalalalalalala...

Bumbus: Trolling is as you already presume the attempt to provoke a response from others. The usual format is
"American are so dumb and naive. They actually believe they rule the world. Suckers."
See that will get an instant reply from furious Americans... if the word wasn't out. Everybody know about trolls and moderators strike hard on them the second they appear (which is why you have been shielded from them - you would have been shocked if you were on USEnet in the old days). Also this is lacklustre and without any form of creativity. The ultimate goal is to generate a so-called flame*.
However this particular troll is actually quite intelligent and as such deserves at least some credit. At the very least for the creative process in thinking up this entire thing.
1) It has to generate the response it did.
2) It has to slip through the moderator screen. Hence it must be sensible and coherent.
3) It has to leave a trail of "evidence" so the thread becomes self-contained as baffled users try to figure out what the heck happened.
If the thread had been just a little more travel oriented everyone would have thought nothing of it. If it had been a little more like a contact add everyone with half a day of internet experience would have smelled a rat. Most likely a moderator who would have deleted it pronto. The user has to think "I am smart. I figured out that was a contact add. I'll write a message telling everybody." Brilliant. I know trolls are the scum of the earth, but brilliant none the less.


* A flame is a self-contained thread that keeps on generating new responses. The troll leaves an initial message and perhaps one or two replies (a.k.a. troll bait) and then abandons the thread. New repliers will simply feed the flame itself. The problem is that the newreader only display a limited number of entries so you wind up with flame upon flame at the top since they always have the most recent reply. This was a particular problem on USEnet long before normal boards as we know them now appeared. USEnet is unmoderated (or at least was) so you had to manually set and update ignore lists (a.k.a. killfile) to filter trolls and spam. A particular nasty form would span different groups with a vague title and content.

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Sorry I couldn't help myself.

I don't even think it's a troll, more like someone who wants people to be impressed with his investigations, and then go ooooh and aaaah. And besides all that he's also a gigantic moron. :D Well, if he did it for fame, he was quite succesfull, gotta hand him that, he's the talk of the net, on forums all across the globe, and all the while his hitlist is growing and growing. [img]graemlins/hehe.gif[/img]

Who the hell does this guy think he is?

"Better yet, I strongly suggest you do not let me discover your real identity and location, and that if I do, you are far enough away that it is too much trouble to confront you in person."

There's a word for that. WANKER.

I wonder if he's actually mentally deficient?

He posts some hoity-toity 'I'm so F**KING good' speech on an internet forum to try to get a chick, gets all heated up when some dude asks him what the hell he's on about, and then lets fly with a bunch of dodgy half asses threats (whilst still trying to act intelligent).

And that's just the first page!

By the way Krunchyfrog,

I SMOKE THE BLUNTS!

Nope, he wouldn't last three posts here! LOL

Ok, Sig, admit it, you're on the waiting list for his book, right? ;) [img]graemlins/biglaugh.gif[/img]

I think you mean:
"Who smokes the blunts?
We smoke the blunts"

And in his sig it has Jay saying "Drinking beers" over and over again :D (as i'm sure you know)
Damn good stuff :D

Thanks, Hive! I don't smoke, but, being of age and all, I occasionally do drink.

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