Topic: How To Troll: A Succinct Beginner's Manual
+Eco — 8.5 years ago #49,682
The objective of trolling is to elicit an impassioned response from a target or audience.Some methods of achieving this include:
-Smear campaigns across diverse media outlets
-Mis-attributing quotes of the target
-'Flooding' or 'raiding' specific channels with inflammatory spam
-Assuming multiple identities/aliases/pseudonyms to create a smoke trail
-Feigning innocence and ignorance when called out on your trolling (eg. "huh? me?? a troll? sorry bros, I was just having fun!")
-Create memes, songs, blogs, and diatribes which slander the target
-Wherever possible, use scientific evidence to bolster your claims
-Use full names wherever possible, so as to damage the target's personal & professional reputation
-Solicit support from fellow trolls w/ time on their hands and a morbid sense of humor
-Parody popular media in a politically-incorrect manner
-Call for offline action
You may have heard the mantra 'don't feed the trolls'. People are likely to fight back at first, I find, and then ignore you outright. Don't be discouraged and don't let them win.
If one tactic doesn't work, take a break, 'go dark' for awhile, and then re-appear shortly after with a new strategy/identity.
Don't let anyone tell you that your efforts are in vain or indicative of a person with no life; trolling can be political in nature, as it can mobilize people by playing on their emotions.
Read up on Applied Psychology. I recommend books such as 'The Dynamics of Persuasion', 'The Art of The Deal', and even 'Anonymous: Hacker, Hoaxer, Whistleblower, Spy' (details how Anons have used trolling to affect real-life change in the world).
"I started this trolling shit; Is this the motherfuckin' thanks I get?"
+Anonymous B — 8.5 years ago, 19 minutes later[T] [B] #536,819
You're not a troll, just a blathering moron.
+Eco — 8.5 years ago, 9 minutes later, 28 minutes after the original post[T] [B] #536,821
Whatever, it's a compulsion and I don't think I can stop...Bans don't deter me, as they are easy to circumvent. The only time I'm not trolling is when I'm locked up. I'm gonna try though. Just wanted to pass on some tips to aspiring trolls
·Anonymous B — 8.5 years ago, 1 hour later, 1 hour after the original post[T] [B] #536,822
+Anonymous D — 8.5 years ago, 10 hours later, 12 hours after the original post[T] [B] #536,833
Lol
·Anonymous D — 8.5 years ago, 12 seconds later, 12 hours after the original post[T] [B] #536,834
Lol
+Dachan-da — 8.5 years ago, 4 hours later, 16 hours after the original post[T] [B] #536,837
> 1
lol 10/10 bud
lol 10/10 bud
Start a new topic to continue this conversation.
Or browse the latest topics.