I came across this a few years ago and copied and pasted it. Don't have the source at hand, I'm afraid.


Playtime Trolls: an individual plays a simple, short game. Such trolls are relatively easy to spot because their attack or provocation is fairly blatant, and the persona is fairly two-dimensional.

Tactical Trolls: This is where the troll takes the game more seriously, creating a credible persona to gain confidence of others, and provokes strife in a subtle and invidious way.

Strategic Trolls: A very serious form of game, involving the production of an overall strategy that can take months or years to develop. It can also involve a number of people acting together in order to invade a forum.

Psycho Trolls: These trolls have an unconscious psychological need to feel good by making others feel bad. Such people may use their real names on the internet, and they may not even realize that they are "trolling".

Last edited by 4F Hepcat (2011-05-21 14:02:22)

It was indeed all jolly banter.

Then there was the prison warder in Scotland who waxed lyrical on the sensuous nature of ironing ones socks. I shudder to think what's really going on when one serves time at her Majesty's pleasure.

The folk in  the Devil's Hole have (literally) 'dumped' my recent thread in a dumping ground - my attempt to be friendly and helpful has (apart from Vox and a couple of them) been met with a reckless disregard of all civility.