What is trolling on the Internet: how to recognize who is trolling and how to fight them

Where and under what circumstances occurs

The word trolling or troll can be heard (seen) on social networks. Trolling, troll and the derivative verb troll, all have one common theme.

The first encounter with trolls most often happens in the comments. It happens that you liked a certain post on Odnoklassniki, Facebook or VKontakte.

If you suddenly forgot or didn’t have time to read the review about posts, then correct yourself, here is a link to the review: Posting on the Internet - what is it and what is it for?

You always want to comment on a publication you like, and the Internet makes it possible for everyone to write a comment or at least see what other users think about it.

Looking at people’s statements, you mentally approve of similar thoughts of users, note something new for yourself, think about negative comments, in general, completely immerse yourself in the discussion of the publication.

Some people express their emotions using emoticons, others calmly and unobtrusively express their point of view.

Others can “show off their intelligence,” make corrections, and point to reliable facts.

And the rare ones (fortunately, although this phenomenon is gaining momentum, there are still more real, not fake commentators) are zealously eager to argue and persistently incline towards dialogue.

And the dialogue will most likely be far from peaceful and educational.

So commentators like these are the real trolls. Correction, internet trolls.

They do not choose cultural expressions; on the contrary, their messages are harsh, with many exclamation marks, which indicates aggression; they often deliberately insult and humiliate their interlocutors.

Trolls can “catch” both all discussion participants and individual commentators (they use the function of replying to a specific interlocutor).

The purpose of such actions is to provoke dialogue and aggression.

Experienced Internet users can immediately recognize them and warn them directly in the comments that they are a troll.

But, unfortunately, this does not always happen on time, and by this time an inexperienced commentator may already be drinking valerian, or, God forbid, have a nervous breakdown.

Therefore, to prevent such situations from happening to you and your friends, read the article yourself and, naturally, share it with your friends and loved ones.

Why would a business troll someone?

Trolling is provoking specific interlocutors or the audience as a whole. Provocative messages attract attention and stimulate response. The Internet is considered the natural habitat of trolls, since online is the easiest way to get feedback from users.

Here's one of the main secrets of trolling: trolls feed on people's emotional reactions. This knowledge will help you protect yourself from Internet monsters or improve your own skills as a provocateur.

Some online slang experts use the term “flaming.” Adult entrepreneurs should not waste time differentiating these concepts. It is more convenient to consider the words “trolling” and “flaming” as synonyms.

Why do Internet trolls provoke users: tease, insult, tease, find fault? Here are some ideas:

• For self-affirmation. Imagine the situation: you register a fake account on a social network, add a teacher or boss as a friend, wait for the right moment and call him a moron. At such moments you can be proud of yourself, right?
• To have fun. Trolls get their kicks when they manage to piss someone off.
• To deprive an opponent of his reputation. Everything is simple here: when you yourself cannot get to the top, you need to at least push someone off it.
• To draw attention to something or someone. Most often, it is the troll himself who wants attention. Keep this in mind when you hear that your bees have the wrong honey.
• Just like that, for no reason. In this case, trolling acts as a symptom of mental disorders. After all, psychologists in the course of their research found that all Internet trolls are psychopaths, sadists and narcissists. By the way, it seems that the authors of the study themselves are trolling trolls.

Now the most important question: why is Internet trolling needed in business? And the answers are already above. Choose to your liking.

In fact, the purposes of using trolling in business are obvious. With the help of provocations, you can attract attention to yourself, your business and your product. You can also, diplomatically speaking, manage the reputation of your competitors. How about self-affirmation and pleasure? Decide for yourself here.

And don’t forget: trolling violates ethical and moral standards. Do not use this tool to avoid ruining your reputation.

The meaning of the word itself

The very concept of “troll” means a mythical creature. The first mentions of such creatures appeared in Scandinavia.

The word has spread quite widely in other languages ​​of the world; it sounds almost the same in many countries.

But still, from Swedish it can be translated as “witchcraft” or “charm.”

Trolls appear in the legends of many nations. They are described as unpleasant in appearance and evil inwardly.

Often they could not only scare people, but even kill them.

They were huge (there are legends that indicate a height of 8 meters), spoke in terrible, rough voices, emitted a stench, were born from stone and (among some ethnic groups) could turn to stone in the light of the sun.

These are such unpleasant mythical creatures.

The word “troll” comes from “Internet troll”, and is only applicable in this area.

