grumpy twit

On the contrary, I’m a very happy person. I just dislike trolling cowards.

I troll the odd time but other than that i’m a very well behaved guy. ;)

Trolls are what’s great about the internet. It’s the people that reply that are really the sad ones. Though they do provide great entertainment….

I was being sarcastic:) I love being a journal troll. to many people take thing to serious.

@kevin maher So you think its great that people say stuff like ”rot in piss” on a kids fb page who had just died. that his parents had to see that? thats a disgrace! or what about the 14 year old boy who killed himself due to trolling on his fb page.
http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2012/02/bbc-puts-a-face-to-internet-trolls/
http://globalgrind.com/news/kenneth-weishuhn-gay-iowa-teen-commits-suicide-after-bullying-video

I can understand some people having a laugh but trolling goes too far. To say that trolls are whats great about the internet i think you need to get out of the house a bit more

I wouldn’t be surprised if he was made up by some opposition party, because I’d say the shit he spurts on this page has lost his party a good few votes.

You are right.

I think people should actively take part in challenging ideas they disagree with. Many “serious” com-mentors depend on a fake notion of normality to peddle their own prejudices and are quick to start calling people trolls if they don’t like their views or even thief style of expression.

If this so called “trolling” takes the form of sarcasm, lampooning, ridicule, irony , cynicism and general piss taking I am all for it, just as long it says away from overly personalised remarks.

The journal for example has many pompous and moronic people who comment on articles; they need to be challenged.

As for people who openly identify themselves on sites like this I personally think that is a very dumb thing to do. I can only imagine that people who do so have limited exposure to the real world.

There’s a distinct difference between trolling as it was originally defined in and what people seem to have misappropriated it to mean.

i.e.: http://wp.me/p1aRUP-1W

That’s fair enough, I agree with your sentiments on challenging and provoking and that’s not the kind of ‘trolling’ I hate. I hate the cowardice of the people who knowingly make hurtful and disgusting remarks, such as those recently made on a suicide story on this site recently. All done from behind the convenient screen of anonymity. And it’s all well and good to say ‘loosen up, its all a game and a laugh!’ but when these remarks are there repeatedly in public and are read by people who have been deeply affected by certain issues in ways many cannot thankfully understand, then you cannot assume to tell people how they should feel or react or ignore that troll.

Like I said, threats and directly insulting remarks are not acceptable. In real life or in fake Internet land.

It’s kind of the equivalent of those people who feel justified in passing comment about your appearance simply because you are in their field of vision.. It’s difficult to shrug it off when your confidence is low, and it’s certainly irksome when some Internet person you don’t know feels they have the right to judge you or pass comment on you or your family.. But really it says a lot more about them than it does about you..

I think that’s something we need to teach our young people (and learn for ourselves).

However when the Internet started out it was all handles, the fact that some people choose to use their personal Facebook or twitter accounts on here is a matter of personal choice. Personally, I’ve seen a few people on this site that I would rather didn’t have access to my personal info.. I don’t try to access theirs, but I have no such guarantee that they will respect my privacy (see above comment about wanting to “uncover shinnerbots”, considering this is a guilt by association fallacy bandied about by certain posters).. I’m not sure how many times I’ve seen someone on here say “I’ve just looked at your profile and seen you are….” to me that’s overstepping a mark.. Their blogs are different as those are published for public view.

That’s why I use a pseudonym anyway.. My comments are from me.. But the ONLY stuff on the Internet with my real name on it is my business dealings. My personal online life is conducted under a pseudonym – best advice my nerd friends ever gave me..

*awaits the “Just because im anti everything, doesn’t mean im a shinner!” standard reply*

Says the proud Fianna Failer…

So you don’t think anyone should have a right to privacy simply because you chose to waive yours?

That is such a Troll thing to say

It’s to make resolution easier Currently in the UK a person would have to go to the court against the website provider or the host to get the identity of the person. If passed this would make the process easier and would allow for non judicial process. It would only be used in defamation cases not where you disagree with a point of view. It would also give protection to whistleblowers.

Garreth,

In cases of abuse or where the offender has broken laws such as the 1988 Malicious Communications Act the matter can be reported to the police and they can do the legwork. Under existing legislation.