Comments on: On Trolling and Punkassblog http://punkassblog.com/2007/03/22/on-trolling-and-punkassblog/ Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:48:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: It’s our 1-year blogiversary! at PunkAssBlog.com http://punkassblog.com/2007/03/22/on-trolling-and-punkassblog/#comment-38650 It’s our 1-year blogiversary! at PunkAssBlog.com Sat, 14 Apr 2007 16:08:08 +0000 http://punkassblog.com/2007/03/22/on-trolling-and-punkassblog/#comment-38650 [...] [Unless you’re a troll, at which point you can fuck directly off. ] [...] [...] [Unless you’re a troll, at which point you can fuck directly off. ] [...]

]]> By: Amanda Marcotte http://punkassblog.com/2007/03/22/on-trolling-and-punkassblog/#comment-38299 Amanda Marcotte Thu, 29 Mar 2007 22:11:57 +0000 http://punkassblog.com/2007/03/22/on-trolling-and-punkassblog/#comment-38299 <i>Give me a break. Those guys didn’t say anything offensive.</i> I forget---is this guy defending the Klan, Holocaust deniers, or people who see rape and domestic violence and don't see a problem? I get them confused---after all, variations of all three tend to come in the same person. Give me a break. Those guys didn’t say anything offensive.

I forget—is this guy defending the Klan, Holocaust deniers, or people who see rape and domestic violence and don’t see a problem? I get them confused—after all, variations of all three tend to come in the same person.

]]> By: (punkass) Marc Faletti http://punkassblog.com/2007/03/22/on-trolling-and-punkassblog/#comment-38224 (punkass) Marc Faletti Wed, 28 Mar 2007 02:47:08 +0000 http://punkassblog.com/2007/03/22/on-trolling-and-punkassblog/#comment-38224 Yeah, we seem to have sporadic bursts of huge traffic, but I've never found a pattern other than "hitting the blogozeitgeist at the right moment." If you can bottle that, we'll be unstoppable. :) Yeah, we seem to have sporadic bursts of huge traffic, but I’ve never found a pattern other than “hitting the blogozeitgeist at the right moment.” If you can bottle that, we’ll be unstoppable. :)

]]> By: Kyso Kisaen http://punkassblog.com/2007/03/22/on-trolling-and-punkassblog/#comment-38222 Kyso Kisaen Wed, 28 Mar 2007 02:39:28 +0000 http://punkassblog.com/2007/03/22/on-trolling-and-punkassblog/#comment-38222 Marc, the real reason I let that one through is because he did link to the graph, which is kind of helpful. I for one will be reviewing what we did in December to try and get some of that mojo back. But there's nothing in march that distinguishes it from the previous months, so what it was supposed to prove is beyond me and I found it kind of amusing. Marc, the real reason I let that one through is because he did link to the graph, which is kind of helpful. I for one will be reviewing what we did in December to try and get some of that mojo back. But there’s nothing in march that distinguishes it from the previous months, so what it was supposed to prove is beyond me and I found it kind of amusing.

]]> By: (punkass) Marc Faletti http://punkassblog.com/2007/03/22/on-trolling-and-punkassblog/#comment-38221 (punkass) Marc Faletti Wed, 28 Mar 2007 02:10:55 +0000 http://punkassblog.com/2007/03/22/on-trolling-and-punkassblog/#comment-38221 Offensive? Who said anything about offensive? You and your "colleagues" would rather waste time messing with blog communities than: 1) Read my post and take 5 seconds to grasp it 2) Make a sincere argument I don't give one birdpoop about offensive. It's all about respect, and as anyone can tell from my post (which you obviously didn't read), there is no way their behavior was in any way respectful. Also, what evidence would that be? I fail to grasp the evidence that contradicts <a href="http://oak.cats.ohiou.edu/~ad361896/anne/cease/rapestatisticspage.html" rel="nofollow">this obvious laundry list of patriarchal evidence</a>: * In the United States, 1.3 women are raped every minute. That results in 78 rapes each hour, 1872 rapes each day, 56160 rapes ech month and 683,280 rapes each year. * 1 out of every 3 American women will be sexually assaulted in her lifetime. * The United States has the world's highest rape rate of the countries that publish such statistics. It's 4 times higher than Germany, 13 times higher than England, and 20 times higher than Japan. * 1 in 7 women will be raped by her husband. * 83% of rape cases are ages 24 or under. * 1 in 4 college women have either been raped or suffered attempted rape. * 1 in 12 males students surveyed had commited acts that met the legal definition of rape. Furthermore, 84% of the men who had commited such acts said what they had done was definitely not rape. * 75% of male students and 55% of female students involved in acquintance rape had been drinking or using drugs. * Only 16% of rapes are ever reported to the police. Now, like your brethren, shoo. Offensive? Who said anything about offensive?