If the word troll in English and Russian has almost the same sound and similar meaning, then the English “trolling” is related to fishing and is translated as “spoon fishing.”

Russian people will most likely attribute this recently introduced word to Internet terms.

And lure fishing for almost all Russians will sound like this: “fishing with a lure.” Well, maybe some of the most avid fishermen, the pros, will call this fishing trolling.

Although, if you draw a parallel between these two meanings, you can find something in common with two meanings: troll - a nasty creature (a person who inclines to insults and conflicts) and trolling fishing (a way to “catch” his victim).

Trolling thickness[edit]

All trolling can be divided into three main thickness levels.

Fat trolling is characterized by poor trolling skills. A fat troll has little understanding of the subject he is trolling about, makes mistakes in his own legend, and in the process of trolling he uses template approaches copied from popular sites. The key feature and at the same time the main mistake of a fat troll is that he either does not try to hide his essence at all, or does it extremely ineptly, which is why he is easily exposed by all users smarter than himself. Once exposed, the troll completely loses the ability to troll, since his words are no longer taken seriously.

Subtle trolling is characterized by a more thoughtful approach to trolling and more non-standard solutions. Unlike a fat troll, who often acts impulsively and easily gets burned, a thin troll is quite ready to spend time on the upcoming action. He knows how to analyze the environment that he is going to use for his purposes, studies its habits, beliefs and vulnerabilities. Before starting to troll, a subtle troll will almost certainly register and gain some authority (except in cases where trolling is done on image boards). The basic rule of subtle trolling is to hit where it hurts. For example, believers can be trolled with contradictions in their religion, and furfags with psychological remarks. In essence, it is precisely the ability to individually find a weak point in the audience that distinguishes a thin troll from a thick one, who uses one stereotyped weakness for everyone.

Nanotroll is the rarest type of troll. Otherwise, he is called the subtlest troll, troll-puppeteer, troll messiah. Nanotrolling is the highest form of trolling that can in principle be mastered by an intelligent being. Its main feature is its extremely subtle mass influence on the minds of other people, pushing them into internecine conflict. Thus, the functions of the troll (usually thick, but sometimes thin) are delegated by the nanotroll to other participants, and they themselves do not even know about it. Nanotrolling is characterized by a multi-stage nature; one act can take more than one week, or even a month. Only a very select few have such mastery.

Who is this

Well, you should now have a rough idea of ​​who an Internet troll is.

Firstly, this is most likely a fake page, where exact data is not indicated: no full name, no true place of residence, fake friends. Only subscriptions and groups can indicate the exciting topics of this profile.

Secondly, this is an inadequate person, possibly with mental illness, who can increase his self-esteem by insulting and humiliating other people.

This could be an outcast schoolboy who, for some reason, was not accepted by his peers. An adult who wants to boost his ego on social networks can also act as a troll.

Initially, trolls simply existed and satisfied some of their needs that were incomprehensible to adequate people. Currently, a type of paid trolling has emerged, so to speak, “to order.” More on this below.

Trolling line

The trolling line is selected depending on the size of the potential trophy. Braid is usually used because it provides clearer contact with the bait and has less resistance to flow. But it is worth considering that “braid” does not have the elasticity of monofilament, so for trolling it is better to choose slow-action rods to soften the blow during a sharp bite. River trolling speed is low - 2–4 km/h , and a monofilament shock leader is not required in the equipment to soften the shock. In sea fishing, such an element of equipment is required, otherwise the bait will fly out of the fish’s mouth.

How to recognize them and how they behave

There are several ways to troll.

The very first option (and probably still the most common) is to get personal.

Here they will use personal insults, flaws in appearance, and may affect the entire family for the purpose of public humiliation.

Well, this gives pleasure to fallen (I can’t think of another word for such trolls) people.

This type is called “fat trolling.”

Next, let's talk about “subtle trolling.”

This includes the “throw in” method. This term is also found on the Internet.

By stuffing we mean fake news, deception, an incredible event that will cause heated discussion and controversy among commentators.

In such cases, the troll leaves a shocking message (post, photo) and enjoys swearing among those discussing this topic.

Here it is important for the troll to create news that will spark a scandal between users and divide them into two groups that are opposite in opinion.

There is a type of subtle trolling when an opinion opposite to the majority is expressed.

An example would be when in a community on the topic of children, offer news that for offenses it is necessary to beat, put in a corner, etc. There may be rare like-minded people who agree with some of the message, but the majority will zealously express the global opinion that children should not be beaten.

