Trolls

In Real Life

Teen Who Called Modern Warfare Mum A ‘Dumb Whore’ Says He’s ‘Usually Not Disrespectful Towards Adults’

10:30AM June 30, 2011 | Owen Good

Earlier today, a 90-second clip of yelling by people who totally deserve each other was removed from YouTube on grounds it was a “depiction of harmful activities”. That would be a 17-year-old getting into it with an irate mum, evidently after he had a dispute with her minor son during a match in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. More »


In Real Life

A Chronicle Of Misspelled Slurs — Except ‘Fat,’ ‘Ugly’ Or ‘Slutty’

2:00PM February 5, 2011 | Owen Good

From the message that Xbox Live user ralphy305 sent a female gamer, it’s clear the time he should have spent on his spelling and grammar was instead put to keying in a text representation of an ejaculating penis. More »


In Real Life

BlizzCon 2010 Cosplay Blowout Part Two: Trolling For Chicks

8:30AM October 25, 2010 | Mike Fahey

See, they’re trolls, and they are female, get it? No? Just check out the second and final BlizzCon 2010 cosplay gallery, packed with the three W’s: Wizards, warriors, and Waldo.

Since the costume contest is on Friday, most folks use that day for costumes, reverting to street clothes for day two. That’s why we’ve only got a little over 30 pictures today, as opposed to yesterday’s 50. Don’t worry; what we’ve sacrificed in quantity we’ve made up for with sheer Waldo.


In Real Life

The World’s Greatest Second Life Troll

3:00PM February 17, 2010 | Owen Good

I get accused of lurking on /b/ but I honestly don’t. What knowledge I have of /b/ memes comes from my former co-worker Sander. That’s why I’m so late bringing you Ralph Pootawn, the greatest Second Life troll ever. (NSFW) More »


In Real Life

College Professor Trolls For Science, Finds People Hate Him

2:30PM July 7, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

Media professor David Myers, from Loyola University, has been studying how people interact in online games. Of interest to us is his account of what happened when he started trolling people. More »


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Backtalk in EA’s Forums, Get Banned From Your Games?

1:20AM October 31, 2008 | Stuart Houghton

Maybe the Internet really is serious business – being banned from Electronic Arts’ support forums may carry more serious consequences than previously thought.

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