August 29, 2009
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When Trolls Stop Trolling
Recently a few bloggers said some negative things about me on another site. So I did what any blogger would do in my shoes. I handed each of their names over to a few trolls and asked the trolls to make the bloggers cry.
Now one of the trolls brought disgrace on the troll community.
He found out the woman was on friend lock. So he gave up immediately and told me it wouldn’t work. I told him that it wasn’t a big deal and I would just hand her over to another troll.
Then the woman he was supposed to troll contacted me and was angry. She said the troll had contacted her and told her that I had asked him to troll her. She also said that he offered to cut a deal where he would make fun of her and she would play along with it and they would both get traffic out of it.
I am sure you know that this violated the blogger/troll relationship. I understand that trolls by their nature are allowed to be disloyal. But what self-respecting troll would take the easy way out and just cut a deal with the victim?The Kike would have never done something like that. The Kike was one of xanga’s greatest trolls ever. He would have gained the woman’s trust by commenting on the same blogs and had her add him to her friend list. He never would have struck a deal with the victim.
For all the talk about xanga going down the crapper, I think we have given bloggers too much blame. Yes. We have even given the Xanga Team too much blame. Maybe the bloggers are working their butts off. Maybe the Xanga Team puts in 12 hour days.
Perhaps we have ignored the real problem.
Maybe the trolls have just gone lazy.
Comments (80)
shame on trolls!
LOL!!!
btw, why would anyone want to say anything negative about you!? that’s just not right.
lower quality bloggers = lower quality trolls?
I think that’s it.
wow… you lost the atticus role.
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Yep. That’s why Xanga’s going down. Cause our trolls have gotten lazy. Whoops.
Trolls don’t troll after trolls. Their allies. Don’t you know Dan?
Ha. Brought a smile to my face.
trolz ftw
@onlyxlovexremains - By the way, is that you Dan?
lol, how creative a thought.
It’s a plan! *trolls with passion*
I cant believe you trusted a troll to not be a troll…(shaking head in disbelief)
You got hate on some place other than xanga?
nice
Oh my. Oh my, oh MY, oh my. Hehehe. Trolls, and faries, and princes, oh my.
What is the point of that.
Here we go again with the trolls…
After reading this, I’ve decided that I’m not a Troll. I’m just argumentative.
Shame on those trolls. >:|
A world without Trolls? Is this even possible?
I used a trolling motor last weekend, therefore I was trolling.
Hah. Oh, for a good troll. Or even the crap that’s all over youtube, eh?
You mean you thought the old irish-man was kidding when he said “You’ve got to do your own growing, no matter how tall your grandfather was.”? Really!!
trolls always have the most interesting comments….
but i wouldn’t want my blogs to be trolled
You just possess too much power, Dan.
Kathi
@sincerely_winnie - What is the point of that.
Imagine you have someone you hate. And imagine if you had a litter of rottweiles to let lose on her.
@brainandpinky@hardestlevel - A world without Trolls? Is this even possible?
There can be no good without evil; no light without darkness. Without trolls, nice people won’t exist.
I like trolling when you are fishing!
oh, so the trolls are sposed to do the dirty work for you,
so your hands are clean.
thats.. very nice of you. :/
Ooh. Damn that lazy troll. Initially, I was like: “Dude, just infiltrate her blog. Friend her and ease in from there, then violently go in for the kill!” lol
Then you get blocked but hey, Troll Mission Accomplished.
@CelestialTeapot - Very true!
lol But do you really need a troll to rip those people a new one? Why not do it yourself? I’ve never experience a troll though. I’m a little blogger and there isn’t a reason why someone would troll me. And what did those people say anyways?
Hehe.
i don’t understand what trolls’ objectives are
lol
@subaru3169 - It’s a bit like stealing lollipops from babies.
There is the ticklish joy of getting the candy and then the masochistic satisfaction of making her cry.
Dan, I laughed out loud at this. Actually laughed out loud. you make a valid point, as much as I hate to say it.
@CelestialTeapot - That’s really harsh, I have to say. I don’t agree with such acts, especially coming from an adult. I expected more from you, Dan.
i bet kike never took orders from you, though.
We should all make fake accounts just to troll each other. It would solve Xanga’s problems.
Man, that Kike…he was the MAN.
Hahahahhahha…..
I miss the Kike…
Now I miss BBDD. He was too much fun, He spoiled us.
Aren’t you a troll yourself? Can’t you troll her yourself?
