IttybittyBarrycommittee <barryss...@yahoo.com> wrote: > So what has happened to this site? where is this weird shit coming > from and who are these weird posters?? Crystal in disguise?? LOL!
They're trolls. If you click on "More Options" at the upper right of the message, and see more newsgroups listed than just alt.fan.barry-manilow, that's known as cross-posting. It's a troll thing.
On Nov 7, 1:21 pm, IttybittyBarrycommittee <barryss...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> So what has happened to this site? where is this weird shit coming > from and who are these weird posters?? Crystal in disguise?? LOL!
They're trolls. Please don't feed them as they will multiply. Ignore them and they will go away. Remember this is not a private group and anyone....ANYONE can post here.
On Nov 7, 12:45 pm, "wac...@AOL.com" <wac...@AOL.com> wrote:
> On Nov 7, 1:21 pm, IttybittyBarrycommittee <barryss...@yahoo.com> > wrote:
> > So what has happened to this site? where is this weird shit coming > > from and who are these weird posters?? Crystal in disguise?? LOL!
> They're trolls. Please don't feed them as they will multiply. Ignore > them and they will go away. Remember this is not a private group and > anyone....ANYONE can post here.
Absolutely, just thought it was weird that they're trying to trash B in some sentences, yet talking weird shite in the next.
"gillwl...@yahoo.co.uk" <gillwl...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > On 7 Nov, 18:21, IttybittyBarrycommittee <barryss...@yahoo.com> wrote: >> So what has happened to this site? where is this weird shit coming >> from and who are these weird posters?? Crystal in disguise?? LOL!
> They're the idiots who didn't get any attention on Topix. Congrats!! > You just gave them what they wanted!
She's not familiar with trolls. Now she is. Cut her some slack.
On 7 Nov, 20:29, Scooter <em...@invalid.com> wrote:
> "gillwl...@yahoo.co.uk" <gillwl...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > > On 7 Nov, 18:21, IttybittyBarrycommittee <barryss...@yahoo.com> wrote: > >> So what has happened to this site? where is this weird shit coming > >> from and who are these weird posters?? Crystal in disguise?? LOL!
> > They're the idiots who didn't get any attention on Topix. Congrats!! > > You just gave them what they wanted!
> She's not familiar with trolls. Now she is. Cut her some slack.
> -- > Scooter
Fair enough, although I wouldn't know what a troll was if one jumped me in a dark alley. It's just seems the sensible thing to do to not give them an audience. Can one of you please explain what a troll is ( being serious here) Thanks Gill
In Internet slang, a troll is someone who posts controversial, inflammatory, irrelevant, or off-topic messages in an online community, such as an online discussion forum, chat room or blog, with the primary intent of provoking other users into an emotional response or of otherwise disrupting normal on- topic discussion.
>> Can one of you please explain what a troll is ( being serious here) >> Thanks >> Gill
> A troll is someone who posts with the sole purpose of causing agitation. > They like to cause agruments, then sit back and laugh. Here's a > definition:
> In Internet slang, a troll is someone who posts controversial, > inflammatory, irrelevant, or off-topic messages in an online community, > such as an online discussion forum, chat room or blog, with the primary > intent of provoking other users into an emotional response or of > otherwise disrupting normal on- topic discussion.
One more thing. Trolls will show up on any public, unmoderated forum. This newsgroup is a USENET newsgroup, not a "site" or a private group. It has survived unbelievable troll attacks in the past. One attack was by automated programs that flooded the group with thousands of posts filled with gibberish over some weeks. It was impossible to find legitimate posts in the mess unless your news server filtered them out, which mine did, but Google Groups did not. But we're still here. Sometimes you just have to wait them out. They get bored easily.
> >> Can one of you please explain what a troll is ( being serious here) > >> Thanks > >> Gill
> > A troll is someone who posts with the sole purpose of causing agitation. > > They like to cause agruments, then sit back and laugh. Here's a > > definition:
> > In Internet slang, a troll is someone who posts controversial, > > inflammatory, irrelevant, or off-topic messages in an online community, > > such as an online discussion forum, chat room or blog, with the primary > > intent of provoking other users into an emotional response or of > > otherwise disrupting normal on- topic discussion.
> One more thing. Trolls will show up on any public, unmoderated forum. > This newsgroup is a USENET newsgroup, not a "site" or a private group. It > has survived unbelievable troll attacks in the past. One attack was by > automated programs that flooded the group with thousands of posts filled > with gibberish over some weeks. It was impossible to find legitimate > posts in the mess unless your news server filtered them out, which mine > did, but Google Groups did not. But we're still here. Sometimes you just > have to wait them out. They get bored easily.
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And we will stay here Scooter and they'll get bored as they always do (idiots) ! Jeannine
> "gillwl...@yahoo.co.uk" <gillwl...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > > Can one of you please explain what a troll is ( being serious here) > > Thanks > > Gill
> A troll is someone who posts with the sole purpose of causing agitation. > They like to cause agruments, then sit back and laugh. Here's a definition:
> In Internet slang, a troll is someone who posts controversial, inflammatory, > irrelevant, or off-topic messages in an online community, such as an online > discussion forum, chat room or blog, with the primary intent of provoking > other users into an emotional response or of otherwise disrupting normal on- > topic discussion.
Cool, there is even a definition for a troll.. I am familiar with the term, but it just seemed like these nut cases took a wrong turn on the information highway and ended up here by error.
> >> Can one of you please explain what a troll is ( being serious here) > >> Thanks > >> Gill
> > A troll is someone who posts with the sole purpose of causing agitation. > > They like to cause agruments, then sit back and laugh. Here's a > > definition:
> > In Internet slang, a troll is someone who posts controversial, > > inflammatory, irrelevant, or off-topic messages in an online community, > > such as an online discussion forum, chat room or blog, with the primary > > intent of provoking other users into an emotional response or of > > otherwise disrupting normal on- topic discussion.
> One more thing. Trolls will show up on any public, unmoderated forum. > This newsgroup is a USENET newsgroup, not a "site" or a private group. It > has survived unbelievable troll attacks in the past. One attack was by > automated programs that flooded the group with thousands of posts filled > with gibberish over some weeks. It was impossible to find legitimate > posts in the mess unless your news server filtered them out, which mine > did, but Google Groups did not. But we're still here. Sometimes you just > have to wait them out. They get bored easily.
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I remember that. It seemed to go on for weeks and just when it seemed it would never end, suddenly they were gone.
> "gillwl...@yahoo.co.uk" <gillwl...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > > Can one of you please explain what a troll is ( being serious here) > > Thanks > > Gill
> A troll is someone who posts with the sole purpose of causing agitation. > They like to cause agruments, then sit back and laugh. Here's a definition:
> In Internet slang, a troll is someone who posts controversial, inflammatory, > irrelevant, or off-topic messages in an online community, such as an online > discussion forum, chat room or blog, with the primary intent of provoking > other users into an emotional response or of otherwise disrupting normal on- > topic discussion.
On Nov 7, 12:28 pm, "rpj...@yahoo.com" <rpj...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> On Nov 7, 1:21 pm, IttybittyBarrycommittee <barryss...@yahoo.com> > wrote:
> > So what has happened to this site? where is this weird shit coming > > from and who are these weird posters?? Crystal in disguise?? LOL!
> No Lynn, it's just another infestation of cross posting trolls; it > happens from time to time but if everyone ignores them they get bored > and go away.
> Crystal
Not sure why you keep calling me 'Lynn'?? Who is Lynn??
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