"Holly" <noon_union@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:5deea57a-6fa2-4097-909a-c094e3a783d3@k2g2000hse.googlegroups.com... On Jan 10, 8:09 am, anonyme <leroybu...@yahoo.com> wrote: > On Jan 9, 8:01 am, "JeanDArc~~" <jda000...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > DESCRIPTIONS OF TROLLTYPES > > > 1. The old definition > > > The old definition of a Troll is one who posts to generate the maximum > > number of follow ups. These are a very minor irritation, and can be > > considered to be advantageous to newsgroups. > > > 2 .The Irritating Troll > > > Some merely post drivel, or tirades against netnannies and netcops, > > often at a BI of over 20. In general they cause little real damage to > > newsgroups. > > > 3.The destructive Troll > > > In about the year 1999 a new breed of Troll appeared who have the > > declared intention of destroying a specific Target newsgroup. This is > > done by a variety of posts, (see Section 4) intended to drive normal > > posters away from the specific newsgroup. > > > When the percentage of Troll posts, including followups exceeds about > > 75% of the total posts, most readers seem to just give up and > > unsubscribe. Usenet, and particularly the uk.local.* hierarchy is for > > most users a hobby and if that hobby ceases to be enjoyable, the > > obvious answer is just to find another hobby. > > > Once a specific Target newsgroup has been laid waste as was > > uk.local.birmingham it becomes a Old Target newsgroup, This happened > > in about February 2000 it is being maintained a wasteground by > > crossposts from the current Target ng. > > > Alt.astrology.metapsych at the time of writing is totally destroyed by > > destructive trolls. This is reported > > at:http://www.astroconsulting.com/FAQs/abusive_ISPs_list.htm > > > Here is a useful FAQ that explains what has happened to the group I > > created > > alt.astrology.metapsych:http://www.hyphenologist.co.uk/killfile/anti_troll_faq.htm > > > 4. The nasty Troll > > > If anyone does anything which will interfere with the troll's ability > > to cause mayhem, they can become very nasty, posting from obviously > > incorrect variations of the name etc. insults, call them netcops, > > netnannies, homosexuals. > > > Various off usenet methods are also used to force the victim to stop > > posting: Subscribing the victim to hundreds of unwanted pornographic > > email newsletters, and sites. Complaining to employers about non > > existent misdemeanours. Sending garbage emails without indication of > > sender. Telephone calls at dead of night. Harassing the close > > relatives of victims. > > Hey! Thanks for the good ideas. > > > > > 5. The evil and illegal Troll > > > If anyone does anything which will interfere with the troll's ability > > to cause mayhem, they also forge posts in that persons name and > > internet address and libel them on usenet. Both these are illegal. > > > 6. How they are organised > > > They use private listservers to communicate between themselves. An > > archive of one such listserver is athttp://www.uklocaltrolls.fs2.com. > > For less important communications, they use Troll Communications > > newsgroup(s). > > > The listserver must have an owner(s) who can approve or deny access. > > Other than that anarchy reigns where each member does what he/she > > thinks fit. Thus because no leader or committee exists coordination > > with the group is impossible. Any agreement reached with one or more > > can instantly be abrogated by others. > > > Coordinated action can occur where it forwards their general aims- Hide > > quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - Like you wuzn't in practice ... Ahhhhhhhhh Holly. Mr Pounder