Sometimes trolls can contribute to a verbal spat between two people.

To do this, they quietly “pit” opponents against each other and enjoy the further process.

In any of these cases, Internet trolls ensure that commentators argue, quarrel, get personal, be rude, and behave obscenely.

In some cases, they themselves take direct part in this and are less likely to provoke such actions on the part of other social network users.

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Trolling (from the English trolling - fishing with a lure, not to be confused with trawling - fishing with a trawl) - posting deliberately provocative messages with the aim of causing a wave of flooding, flames, off-topic, and receiving a negative reaction from users. Often the result of trolling is lulz.

It is also possible to understand it as a Russian-language deformation of the word troll (trawl): persecution. The connection in the words is the opposite, that is, for example, payers were persecuted even when the concept of “trolling” was not used in RuNet and this Fido of yours. But on Western forums and blogs the very concept of don't trawl already existed. Therefore, it is as if it is unclear what appeared first. However, no one gives a fuck.

It should be noted that trolling is similar to bullying, but differs from it, first of all, in common sense (usually they troll only for the lulz) and secondly, in the dependent number of audiences (unlike bullying, where the victim is persecuted and humiliated). Although one does not exclude the other, especially if you see that the victim is groveling.

A troll is the author of a provocative message (previously the message itself was called that).

Theoretical foundations of trolling

In early childhood, a little man is programmed to annoyingly ask different questions and unconditionally believe the answers he receives. Further, when the picture of the world has formed, then, by and large, everything has been clear to him for a long time. Further facts are simply adjusted to the already existing picture of the world (sometimes in a very bizarre way), and if they cannot fit in completely, they are simply discarded (the patient asks questions like “How can you prove it?”, but it is useless to prove, all proof links can always be dismissed for some reason reason).

Thus, the well-known statement that truth is born in a dispute is not the truth. No truth is born in a dispute. At best, the positions of the disputants are clarified. To achieve “constructive argument” most people have to learn and break their habits!

If you take an excursion into history to the ancient Greeks, you can see that there were two names for a dispute - discussion and controversy, which differed fundamentally in that in the first case there was a search for truth, and in the second the goal was to prove one’s point of view that and we can observe today on the Internet and beyond.

The real goal of 95% of disputes, as a rule, is the desire to increase your HRV. Trolls, knowing about this peculiarity of people, deliberately choose the opposite position and increase their emotional distress due to the fact that the victim devolves piles of bricks and spews HATE, and catches lulz when the patient experiences cognitive dissonance and a pattern break.

Types of trolling

Basic trolling levels, in order of increasing difficulty:

Pretending to be an idiot. A special account is created from which complete stupidity begins to be written in CAPSLOCK. Members of the community begin to joke, then show off in front of each other. The method is interesting if you want to look at the reaction of some people. The fight does not last long, since there is no opposition, and ends after the exit. Nevertheless, there may be even greater idiots who will be annoyed by this, and if they succumb to the provocation they will boldly go to the ban along with the troll. But this is very rare.

Threading slander, compromising material, rumors about a person, group or event. It works very well on pirated sites of all kinds, where they usually post links to ripped films and television series. The troll usually finds a link to another similar web resource, and throws it as an answer to the question “when is the next episode already:??” Fans of freebies begin to argue about when the series will actually appear, and rub their brains over a link that actually contains nothing. A funny sight for torrent bastards. True, very often it ends with a sharp ban from the distributor.

Impersonating a girl with the subsequent divorce of some romantic and exposure. The oppositions are gullible romantics on the one hand, and distrustful, sullen Internet wolves on the other. Divorce of lesbians and feminists can be considered a separate type. A sea of ​​lulz is guaranteed. A special lulz is delivered when a kagby flirts with two (several) loshkas in order to sow enmity between them.

Impersonating a foreigner. You should go to the channel, ask a stupid question in English, and start asking again. Many will rush to demonstrate their deep knowledge of foreign languages. Others will begin to correct them. Careful selection of location is required, otherwise it will be a big deal. At one time it worked very well on multilingual resources, Pediwiki or LiveJournal.

Insulting a person with an unstable psyche. Moreover, usually this participant has several like-minded friends who will stand up for him. Some members of the community, realizing the impenetrable stupidity of the victim, also begin to mock and make fun of them, thus creating opposition. At the end, you can ask what city he is from, say that you are also from this city, look at a map of this city on Google, and assign an “arrow” near some notable place (it is better not to choose monuments and landmarks, a hospital or a large store will do) . After he leaves for the “arrow”, reveal the cards.