Y’know, they do say, if you want a job done right…
ahaha, what people would do for e-popularity.
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that’s hilarious. cutting a deal! shameee
roflrofl.
No honor among trolls.
Man, I miss the Kike. He was mean, sure, but I loved reading his comments.
You better set up a Mr and a Miss Xanga Troll contests. May the best troll wins.
The kind of thing you describe is quite beyond my understanding. I will never understand asking someone to go to another persons site and say mean things to them. You really asked someone to do that, or this is just a joke and I am not following it properly? sigh……….. I also think that the few trolls I have come across seemed very young and sort of in need of friendship and direction. I’ve always thought of you as a sweet, mischievious, but mostly kind fella. Now I have a vision of you as a slightly vengeful puppet master…… I hope I never get put on your hit list…
Dan, you are so good at baiting people … that makes you the master-baiter.
You’re right! Those trolls aren’t pulling their weight! CURSE THOSE TROLLS!! THEY’RE KILLING XANGA!!! >=O
hahahhahaha. you are a bad bad man…
from a business stand point that troll just sucked. He’s like a mercenary who betrays people too often. Sure it might be good for the one big score, but once you get a reputation for being disloyal why would you expect anyone to hire you?
Where is a good kike when you need one
They see me trollin’, they hatin’, tryin’ to catch me typin’ dirty
Maybe this is Xanga’s chance to make it big! We can tout the sweetest, most understanding Trolls and the happiest bloggers. Now is our chance for the revolution!
Never make a deal with the devil.
Trolls seem to not like reading comments inspired by themselves but then again they like the reaction. So the mercenary troll was acting like a mercenary, going for the cheapest route and not registering or begging to be in the unlocked category.
Do you know how hard it is to enter into an unlocked xanga account? Usually the person will go to the website of the possible candidate and read a few of the blogs. A troll can’t help having a lousy blog.
Anyway trolls have undesireable qualities that any communication with them is futile.
To troll or not to troll… that is the question.
@XndraXstz - You better set up a Mr and a Miss Xanga Troll contests. May the best troll wins.
That would be fun— bringing out all of people’s agitation in a bright fireworks display.
It’s too bad Xanga never created a troll badge. Perhaps this could have been averted.
LOL
Wow, the under belly of blogging. I didn’t know this world existed.
Sometimes I think you rode the shortbus as a kid.
What in the world is even going on here. Why must xanga have so many politics. It’s a BLOGGING site for Pete’s sake. Sheesh.
And I didn’t mean that in a negative way towards you, Dan. Please don’t send trolls to my site. Wait, why would one even bother. I have all of 3 readers for my lovely online diary. Lol. Try and enjoy your weekend despite the shenanigans of said trolls.
Mannnnn are you for real? Step away from the computer and let’s all just chill out a bit…
You’re so brilliant, haha.
A DISTINCT possibility! =O
lol//leave it to you Dan
Mebbe their bridge broke and they’re currently trying to find a new one so they can get back to trolling D:
I saw the Trolls out behind the barn smoking roll your owns.
You mean the little ugly people who live under bridges from the fairy tales arent fake?
They haven’t gone lazy. Just go on Craigslist Rants and Raves. Whatever post was flagged for removal was by a troll.
Really Dan? You get trolls to attack the people you don’t like? How old are you?
Actually not any blogger would do that. Only WEAK ones would. If someone said crap about me, i’d either laugh it off and move on with my life or i’d take them down myself. I wouldn’t hire a bunch of people to make them cry. gets some guts. K thanks.
It’s always a tricky business dealing with trolls. Too much of a double edged sword for me. I’ve seen too many nasty ones (not on my blog, but on Zophar’s Domain, a site where I’ve moderated a forum for years) to feel like hiring a few would be a good idea.
WTF are you talking about? WTF is a troll? Who really cares what people say about you on here this is not reality. I thing to many people think chatting on line and talking on blogs is reality. The only reason people respond is they can answer a question and state there option without getting punched in the mouth. To many people hide behind there computers and cant face life. I once chatted with a girl that was pissed off the this other girl was chatting with her “on-line” boyfriend. Helloooooo what’s wrong with this picture?
xanga was never worth trolling as long as I’ve seen it. It actually not big enough and too specific to even use in a serious manner. Though I guess I’d make little anecdotes on a daily basis if it brought in enough adsense $ to justify it. The thing is that it is quite obvious the effort required to build that readership( spamming others and the methods are endless) is not worth the measly penance. At least out the troll, this is starting to become not worth reading.