"Holly" <noon_union@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:009057e8-aea5-44df-a704-41be00198822@v67g2000hse.googlegroups.com... On Jan 10, 2:47 pm, "Mr Pounder" <MrPoun...@rationalthought.com> wrote: > "Holly" <noon_un...@yahoo.com> wrote in message > > news:5deea57a-6fa2-4097-909a-c094e3a783d3@k2g2000hse.googlegroups.com... > On Jan 10, 8:09 am, anonyme <leroybu...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > > > > On Jan 9, 8:01 am, "JeanDArc~~" <jda000...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > DESCRIPTIONS OF TROLLTYPES > > > > 1. The old definition > > > > The old definition of a Troll is one who posts to generate the maximum > > > number of follow ups. These are a very minor irritation, and can be > > > considered to be advantageous to newsgroups. > > > > 2 .The Irritating Troll > > > > Some merely post drivel, or tirades against netnannies and netcops, > > > often at a BI of over 20. In general they cause little real damage to > > > newsgroups. > > > > 3.The destructive Troll > > > > In about the year 1999 a new breed of Troll appeared who have the > > > declared intention of destroying a specific Target newsgroup. This is > > > done by a variety of posts, (see Section 4) intended to drive normal > > > posters away from the specific newsgroup. > > > > When the percentage of Troll posts, including followups exceeds about > > > 75% of the total posts, most readers seem to just give up and > > > unsubscribe. Usenet, and particularly the uk.local.* hierarchy is for > > > most users a hobby and if that hobby ceases to be enjoyable, the > > > obvious answer is just to find another hobby. > > > > Once a specific Target newsgroup has been laid waste as was > > > uk.local.birmingham it becomes a Old Target newsgroup, This happened > > > in about February 2000 it is being maintained a wasteground by > > > crossposts from the current Target ng. > > > > Alt.astrology.metapsych at the time of writing is totally destroyed by > > > destructive trolls. This is reported > > > at:http://www.astroconsulting.com/FAQs/abusive_ISPs_list.htm > > > > Here is a useful FAQ that explains what has happened to the group I > > > created > > > alt.astrology.metapsych:http://www.hyphenologist.co.uk/killfile/anti_troll_faq.htm > > > > 4. The nasty Troll > > > > If anyone does anything which will interfere with the troll's ability > > > to cause mayhem, they can become very nasty, posting from obviously > > > incorrect variations of the name etc. insults, call them netcops, > > > netnannies, homosexuals. > > > > Various off usenet methods are also used to force the victim to stop > > > posting: Subscribing the victim to hundreds of unwanted pornographic > > > email newsletters, and sites. Complaining to employers about non > > > existent misdemeanours. Sending garbage emails without indication of > > > sender. Telephone calls at dead of night. Harassing the close > > > relatives of victims. > > > Hey! Thanks for the good ideas. > > > > 5. The evil and illegal Troll > > > > If anyone does anything which will interfere with the troll's ability > > > to cause mayhem, they also forge posts in that persons name and > > > internet address and libel them on usenet. Both these are illegal. > > > > 6. How they are organised > > > > They use private listservers to communicate between themselves. An > > > archive of one such listserver is athttp://www.uklocaltrolls.fs2.com. > > > For less important communications, they use Troll Communications > > > newsgroup(s). > > > > The listserver must have an owner(s) who can approve or deny access. > > > Other than that anarchy reigns where each member does what he/she > > > thinks fit. Thus because no leader or committee exists coordination > > > with the group is impossible. Any agreement reached with one or more > > > can instantly be abrogated by others. > > > > Coordinated action can occur where it forwards their general aims- > > > Hide > > > quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - > > Like you wuzn't in practice ... > > Ahhhhhhhhh Holly. > Thems are fightin' wurds. Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr is fightin' wurds. Mr Pounder