Causing a dispute about tastes (musical, food, cinema, games, alcohol, etc.). Then take a poorly supported position and start arguing with the majority. Food is proportional to knowledge of the topic. Special Olympics at its finest.

IT. Having minimal IT skills, you can ask for help, and, after listening to the recommendations, declare them lame and stupid. Having a little more knowledge, you can ask to justify the given advice, doubting its correctness a little by asking additional questions and clarifying the details of the problem, which, ideally, make the proposed solutions incorrect, or even better, harmful. Actually, it applies not only to IT. The downside is that it is advisable to really know the subject thoroughly.

Political asshole. You should post a current political issue, see how the majority of users react to it, and declare them to be stupid, brainwashed zombies. If you also attach a poll to the thread, then a natural fight will arise by itself. In 2007-2008, the most popular was “Khokhlosrach” about Ukrainians, Russians, gas, Ukrainian language and culture. To launch, the presence of representatives of both nationalities (or sympathizers) in the chat is required.

Matrixism. Trolling certain individuals in order to display parts of their IRL biography into the virtual world. It works something like this: first there is a forum where default participants fill out as much information as possible (account numbers, phone numbers, etc.). Sometimes social networks like contact help a lot. Then the most “noisy” ones are selected from the participants and deliberately provoked into insults (this is easy for them). After this, a serious letter is written to the visitor on behalf of parties/law enforcement agencies/administration, etc., with some data from his real life. For example, at the end of the letter it is written “Your name is Ivanov Ivan Ivanovich, right?” or “You live there and you have such and such a telephone number.” Finally, the troll watches with rapture as the victim gets worse and she begins to apologize, and in rare cases, even beg for mercy. Quite cool, but requires a lot of effort.

Absolutely serious celebrity impersonation. The majority of users usually do not believe in this and begin to “check” and argue. A well-known case is the impersonation of youth film actors on social networks. In this case, you can even find a meeting with the “fans” of the celebrity himself. Telephone calls were also known. It was especially successful to do this with the KOBchiks: a certain Insider aka an agent of the supranational Global Predictor and a member of well-known families of the usurious mafia caused a fierce seething of shit with considerable SRSG.

Placing obviously ambiguous questions to which it is possible to give a diametrically opposite answer, depending on the interpretation. Classic examples are the “airplane problem” or “Science vs Religion”.

Self-confidence. The troll interferes with any discussion and, using Wikipedia and Google, begins to confidently argue on any topic, presenting irrefutable evidence, supported by links, and showing the incompetence of the participants in the discussion.

Double game. The troll uses two accounts, stirring up an argument with himself in order to find support on both sides among users. Often similar to the act of Gollum from “The Lord of the Rings” and, with the crossing of a subtly perceptible line, often leads to radiation sickness.

Psychologist. The troll pretends to be a psychologist (usually not being one) and begins to make diagnoses in absentia to the participants in the discussion. Even the option of an online psychiatric hospital works. Behind the scenes, the troll is making fun of his “clinic”.

Successful man. This type of trolling exploits one non-illusory human feeling - envy. The recipe is simple: you need to create an image of the smartest/beautiful/richest/etc., in a word, a person who has reached the “peaks” that others can only dream of while jerking off. To do this, just one well-constructed phrase is enough, although the completeness of revealing the image is not limited in any way. Since slightly more than all the inhabitants of the Internet (and this planet of yours in general) are infected with black envy, there is no doubt that there will immediately be those who want to “besiege” the insolent person. Some will insist that he is a pussy (see the “Celebrity” section), others - that he is not as good as he thinks, and still others will simply spew bile from the realization that they are losers. Lulzy delivers all of the above. Example - well-known copy-paste

Creating anti-topics. It is used on forums of fans of game or movie universes - with the subsequent declaration of the object of worship by the community as something bad. Example: ru_anti_moscow. They are often accused of “Russophobia” and anti-creotism.

Delirium generator. not a very common, but thick type of trolling. The troll generates a message on the forum, which is an incoherent stream of thoughts or a modification of copy-paste that has nothing to do with the topic of the message. The message should be ambiguous and evoke SRSG in the reader. Typically results in a bunch of conflicting messages in response due to different interpretations by the participants in the discussion. A certain percentage of respondents take the author for a crazy person and begin to give advice in all seriousness, including advice on taking substances.

