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The literature suggests that, compared to face-to-face, the increased incidence of flaming when using computer-mediated communication is due to reductions in the transfer of social cues, which decrease individuals' concern for social evaluation and fear of social sanctions or reprisals. When social identity and ingroup status are salient, computer mediation can decrease flaming because individuals focus their attention on the social context (and associated norms) rather than themselves. ~ Norman Johnson

And it's not only your next-door frustrated citizen, government agents are trained to troll. ^[1]. For more on that, see Psychological warfare. This page is on minor and little petty tyrants.

History

While the term “troll” has become wildly muddied, it did have to come from somewhere … ^[2][3]

(Counter) moves

You can not control whether you will become a target, and you can decide if you will be a victim. Knowing that the troll’s goal is to elicit a reaction instead of a response, you can initially use the famous “Don’t Feed The Trolls!” defense, but if maintained this gives the trolls even more power as it gives them the power to silence you.

IMHO, immunisation by immersion was a great exercise in not giving my own power and not taking someone elses power away. My response depends. On how busy I am with other things that I enjoy more, on a quick profiling scan of the attackers ...

Resources

Books

• Games people play http://www.ericberne.com/games-people-play/
• Fairy Tales and Script Drama Analysis (pdf) http://www.karpmandramatriangle.com/pdf/DramaTriangle.pdf
• The New Drama Triangles – Karpman drama triangle (pdf) http://karpmandramatriangle.com/pdf/thenewdramatriangles.pdf

Projects

Zero trollerance

• ZeroTrollerance Step 1: Zero Denial http://zerotrollerance.guru/step-1.php
• ZeroTrollerance Step 2: Zero Internet http://zerotrollerance.guru/step-2.php
• ZeroTrollerance Step 3: Zero Anger http://zerotrollerance.guru/step-3.php
• ZeroTrollerance Step 4: Zero Fear http://zerotrollerance.guru/step-4.php
• ZeroTrollerance Step 5: Zero Hate http://zerotrollerance.guru/step-5.php
• ZeroTrollerance Step 6: Zero Troll http://zerotrollerance.guru/step-6.php

The Crocels Trolling Academy

• Building bridges for a safe and sociable Internet http://www.trollingacademy.org/category/learning-resources/the-trolling-guide-and-unwritten-manual/
• Trollers’ Debatabase http://www.trollingacademy.org/category/learning-resources/debatabase/

Immunisation by immersion

• Encyclopedia Dramatica encyclopediadramatica[dot]se
• Verbal Aikido http://www.verbal-aikido.com/

Related

• Psychological warfare
• Step 1

References

1. ↑ How Covert Agents Infiltrate the Internet to Manipulate, Deceive, and Destroy Reputations https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/02/24/jtrig-manipulation/
2. ↑ The Trolls Among Us http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/magazine/03trolls-t.html
3. ↑ A brief history of trolls http://www.dailydot.com/opinion/phillips-brief-history-of-trolls/