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Re: Aspies for Freedom, Revolt Against!
« Reply #60 on: September 13, 2010, 10:03:54 AM »
Aaaand we've had all of those flavours, and none of them were as destructive as the one truly great troll we had.

This troll must have been legendary. Let me guess, he did the conspriacy strategy? He basically generated a large conspriacy, befriended all the veteran users and gained reputation as some kind of savour against a perceived threat he either exploited or made up? Ah, PsyOps at it's finest... The ability to do what real life politicians can with such charisma.

You know your stuff Professor and if it is who I am thinking of yes on all points.

Heh, that's because I've done something like that once before... No I wasn't the guy who attacked AFF. If it was me and I had a stick up my ass about the site, I would have made it my goal to get moderator status, and at a certain point (and when no other mods or admins are on), purge the forum's contents and ban every IP address, after of course, agitating the community for a little while.

No, he did better than that; He got one of the admins themselves to ban everyone and start purging the forum of stuff.

The banned and dispossessed then moved to another site, where he was still held in high regard and started the cycle anew.  People caught on though.

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Re: Aspies for Freedom, Revolt Against!
« Reply #61 on: September 13, 2010, 10:09:25 AM »
Aaaand we've had all of those flavours, and none of them were as destructive as the one truly great troll we had.

This troll must have been legendary. Let me guess, he did the conspriacy strategy? He basically generated a large conspriacy, befriended all the veteran users and gained reputation as some kind of savour against a perceived threat he either exploited or made up? Ah, PsyOps at it's finest... The ability to do what real life politicians can with such charisma.

You know your stuff Professor and if it is who I am thinking of yes on all points.

Heh, that's because I've done something like that once before... No I wasn't the guy who attacked AFF. If it was me and I had a stick up my ass about the site, I would have made it my goal to get moderator status, and at a certain point (and when no other mods or admins are on), purge the forum's contents and ban every IP address, after of course, agitating the community for a little while.

No, he did better than that; He got one of the admins themselves to ban everyone and start purging the forum of stuff.

The banned and dispossessed then moved to another site, where he was still held in high regard and started the cycle anew.  People caught on though.

Fucking hell, I envy this man's work.

I could never go too far with my antics, as my own anxiety inhibits my ability to troll. I have to be really motivated to do it, as that's the only point my anxiety cannot stop me.
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Re: Aspies for Freedom, Revolt Against!
« Reply #62 on: September 13, 2010, 10:13:42 AM »
Aaaand we've had all of those flavours, and none of them were as destructive as the one truly great troll we had.

This troll must have been legendary. Let me guess, he did the conspriacy strategy? He basically generated a large conspriacy, befriended all the veteran users and gained reputation as some kind of savour against a perceived threat he either exploited or made up? Ah, PsyOps at it's finest... The ability to do what real life politicians can with such charisma.

You know your stuff Professor and if it is who I am thinking of yes on all points.

Heh, that's because I've done something like that once before... No I wasn't the guy who attacked AFF. If it was me and I had a stick up my ass about the site, I would have made it my goal to get moderator status, and at a certain point (and when no other mods or admins are on), purge the forum's contents and ban every IP address, after of course, agitating the community for a little while.

No, he did better than that; He got one of the admins themselves to ban everyone and start purging the forum of stuff.

The banned and dispossessed then moved to another site, where he was still held in high regard and started the cycle anew.  People caught on though.

Was it Amy who was this "legendary troll"? :zoinks:

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Re: Aspies for Freedom, Revolt Against!
« Reply #63 on: September 13, 2010, 10:14:28 AM »
Aaaand we've had all of those flavours, and none of them were as destructive as the one truly great troll we had.

This troll must have been legendary. Let me guess, he did the conspriacy strategy? He basically generated a large conspriacy, befriended all the veteran users and gained reputation as some kind of savour against a perceived threat he either exploited or made up? Ah, PsyOps at it's finest... The ability to do what real life politicians can with such charisma.

You know your stuff Professor and if it is who I am thinking of yes on all points.

Heh, that's because I've done something like that once before... No I wasn't the guy who attacked AFF. If it was me and I had a stick up my ass about the site, I would have made it my goal to get moderator status, and at a certain point (and when no other mods or admins are on), purge the forum's contents and ban every IP address, after of course, agitating the community for a little while.

No, he did better than that; He got one of the admins themselves to ban everyone and start purging the forum of stuff.

The banned and dispossessed then moved to another site, where he was still held in high regard and started the cycle anew.  People caught on though.

Fucking hell, I envy this man's work.

I could never go too far with my antics, as my own anxiety inhibits my ability to troll. I have to be really motivated to do it, as that's the only point my anxiety cannot stop me.

FWIW, I never thought the troll in question actually had a calculated plan in mind to disrupt the site.
My take on him is that he was/is a big blazing ball of rage, uncontrollably driven by his personal demons.  :chin:
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Re: Aspies for Freedom, Revolt Against!
« Reply #64 on: September 13, 2010, 10:15:15 AM »
Aaaand we've had all of those flavours, and none of them were as destructive as the one truly great troll we had.