Sudden change in behavior. Thick-thin option. First, it is necessary to bring the victim into condition with defiant and rude behavior, after which, when the patient begins to tear, throw and swear in response, suddenly become civilized and reproachfully reproach the victim for rudeness. The template often breaks.

Practical examples of trolling

Trolling is:

-A visit by a small group of trolls to the LiveJournal community of classical music lovers with the “goal” of finding out the reasons for their negative attitude towards hip-hop. -Attempts to find out from the LiveJournal community or Linux forum a way to solve a certain problem, while angrily rejecting all proposed solution methods. -Ask the vahafags to explain the principles of operation of the weapons and equipment of the game universe from the point of view of the laws of physics of the real world. Also, you can yourself begin to prove the delusionality and wretchedness of these devices, citing modern types of weapons and tactics of use as examples. -In the bydlonet or blogosphere, search for the words Glamor, VIP or something in this style. Then politely point out to the victim the futility of his/her existence, the pointlessness of bragging about parents’ money, and at the same time characterize his/her appearance and interests. -An alternative option is to create a fake account with very pretentious photographs, kilotons of gold, cool cars and Geometry watermarks on the photographs and then put other participants down with the phrases “you suck, I’m cooler.” Or - if desired - raids with such a fake on groups of patients with PGM, poor communes, shitheads and other delicious food. -A more subtle and incomprehensible example of fidosh trolling for a beginner is to send a person with a question about renovating an apartment to r.remont. -In light of new events, you can make a tasty comment about “flashing lights on the roads.” They say, “If you gave me a flashing light, you’d drive in oncoming traffic” (variations: “Give me the Reich, they’ll burn the Jews” and so on). It’s even tastier to say that “why don’t government officials drive around with flashing lights - tea, not you, useless plankton, they’re going on business.” The food will fall down by itself in kilograms plus tons of hatred. -Creation of two accounts on the forum of the site stilyagifilm.ru (one from the side of the “Komsomol members”, the other from the side of the “hipsters”), in order to present two completely different opinions about the film. Then start a flame on both sides to get other participants of an ambiguous opinion to join until two fronts are formed. Before the battle itself, silently retire and watch the inert people throw shit at each other. -Simultaneous visit by a group of trolls to a forum in an interest group for the purpose of banter and jokes on all forum topics. Observation of the further reaction and bewilderment of other forum visitors. This is done before being added to the ban list; screenshots are taken to further record the attack in history.

One of the most professional political trolling on TV. (Starts at about 1:10, Russian.) The drunken brawls of Terminator-Lutsenko at a German airport and the six-barreled Vulcan are discussed. Part 1.

Part 2. Reaction and lulz.

For complete dummies

Oleg Bocharov and Anonymous give the right instructions for small and inexperienced trolls:

