New Type of Troll Activity
There is a new type of troll attack on rec.photo.digital as well as
traditional troll behavior. A troll is posting crude forged insults,
mostly of a sexual nature. That is traditional troll behavior.
Another more clever form of troll activity is underway. A troll is
using the names of rec.photo.digital posters and is posting reasonable
on-topic newbie questions in various newsgroups, such as, in
rec.crafts.winemaking, a question about how to start making one's own
wine. However, the follow-ups are being set to rec.photo.digital,
where they are completely off-topic. The apparent objective is to
cause rec.photo.digital to be swamped with off-topic traffic that is
not meant to be off-topic.
The best approach is to ignore any off-topic responses (or to go back
to the newsgroup in which the posts were on-topic).
- - Bob McClenon
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