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<blockquote data-quote="Ryujin" data-source="post: 6652132" data-attributes="member: 27897"><p>The internet trolls I've met, in real life, have ranged from apparently well adjusted to people who seemed to have stopped mentally maturing some time in their mid teen years. Some of my friends say that such people are simply blowing off a little steam in anonymity. My theory runs more along that of Oscar Wilde; "Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth." Or, to quote Brother Silence from "The Gamers: Dorkness Rising", "Only in concealing one's identity, can one truly be known. (Whatcha!)"</p><p></p><p>I've also noticed an odd behaviour in message board trolls. The majority of those I've had to deal with seem to have being kicked off the board as their goal, stating that they don't care if they do or not. They then sign up with another account, only to start the whole thing over again. Some particularly Machiavellian buggers actually operate several separate 'sock puppet' accounts and, on occasion, even have arguments with themselves.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ryujin, post: 6652132, member: 27897"] The internet trolls I've met, in real life, have ranged from apparently well adjusted to people who seemed to have stopped mentally maturing some time in their mid teen years. Some of my friends say that such people are simply blowing off a little steam in anonymity. My theory runs more along that of Oscar Wilde; "Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth." Or, to quote Brother Silence from "The Gamers: Dorkness Rising", "Only in concealing one's identity, can one truly be known. (Whatcha!)" I've also noticed an odd behaviour in message board trolls. The majority of those I've had to deal with seem to have being kicked off the board as their goal, stating that they don't care if they do or not. They then sign up with another account, only to start the whole thing over again. Some particularly Machiavellian buggers actually operate several separate 'sock puppet' accounts and, on occasion, even have arguments with themselves. [/QUOTE]
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