-In the Apple community, say that Steve Jobs' products are designed exclusively for stupid housewives. And if a man uses it, then he is a latent housewife. -In the Windows community, it is predicted that all PCs can be thrown into the trash, since Starcraft and Photoshop for Lyalikha are about to be released in a few days. -In the bodybuilding community they say that it is impossible to “grow” without chemistry and they are all chemists (an option for fat trolling). Also, you can give advice and say that you yourself use and your pussy is still standing. Lulz guaranteed. -In the audiophile community, it is authoritative to say that no one in the world has been producing good audio equipment since 1956, since the last factory in Germany producing vacuum tubes using secret Nazi technology was closed. -In the iPhone community, declare that the touchscreen on the iPhone is crap, because it does not allow a person to respond to SMS blindly, in the dark, with his hands tied, his ears cut off and his tongue torn out. -In the atheist community, say that 90% of Russians consider themselves Orthodox, which means that it is necessary to introduce compulsory teaching of Orthodox culture in schools for the remaining 10% -In the Metallica community, note that Metallica is no longer the same - from the very moment they were kicked out of it Dave Mustaine's option: since Cliff Burton quit, it's even more reliable: to say that Jason plays better than Cliff. and finish off with the thesis that Trujillo is the best bass player in the world - In the Linux community, express the idea that Linux will not be a high-quality system as long as the kernel is written by free programmers over whom there is no control, which means they are all half-educated Indians or (at best) pedophiles. -In the Twitter community, say that the limit on the length of a message of 140 characters was invented by those very idiots who never thought of an element in their oak heads~~ -In the comics community, write that scientists developed comics specifically for moronic Americans who never knew how to read because in their country there were no such great Russian writers as Tolstoy, Gogol and Yaroslav Hasek. -In the cinephile community, it can be said that as soon as Cecil B. DeMille and Orson Welles died, it became clear to everyone that there was no good cinema in the USA. And it didn’t even happen during these two’s lifetime. -In the torrent community, angrily accuse those present of theft, noticing that your brother spent $25,000 seven years ago to record an album of bard songs, and cannot sell it, because there are pirates everywhere. -In the Harry Potter community, bring to the attention of those present that JK Rowling ripped off the plot of her book from a half-forgotten fairy tale written in 1963 by an unknown Armenian fabulist. Only instead of an owl, the boy had a hydraulic press, and the boy himself was not so much a wizard as a wandering acrobat penguin. But everything else is the same! -The community of housewives is outraged that modern women have become lazy, and instead of slaughtering, skinning, gutting, chopping and frying meat themselves, they are ruining their husbands and children with semi-finished products from the microwave. -In the community of philologists, we firmly take the position that it is correct to say “in Ukraine” and not “in Ukraine” (or vice versa - depending on whose forum). Otherwise, all the illiterate will be punished by the terrible God of Ukraine. -In the community of real boys, call Krug a fag and at the same time advise everyone to listen to Amatori. -In the community of football fans, after the failure of Spartak or the national team, while screaming “WE screwed up,” say “THEY screwed up.” And you were just watching” (which, by the way, is 100% true). The most powerful seething of post-treotic shit and threats of brutal violence are guaranteed! -In the community of fans of “Slavic” music, hint that the music being performed could not possibly be Slavic, but rather Bulgarian (you need to read the history before this). -In the community of Indian cinema lovers, write that all the scripts of these films are woven from the same script (which is a harsh truth, confirmed by the Rwanda News Agency ;)) -In the community of PlayStation3 console owners, write that the console lacks RAM and graphics power processor, and the Microsoft console is many times more powerful (and the latter’s gpu is much stronger than the PlayStation3). -In the Evangelion community, they say that the entire series is a blatant copy of “Hyperdimensional Fortress Macross.” -In the McLaren community, say that Lyuska Hamilton is a daddy’s boy, and remember a couple of funny episodes from his racing career, like China 2007, Canada 2008, etc. -In the community of Russian rockers, speak extremely negatively about Tsoi. The abundant use of such words as “govnorok”, “govnari”, “Volero-Boh”, “Omatore”, “Ranetochki” etc. is also welcome. and a mention that Kostya is an old fart, an occultist and a fascist. -In the roleplaying community, say that all paladins are stupid, or that a paladin doesn’t need int. Or you can simply say that you are playing a paladin who must commit a small evil in the name of a great good, and ask for advice. MUHAHA! -In the copywriting community, chant that “Our will cannot be broken: we poured, we poured, and we will pour!” -In the photography community Any photograph on display can be accused of lack of white balance, a blocked horizon, or poor focus.

In all of the above cases, you are guaranteed to see a holivar and a sea of ​​lulz.

By the way

-Many extremely smart people consider some of Lurkomorye’s articles to be trolling. Which is not at all surprising, because hanging this convenient label allows you to ignore or avoid a discussion with an opponent who speaks unpleasant truths (or simply too actively/reasonably defends “wrong” points of view) without losing face. However, it cannot be said that such a point of view is completely devoid of truth, since on Lurkomorye, as elsewhere, there are also trolls who also take part in creating and editing articles, and local Internet rules do not prohibit them. In any case... -Trolling is when your food writes walls of text, and not vice versa. Although, in Soviet Russia anything is possible... -The racially loyal group Finntroll has a song called Trollhammaren, which Kagbe hints at.

When they pay for it

Paid trolling also exists.

But it is needed to create competition in business or other Internet services, to promote some political trend, to form a bad impression of famous personalities, and so on.

I would like to add that trolls can carry out their dirty deeds alone or together.

There are forms of trolling when several trolls pursuing the same goal are included in one discussion.

And those dishonest, in my opinion, people who use paid trolling will prefer group forms, since they are more effective.

Fighting trolling[edit]

To successfully combat trolling, you need to be a little paranoid. Suspect everyone and everything of trolling. If someone expresses an opinion different from yours, then they are a troll! Expose his essence to the entire reading public - write in a reply message or post: “ Fat!”

" An exposed troll will immediately feel ashamed and stop trolling.

An example of unsuccessful trolling and a successful fight against it[edit]

Let's say you are a long-time honorary participant in the Flat Earth Society forum:

How to deal with it

With the appearance of such vile creatures on the Internet, the question arose of how to resist them. But you can and should protect yourself from them.