You and your “colleagues” would rather waste time messing with blog communities than:
1) Read my post and take 5 seconds to grasp it
2) Make a sincere argument

I don’t give one birdpoop about offensive. It’s all about respect, and as anyone can tell from my post (which you obviously didn’t read), there is no way their behavior was in any way respectful.

Also, what evidence would that be? I fail to grasp the evidence that contradicts this obvious laundry list of patriarchal evidence:
* In the United States, 1.3 women are raped every minute. That results in 78 rapes each hour, 1872 rapes each day, 56160 rapes ech month and 683,280 rapes each year.
* 1 out of every 3 American women will be sexually assaulted in her lifetime.
* The United States has the world’s highest rape rate of the countries that publish such statistics. It’s 4 times higher than Germany, 13 times higher than England, and 20 times higher than Japan.
* 1 in 7 women will be raped by her husband.
* 83% of rape cases are ages 24 or under.
* 1 in 4 college women have either been raped or suffered attempted rape.
* 1 in 12 males students surveyed had commited acts that met the legal definition of rape. Furthermore, 84% of the men who had commited such acts said what they had done was definitely not rape.
* 75% of male students and 55% of female students involved in acquintance rape had been drinking or using drugs.
* Only 16% of rapes are ever reported to the police.

Now, like your brethren, shoo.

]]> By: MikeEss http://punkassblog.com/2007/03/22/on-trolling-and-punkassblog/#comment-38219 MikeEss Wed, 28 Mar 2007 01:45:04 +0000 http://punkassblog.com/2007/03/22/on-trolling-and-punkassblog/#comment-38219 Tornado, it's Marc's blog. If he wants the trolls he can leave them be. If he stops the trolls, it's his business right? Who the hell are you to question what he wants on his own blog - THE BLOG HE PAYS FOR?... Tornado, it’s Marc’s blog. If he wants the trolls he can leave them be. If he stops the trolls, it’s his business right?

Who the hell are you to question what he wants on his own blog - THE BLOG HE PAYS FOR?…

]]> By: Tornado http://punkassblog.com/2007/03/22/on-trolling-and-punkassblog/#comment-38217 Tornado Tue, 27 Mar 2007 23:54:04 +0000 http://punkassblog.com/2007/03/22/on-trolling-and-punkassblog/#comment-38217 Give me a break. Those guys didn't say <b>anything</b> offensive. You just didn't like what they had to say because they were taking the time to post evidence and well reasoned arguments. Besides, they were basically the best thing that has ever happened for you blog in terms of traffic except for one little flare in June 2006. http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details?q=&url=punkassblog.com Give me a break. Those guys didn’t say anything offensive. You just didn’t like what they had to say because they were taking the time to post evidence and well reasoned arguments.

Besides, they were basically the best thing that has ever happened for you blog in terms of traffic except for one little flare in June 2006. http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details?q=&url=punkassblog.com

]]> By: Hattie http://punkassblog.com/2007/03/22/on-trolling-and-punkassblog/#comment-38135 Hattie Sun, 25 Mar 2007 12:38:31 +0000 http://punkassblog.com/2007/03/22/on-trolling-and-punkassblog/#comment-38135 Why DO they bother? It's a real puzzlement to me. We need a study! Why DO they bother? It’s a real puzzlement to me. We need a study!

]]> By: norbizness http://punkassblog.com/2007/03/22/on-trolling-and-punkassblog/#comment-38110 norbizness Sat, 24 Mar 2007 18:43:15 +0000 http://punkassblog.com/2007/03/22/on-trolling-and-punkassblog/#comment-38110 The other thing that a lot of trolling has done is deadened people's ability to recognize fake trolls or people parodying trolls. Distance, everyone! The other thing that a lot of trolling has done is deadened people’s ability to recognize fake trolls or people parodying trolls. Distance, everyone!

]]> By: butter http://punkassblog.com/2007/03/22/on-trolling-and-punkassblog/#comment-38099 butter Sat, 24 Mar 2007 06:53:56 +0000 http://punkassblog.com/2007/03/22/on-trolling-and-punkassblog/#comment-38099 Ah trolls. I love that in addition to exploratory minds and people who like ask questions, existence also includes folks who just want to bug the shit out of other folks. And "I wonder if anyone’s given serious thought to scientifically studying the “blog troll” phenomenon." The NY Times did an article -- w/o cheesecake photos -- on flaming /trolling / general bad internets behavior. A friend of mine in Sri Lanka posted some good thoughts around that: http://www.indi.ca/2007/02/psychology-of-flaming/ Ah trolls. I love that in addition to exploratory minds and people who like ask questions, existence also includes folks who just want to bug the shit out of other folks.

And
“I wonder if anyone’s given serious thought to scientifically studying the “blog troll” phenomenon.”

The NY Times did an article — w/o cheesecake photos — on flaming /trolling / general bad internets behavior. A friend of mine in Sri Lanka posted some good thoughts around that: http://www.indi.ca/2007/02/psychology-of-flaming/

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