"Naked Gonad" <bodron57@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message news:e28bc192-fac8-4d3c-831f-79c1acce3adb@e4g2000hsg.googlegroups.com... > On Jan 12, 7:35 pm, "Mr Pounder" <MrPoun...@rationalthought.com> > wrote: >> "Holly" <noon_un...@yahoo.com> wrote in message >> >> news:009057e8-aea5-44df-a704-41be00198822@v67g2000hse.googlegroups.com... >> On Jan 10, 2:47 pm, "Mr Pounder" <MrPoun...@rationalthought.com> >> wrote: >> >> > "Holly" <noon_un...@yahoo.com> wrote in message >> >> >news:5deea57a-6fa2-4097-909a-c094e3a783d3@k2g2000hse.googlegroups.com... >> > On Jan 10, 8:09 am, anonyme <leroybu...@yahoo.com> wrote: >> >> > > On Jan 9, 8:01 am, "JeanDArc~~" <jda000...@hotmail.com> wrote: >> >> > > > DESCRIPTIONS OF TROLLTYPES >> >> > > > 1. The old definition >> >> > > > The old definition of a Troll is one who posts to generate the >> > > > maximum >> > > > number of follow ups. These are a very minor irritation, and can be >> > > > considered to be advantageous to newsgroups. >> >> > > > 2 .The Irritating Troll >> >> > > > Some merely post drivel, or tirades against netnannies and netcops, >> > > > often at a BI of over 20. In general they cause little real damage >> > > > to >> > > > newsgroups. >> >> > > > 3.The destructive Troll >> >> > > > In about the year 1999 a new breed of Troll appeared who have the >> > > > declared intention of destroying a specific Target newsgroup. This >> > > > is >> > > > done by a variety of posts, (see Section 4) intended to drive >> > > > normal >> > > > posters away from the specific newsgroup. >> >> > > > When the percentage of Troll posts, including followups exceeds >> > > > about >> > > > 75% of the total posts, most readers seem to just give up and >> > > > unsubscribe. Usenet, and particularly the uk.local.* hierarchy is >> > > > for >> > > > most users a hobby and if that hobby ceases to be enjoyable, the >> > > > obvious answer is just to find another hobby. >> >> > > > Once a specific Target newsgroup has been laid waste as was >> > > > uk.local.birmingham it becomes a Old Target newsgroup, This >> > > > happened >> > > > in about February 2000 it is being maintained a wasteground by >> > > > crossposts from the current Target ng. >> >> > > > Alt.astrology.metapsych at the time of writing is totally destroyed >> > > > by >> > > > destructive trolls. This is reported >> > > > at:http://www.astroconsulting.com/FAQs/abusive_ISPs_list.htm >> >> > > > Here is a useful FAQ that explains what has happened to the group I >> > > > created >> > > > alt.astrology.metapsych:http://www.hyphenologist.co.uk/killfile/anti_troll_faq.htm >> >> > > > 4. The nasty Troll >> >> > > > If anyone does anything which will interfere with the troll's >> > > > ability >> > > > to cause mayhem, they can become very nasty, posting from obviously >> > > > incorrect variations of the name etc. insults, call them netcops, >> > > > netnannies, homosexuals. >> >> > > > Various off usenet methods are also used to force the victim to >> > > > stop >> > > > posting: Subscribing the victim to hundreds of unwanted >> > > > pornographic >> > > > email newsletters, and sites. Complaining to employers about non >> > > > existent misdemeanours. Sending garbage emails without indication >> > > > of >> > > > sender. Telephone calls at dead of night. Harassing the close >> > > > relatives of victims. >> >> > > Hey! Thanks for the good ideas. >> >> > > > 5. The evil and illegal Troll >> >> > > > If anyone does anything which will interfere with the troll's >> > > > ability >> > > > to cause mayhem, they also forge posts in that persons name and >> > > > internet address and libel them on usenet. Both these are illegal. >> >> > > > 6. How they are organised >> >> > > > They use private listservers to communicate between themselves. An >> > > > archive of one such listserver is >> > > > athttp://www.uklocaltrolls.fs2.com. >> > > > For less important communications, they use Troll Communications >> > > > newsgroup(s). >> >> > > > The listserver must have an owner(s) who can approve or deny >> > > > access. >> > > > Other than that anarchy reigns where each member does what he/she >> > > > thinks fit. Thus because no leader or committee exists coordination >> > > > with the group is impossible. Any agreement reached with one or >> > > > more >> > > > can instantly be abrogated by others. >> >> > > > Coordinated action can occur where it forwards their general aims- >> > > > Hide >> > > > quoted text - >> >> > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - >> >> > > - Show quoted text - >> >> > Like you wuzn't in practice ... >> >> > Ahhhhhhhhh Holly. >> >> Thems are fightin' wurds. >> >> Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr is fightin' wurds. >> >> Mr Pounder > > Fancy a bun fight? > > Gonad (fastest bunfighter in the west) Bum fight? Mr Pounder