First of all, this is, of course, the responsibility of public and community administrators.

They are obliged to monitor normative language in comments and uncivil behavior of users.

They have the authority to “ban” or blacklist such accounts for their communities.

You can often see “comment has been deleted” messages in discussions. This means that the group admin is responsible, keeps order in the group and does not allow obscene language and rude behavior.

Each user has the right to “complain” to the administration of the social network about a specific profile.

If there are several complaints, and they are truly justified, then such a profile will soon be blocked altogether on the site.

Of course, it won’t be difficult for Internet trolls to create a new page with different data for the same nasty deeds. And so on endlessly. What to do then?

But if you decide to seriously fight trolling and punish the attackers, then law enforcement agencies and Article 282 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation will help you.

In this case, you will need a lot of effort, time and patience. Only in this case can we achieve real punishment for Internet trolls.

And as a punishment for trolling you can get a fine, correctional labor or imprisonment.

Reasons for trolling on the Internet

The main reasons for such aggressive behavior are the presence of internal personality conflict. This usually concerns unexpressed aggression or a ban on its expression in real life. The variations are multifaceted - a person may have been forbidden to be angry since childhood, and then the anonymity of the Internet facilitates the expression of accumulated feelings, without revealing one’s own identity. Physical weakness does not allow many to go into open conflict with peers, because if the intensity of the situation increases, a person will not be able to physically defend his beliefs. This also includes mental weakness, which requires an immediate reaction and withstanding mental stress for a long time, being among opponents. In the case of trolling, you can always leave the conversation or have the opportunity to think about the answer for a long time. The lack of contact with other participants in everyday life significantly saves mental resources. Bullying in reality requires maintaining this position in the event of a random encounter on the street, not to mention daily contact in a team.

Another option for trolling is unreacted feelings. Usually common among withdrawn, lonely people or those who, for various reasons, have become an outcast in their group. A lot of unspoken and pent-up tension accumulates; if there are no friends or other support where it is possible to post negativity, then a person can do this anonymously on the Internet. In such variants, communication occurs at the level of phantoms - one of which is the troll himself, posing as an anonymous fictitious person, and the other is his interlocutor. In this case, the characteristics of the victim are not taken into account; she may be outwardly similar to the one who hooked her in real life or write an opinion that greatly offended the troll for several hours. It is this person who will receive all the negativity addressed not to him, but to someone else, real in the biography of the aggressor.

A troll will never become attached to a topic that is far from him, so the subject of the dispute is diagnostic for identifying personal problems. And in most cases it is a lack of love, an attempt to get attention. This mechanism is an infantile defense, a childish way of responding. Approximately, just as a child begins to study poorly, gets into fights, is rude and breaks something, only so that adults will give, albeit negative, but still attention, so the troll, with his provocations, wants to achieve not universal hatred, but participation and empathy.

The Internet itself also contributes to trolling, where the feeling of impunity disinhibits almost any social prohibitions. Being confident that anonymity is complete and that he will not have to answer for any words or actions, the troll can resort to serious threats and actions that are prosecuted by law. At the moment, online behavior is the most revealing for many individuals, especially those who, due to the nature of their profession or personal situation, are forced to hold back a lot.

But not only serious psychological problems lie behind the reasons for trolling; for many it becomes a way of entertainment. A kind of experiments on people to relieve boredom. Making fun of your friends is fraught with loneliness, cruel jokes can lead to litigation and a physical showdown, but this does not mean that such ideas do not arise in people's heads. So it turns out that, bored in line, as entertainment and to get a certain dose of adrenaline from an outside reaction, part of the population chooses not to watch the video, but to troll strangers.

How to behave when you are specifically trolled?

Many people want to know the answer to this question.

It often happens that when thinking in the comments on a particular topic, there are supporters and opponents. And that's quite normal.

Sometimes you want to listen to the opposite opinion and maybe even change your own a little.

This is how you correspond with Internet users, somewhere you try to substantiate your point of view, somewhere to defend it, confirming it with veils (I will say again that this is a normal practice - to communicate in comments), but then it happens that someone starts to go beyond limits of decency.

If you have an account with a reliable name, photographs, or you are absolutely sure of the existence of such a person, then it means that the interlocutor just got excited, maybe has a quick temper, is in a bad mood, but who knows what... Just end the conversation, explain that in such tones don't want to talk.