This troll must have been legendary. Let me guess, he did the conspriacy strategy? He basically generated a large conspriacy, befriended all the veteran users and gained reputation as some kind of savour against a perceived threat he either exploited or made up? Ah, PsyOps at it's finest... The ability to do what real life politicians can with such charisma.

You know your stuff Professor and if it is who I am thinking of yes on all points.

Heh, that's because I've done something like that once before... No I wasn't the guy who attacked AFF. If it was me and I had a stick up my ass about the site, I would have made it my goal to get moderator status, and at a certain point (and when no other mods or admins are on), purge the forum's contents and ban every IP address, after of course, agitating the community for a little while.

No, he did better than that; He got one of the admins themselves to ban everyone and start purging the forum of stuff.

The banned and dispossessed then moved to another site, where he was still held in high regard and started the cycle anew.  People caught on though.

Fucking hell, I envy this man's work.

I could never go too far with my antics, as my own anxiety inhibits my ability to troll. I have to be really motivated to do it, as that's the only point my anxiety cannot stop me.

FWIW, I never thought the troll in question actually had a calculated plan in mind to disrupt the site.
My take on him is that he was/is a big blazing ball of rage, uncontrollably driven by his personal demons.  :chin:

This is my belief as well - however, the approach he took in lashing out was masterful.

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Re: Aspies for Freedom, Revolt Against!
« Reply #65 on: September 13, 2010, 10:16:33 AM »
Well, most of the time, epic trolling is both luck and opportunity mixed with skill. Skill alone cannot always grant you such epic moments.
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Re: Aspies for Freedom, Revolt Against!
« Reply #66 on: September 13, 2010, 10:17:05 AM »
Who was the troll who nearly destroyed AFF?

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Re: Aspies for Freedom, Revolt Against!
« Reply #67 on: September 13, 2010, 10:17:35 AM »
Who was the troll who nearly destroyed AFF?

Go through the archives and look for yourself.

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Re: Aspies for Freedom, Revolt Against!
« Reply #68 on: September 13, 2010, 10:22:30 AM »
Given the chance I would take a fucking wrecking ball to the prick nowdays. Gloves would come off big time.
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Re: Aspies for Freedom, Revolt Against!
« Reply #69 on: September 13, 2010, 10:24:28 AM »
Given the chance I would take a fucking wrecking ball to the prick nowdays. Gloves would come off big time.

That would be  EPIC!   :boxers:
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Re: Aspies for Freedom, Revolt Against!
« Reply #70 on: September 13, 2010, 10:45:07 AM »
Aaaand we've had all of those flavours, and none of them were as destructive as the one truly great troll we had.

This troll must have been legendary. Let me guess, he did the conspriacy strategy? He basically generated a large conspriacy, befriended all the veteran users and gained reputation as some kind of savour against a perceived threat he either exploited or made up? Ah, PsyOps at it's finest... The ability to do what real life politicians can with such charisma.

You know your stuff Professor and if it is who I am thinking of yes on all points.

Heh, that's because I've done something like that once before... No I wasn't the guy who attacked AFF. If it was me and I had a stick up my ass about the site, I would have made it my goal to get moderator status, and at a certain point (and when no other mods or admins are on), purge the forum's contents and ban every IP address, after of course, agitating the community for a little while.

No, he did better than that; He got one of the admins themselves to ban everyone and start purging the forum of stuff.

The banned and dispossessed then moved to another site, where he was still held in high regard and started the cycle anew.  People caught on though.

Fucking hell, I envy this man's work.

I could never go too far with my antics, as my own anxiety inhibits my ability to troll. I have to be really motivated to do it, as that's the only point my anxiety cannot stop me.

FWIW, I never thought the troll in question actually had a calculated plan in mind to disrupt the site.
My take on him is that he was/is a big blazing ball of rage, uncontrollably driven by his personal demons.  :chin:

This is my belief as well - however, the approach he took in lashing out was masterful.

He took himself extremely serious. And in the end disappeared, because people did not cheer him enough any more.
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Re: Aspies for Freedom, Revolt Against!
« Reply #71 on: September 13, 2010, 03:10:14 PM »
Don't know this one either.
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Re: Aspies for Freedom, Revolt Against!
« Reply #72 on: September 13, 2010, 03:13:03 PM »
Don't know this one either.

No big loss, he hated I2, as far as I know.
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Re: Aspies for Freedom, Revolt Against!
« Reply #73 on: September 13, 2010, 03:14:06 PM »
I'm devastated. Truly.
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Re: Aspies for Freedom, Revolt Against!
« Reply #74 on: September 13, 2010, 03:14:53 PM »
I'm devastated. Truly.

I would imagine you to be inconsolable.