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Recently I have devoted a few hours a day to what started as harmless trolling. This is forumwarz, I think everyone trolls someone every now and then, though it seems to be a feeding ground for elitists and attention seekers. Normally I would thrive in such an environment. It has occurred to me that perhaps, ever so slightly I might need to tone it down a bit. I am certainly not the worst here, though I think it would be safe to say that several of us need to tone it down.
I am not easily offended. I signed it, meant it, and wear it as a lapel pin. However, I do think there should be limits to what is and is not acceptable to the millieu. At what point does it become a matter of lulz to glorify enjoy, pedophilia, domestic violence, psychosis, ephebophilia, and many more. I am certainly guilty of perpetuating this problem, but at what point is the line drawn. The moderators take everything with a grain of salt, and there are bans everyday. Though I am starting to believe that no amount of moderation will fix the fundamental flaw with these forums and IDC. This flaw is that Lulz and pwnage have become so desired that human decency has vanished. Again this is yet another area where I am guilty.
This being said I would ask that while having fun and continuing in verbal horseplay, we draw limits for ourselves and try to show some humanity. Unless of course you are a robot, in that case you are likely operating within command parameters.
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Posted On: 11/28/2008 8:40PM | View Xylon's Profile | # | ||||||
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But…where would we be without our lulz and our trolls? Log in to see images! Log in to see images! Log in to see images! |
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Posted On: 11/28/2008 8:43PM | View Fingerz's Profile | # | ||||||
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Posted On: 11/28/2008 8:44PM | View Tesfan's Profile | # | ||||||
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Welcome to the internet.
I’m not really a fan of Penny-Arcade, but they demonstrate it rather well here:
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Posted On: 11/28/2008 8:49PM | View Fran's Profile | # | ||||||
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Posted On: 11/28/2008 8:50PM | View Xylon's Profile | # | ||||||
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Tesfan Posted:
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Posted On: 11/28/2008 8:51PM | View SIG-ENABLING MOC...'s Profile | # | ||||||
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I call shenanigans! Log in to see images! |
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Posted On: 11/28/2008 8:56PM | View Anunymous's Profile | # | ||||||
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I guess I could get down with some proverbial “raising of the bar” around here.
Pedophilia isn’t all that funny to me anyhow. Log in to see images! Log in to see images! |
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Posted On: 11/28/2008 9:03PM | View Fingerz's Profile | # | ||||||
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possible Successful troll?Log in to see images! |
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Posted On: 11/28/2008 9:04PM | View My_ballz_ur_face...'s Profile | # | ||||||
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Fingerz Posted:
get out Log in to see images! |
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Posted On: 11/28/2008 9:07PM | View Tesfan's Profile | # | ||||||
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Fingerz Posted:
christ you couldn’t raise the bar if you needed to break into a coffin |
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Posted On: 11/28/2008 9:12PM | View Agent_Orange's Profile | # | ||||||
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Perhaps it would be possible for those who thrive on trolling to persist without making constant attacks on sexual orientation and gender. While this cannot be expected it would be nice to hear some original insults that are not just another set have randomly strung together curse words.
Also, what if any reason do you have to proclaim yourself a fan of lolicons and underage girls if not to outright admit to being a pedo? Log in to see images!
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Posted On: 11/28/2008 9:21PM | View Xylon's Profile | # | ||||||
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Posted On: 11/28/2008 9:30PM | View Tesfan's Profile | # | ||||||
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Tesfan Posted:
I would rather not. I am simply trying to make a plea to the decent human being in those who still have a conscience. Log in to see images!
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Posted On: 11/28/2008 10:49PM | View Xylon's Profile | # | ||||||
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lol @ anonymity Log in to see images! Log in to see images! Log in to see images! Log in to see images! Log in to see images! Log in to see images! Log in to see images! Buying a lot of zomg im so fat.xpeg – 500 each Log in to see images! |
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Posted On: 11/28/2008 10:52PM | View quangntenemy's Profile | # | ||||||
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Tesfan Posted:
It was requisite to play, after all.
I’m not really going to argue whether or not there is a place to draw the line on trolling, but I will say its probably not here. In a game about the internet, I think it should be more welcomed than any other place.
One of the problems it the degree to which is can be taken- as in, am I being trolled right now? I can totally see this as being one big elaborate attempt (although due to my aversion to being trolled, and spending a lot of time in /b/ learning, I usually take this stance to cover my bum (maybe undertones of preemptive strike? ug.)), or it could just be you being sincere. You can’t tell, and that doesn’t help- absolutely nothing you can say will guarantee that you are serious, since I know anyone could easily emulate any persona to fool others.
At what point is it not ok? At what point is it really inappropriate? I don’t know, and I’m not sure anyone could know. You can advocate cp and shock, all while claiming to use it in a purely satirical ‘troll’ way, or you could be genuinely into it- is that even relevant? I’m not sure of that either.
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Posted On: 11/28/2008 11:02PM | View Adapt's Profile | # | ||||||
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Posted On: 11/28/2008 11:04PM | View MOCK-CONGLERS BI...'s Profile | # | ||||||
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MOCK-CONGLERS **** Posted:
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Posted On: 11/28/2008 11:16PM | View Anunymous's Profile | # | ||||||
On one hand I can understand the “easily” bit in “I am not easily offended” still allows for the user to be offended at the most extreme things. On the other hand, what you have mentioned has not been all that extreme.
I’m going to go with the latter. Get out (or at least shut up). (USER WAS AWARDED 7 BP FOR THIS POST) |
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Posted On: 11/29/2008 4:02AM | View maxvance's Profile | # | ||||||
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