Very recently, the folks at Extra Credits [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/extra-credits] asked pleaded with the gaming community to clean up their act. (If you're interested, check out 5:57. [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/extra-credits/2005-Gamer]) I'm sure several of you were nodding vigorously. Or you have at least, you've been aware of the asshat syndrome that the internet seems to have drawn attention to.
If you're new to the internet, or blissfully unaware, the folks at Penny Arcade made a comic a few years ago about what is now common knowlege; when you mix the anonymity that the internet gives you, mix them up with other anonymous people, and you draw out the asshole is some people. It can be about anything, any everything. As little as a speeling erorr can cause people to foam at the mouth, and let you know just how much they'd love to f$%x your %^@& through the back of your %@[@$x until you can't feel your $##%.
As a girl on the internet, and gaming in general, I get bombarded with a unique assortment of asshattery when I jump online. It really is like rolling the dice when I don't know anyone in the server I play on. I try to abstain from the "lollery" I'm describing. But no matter how hard I try, someone turns their cross eyed gaze onto me. "GTFO [my name here] fcktard!! Holy shits, AHHH" or something. Why? Well the most recent reason was because my name on the game I was playing was feline related. This person hated cats, and needed to rage at me. "Every time I see a cat, I break their fscking NECK." -- Rough quote from memory.
Now, either this person is a true to life psycho (never rule that out), or he decided to target someone he knew nothing about to get a rise out of them. If we were sitting side by side in the same room, would he still feel compelled to rage out to get a rise? Probably not, or at least, not at THAT person.
I'm friends with someone that trolls. He does it for the lols. I don't fully understand it. It just seems like he does it to get attention, or fleeting rise out of people. I will never fully respect him for as long as he does what he does. But there it is. On the internet, he's a passive aggressive asshat. When he turns around and talks to people he knows, even online, he's a cool dude. Point him at people that he has zero chance of meeting, and it's go-time.
I get burned out by people like this when I play games online. Hell, logging into forums is a roll of the dice. I don't understand why people (read; the asshats online) feel the need to troll. I enjoy the games I play, but really cannot stand some of the people that play them. If I quit the people that upset me, I quit the game that I enjoy. Ignoring them goes only so far (before you write posts on internet forums about them). Finding communities that you know only works for so long.
Anyway, I've sort of gone on a little bit. I'll sum this up; Are you a good person online? Were you once a troll, but cleaned up your act? Anyone want to shed some light on why people troll? Why you might have at one time or another trolled?
[edit6, I believe all 5 of my options are posted. Lets hope no one demands further changes.
If you're new to the internet, or blissfully unaware, the folks at Penny Arcade made a comic a few years ago about what is now common knowlege; when you mix the anonymity that the internet gives you, mix them up with other anonymous people, and you draw out the asshole is some people. It can be about anything, any everything. As little as a speeling erorr can cause people to foam at the mouth, and let you know just how much they'd love to f$%x your %^@& through the back of your %@[@$x until you can't feel your $##%.
As a girl on the internet, and gaming in general, I get bombarded with a unique assortment of asshattery when I jump online. It really is like rolling the dice when I don't know anyone in the server I play on. I try to abstain from the "lollery" I'm describing. But no matter how hard I try, someone turns their cross eyed gaze onto me. "GTFO [my name here] fcktard!! Holy shits, AHHH" or something. Why? Well the most recent reason was because my name on the game I was playing was feline related. This person hated cats, and needed to rage at me. "Every time I see a cat, I break their fscking NECK." -- Rough quote from memory.
Now, either this person is a true to life psycho (never rule that out), or he decided to target someone he knew nothing about to get a rise out of them. If we were sitting side by side in the same room, would he still feel compelled to rage out to get a rise? Probably not, or at least, not at THAT person.
I'm friends with someone that trolls. He does it for the lols. I don't fully understand it. It just seems like he does it to get attention, or fleeting rise out of people. I will never fully respect him for as long as he does what he does. But there it is. On the internet, he's a passive aggressive asshat. When he turns around and talks to people he knows, even online, he's a cool dude. Point him at people that he has zero chance of meeting, and it's go-time.
I get burned out by people like this when I play games online. Hell, logging into forums is a roll of the dice. I don't understand why people (read; the asshats online) feel the need to troll. I enjoy the games I play, but really cannot stand some of the people that play them. If I quit the people that upset me, I quit the game that I enjoy. Ignoring them goes only so far (before you write posts on internet forums about them). Finding communities that you know only works for so long.
Anyway, I've sort of gone on a little bit. I'll sum this up; Are you a good person online? Were you once a troll, but cleaned up your act? Anyone want to shed some light on why people troll? Why you might have at one time or another trolled?
[edit, pardon the incomplete poll. I accidently pressed the enter key a little soon. Trying to update the poll now.]
[edit2, the poll doesn't want to update my changes. Sooooo, uh, hmm.]
[edit3, if you do troll, uh, standby, I guess. I'm TRYING to get that option put in. But the poll doesn't want to update that option.]
[edit4, if anyone knows a mod that could assist in my broken, half completed poll, that'd be great. Apologies to those that troll for not having an option for you.]
[Edit5, seems one of the changes went through. Like the system was lagged or something. Waiting on the other change.]
[edit2, the poll doesn't want to update my changes. Sooooo, uh, hmm.]
[edit3, if you do troll, uh, standby, I guess.
I'm TRYING to get that option put in. But the poll doesn't want to update that option.][edit4, if anyone knows a mod that could assist in my broken, half completed poll, that'd be great.
Apologies to those that troll for not having an option for you.][Edit5, seems one of the changes went through. Like the system was lagged or something. Waiting on the other change.]
[edit6, I believe all 5 of my options are posted. Lets hope no one demands further changes.