But, if you recognize in the comments an Internet troll who writes unpleasant things to you or other interlocutors, then be sure to indicate right here in the comments that this is a troll, so that he, on the other side of the screen, understands that it is useless to “hook” you. , and so that other people inexperienced in this matter have an idea of ​​the existence of such “unclean” people.

The more their messages are ignored, the less they will have the desire to write “to nowhere.”

In my opinion, general ignorance will lead, if not to the disappearance of trolls, then to their reduction, that’s for sure.

Trolling reel

I will give a description of the optimal reel for trolling.

First of all, the reel that is involved in trolling fishing must have sufficient power, taking into account the peculiarities of fishing, where towing large deep-sea wobblers is used. In addition, the reel must be reliable and easy to use. And most often in trolling fishing, multiplier reels are used , which are also called “multipliers”.

Features of multipliers

The obvious advantages of these strong-looking and massive reels include their long life and functionality when compared with inertia-free reels. Another positive quality of these reels is the ability of the multipliers to determine the distance to the bait, which is done using the installed line counter. Counters from Finnish manufacturers from Rapala and Stingers are considered simpler and more functional. They measure distances in feet and meters.

Types of baitcasting reels

Multiplier reels are divided into types. Small and light reels with a small spool capacity are simply called “soap boxes”. They are high-revving reels with a fast gear ratio and are mainly used in casting. These multipliers are only conditionally suitable for trolling fishing.

“Barrels” are the most common multipliers in trolling. They have enhanced parameters and a large spool capacity. For example, for trophy fishing you need a reel with parameters that are presented in the formula 0.5x200 , which stands for the diameter of the fishing line and its length on the reel spool, that is, the capacity of the spool with such a thickness of the cord or fishing line. But most often with such parameters we are talking about monofilament fishing line.

Gear ratio

Of particular importance is the formula for the gear ratio of the coil. Multiplier reels are leisurely devices that work slowly, like a winch, but their traction performance is more powerful than that of other reels.

The most complex, versatile and very expensive multiplier reels are capable of operating on the principle of a car gearbox. These transmission reels can change the gear ratio during the fishing process if trolling conditions in a given location require it. Such reels and service are obtained in specialized workshops. You can no longer approach them with a screwdriver and an oil can if you have a vague idea of ​​the design and features of the coil. In addition, you will easily lose your warranty. Such multipliers are most often found in the catalogs of the well-known company Shimano.

Disadvantages of multipliers

Now about some of the disadvantages of multipliers that you need to be aware of when choosing a reel. If in inertia-free reels there is no particular difference on which side the handle is installed, since this can be changed in a minute, then in right-handed or left-handed multipliers you must immediately decide which reel to choose. Then you can only change the position of the reel by turning the rod over, but this will create some difficulties with unlocking the spool. And rewinding the fishing line will occur in the reverse order, which is also inconvenient. Therefore, you need to immediately take the required reel to your hand in the store, after consulting with the seller.

Spinning reels

But many fishermen consciously choose spinning reels for trolling because of their lower price and some advantages. These advantages include a simple option to disable the instantaneous brake, which is not available in multipliers where the brake is always on. And only the friction clutch handles the blows and jerks of the predator. After the brake is turned off, the inertia-free reel operates in the friction and rewind mode in manual mode.

Friction clutch

Now about the role of the friction brake in trolling in general. In any type of reel, the drag must be adjusted exactly to the fishing conditions. Here we can cite two situations as an example. In the first case, with a weak brake setting, the line will be dropped at the first slight push and the wobbler catches on the bottom. Otherwise, a tightly tightened clutch will not give up the line if the bait is “dead” caught in the stones or on a snag. And then the fishing line may break or even the rod may break.

But inertialess coils do not “live” so long. Their short life is associated with wear of the gears in the mechanism, especially under power loads. And the first sign of old age of the reel will be the play of parts.

Protection

The best defense against provocation is ignoring, “don’t feed the troll.” Sometimes the phrase “thick” helps. If the provocateur is subtle, this is unlikely to work. But if it is thick, the effect will be like exorcism.

When planning to engage in trolling, it is worth remembering the testament of testaments: it should not be dull, it must bring maximum pleasure or indignation. The most important rule is that the provocateur does not feed, but feeds. The troll feels a lot of power over the people around him, because he chooses what emotions they will experience, while they obey his orders.

For this reason, you should never react predictably to life events, betraying the emotion that the world is pushing you towards. By gaining control over emotions, a person gains power over himself. Otherwise, he is controlled by the people and phenomena around him.