Comments on: Court Finds That Trolls Can Remain Anonymous

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Thu, 12 Feb 2009 20:14:50 +0000

[...] Court Finds That Trolls Can Remain Anonymous New judgement from the California courts, affecting anyone who owns a blog or forum where people can comment. (tags: blog comment troll forum privacy) [...]

By: BUTSEXFACE

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Deliggit.com | The social sites' most interesting urls — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 11:39:20 +0000

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By: bruce wayne, aka batman

bruce wayne, aka batman — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 00:37:56 +0000

i’m trolling! i’m trolling!

midgets are short people and retards aren’t that smart and your a loser if you think trolls don’t have rights.

By: Brisbane SEO Guy

Brisbane SEO Guy — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 22:03:53 +0000

According to Wikipedia: An Internet troll, or simply troll in Internet slang, is someone who posts controversial messages in an online community, such as an online discussion forum, with the intention of baiting other users into an emotional response.

It goes on to say:

The contemporary use of the term first appeared on Usenet groups in the late 1980s. It is thought to be a truncation of the phrase trolling for suckers, itself derived from the fishing technique known as trolling.

So I guess based on that definition what we have in this case really isn’t trolling. The intent was to damage the company and the reputation of those who run it, not attract suckers into a flame war.

By: rubu

rubu — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 20:34:15 +0000

If someone had written a similar insult about me i’d be proud and give them a pat on the back.

By: MessageFan

MessageFan — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 20:31:12 +0000

Companies should pay more attention to what people say on message boards and COMMUNICATE effectively instead of just subpoena posters. Look at http://www.boardcentral.com – you can read some real discussions from 13 message boards!

By: Fake Dan Ackerman Greenberg

Fake Dan Ackerman Greenberg — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 20:09:20 +0000

Has anyone figured out how to monetize trolling? I think we could be on to something.

By: Tony T

Tony T — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:13:28 +0000

tough situation, but what can you really do now seriously?

By: Matt

Matt — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:38:49 +0000

@16 a troll is generally making comments to a stranger… stirring up dust in an anonymous fashion… cyberbullying is where individuals take real world rivalries and perpetuate them online… very NON-anonymously, having many real world implications….

i think #16 has a great point in that question… we want more penalties for cyber-bullying.. but we want to be able to voice our opinions at times as well (however “trollish” someone might think that is…) there’s a fine line between trolling (harmless) and cyber-bullying (very harmful and dangerous)…

By: Matt

Matt — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:35:39 +0000

phew.. so, as a troll from under the illest bridge, i’m still safe for now.

p.s. the “law is so anal”? the court decided that the trolls CANNOT be subpoenaed. The law, in this story, is protecting the anonymity of some yahooligans… seems to me like the queefing quack is the anal one. (although from the comments it’s clear she’s more oral.)

By: Troll-hater

Troll-hater — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:31:00 +0000

So what’s the difference btw a troll and a cyber-bully?

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SEO tips — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 15:52:19 +0000

Sounds not that good..

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New Fast Browser — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 15:42:08 +0000

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By: lawrence

lawrence — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 15:41:30 +0000

arresting Trolls is stupid – the law is so anal

By: I Am Not Posting To Spam My Blog

I Am Not Posting To Spam My Blog — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 15:33:03 +0000

Everyone should note that this decision makes Lisa Krinsky the only person in the world whom one can describe as “having fat thighs, a fake medical degree, ‘queefs’ and poor feminine hygiene” without fear of reprisal. I bet she’s glad she brought the case.

By: CanCar

CanCar — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 14:51:13 +0000

Any blog owner can, and may well hand over identifying information should you leave an anonymous comment that comes to the attention of authorities, or others.

By: vozome

vozome — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 14:45:40 +0000

wasn’t she the lady involved in that huge health scandal?
if by any chance the so-called trollers contributed to expose her and prevent more people from dying at the hands of her company, in my book, they’re more than welcome to call her a queefer.

By: Webside Ventures

Webside Ventures — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 14:33:46 +0000

I think as long as people don’t make threatening statements or admit crime, they should be allowed to remain anonymous.

By: Sam Bayard

Sam Bayard — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 14:08:45 +0000

We’ve got a detailed entry on this case in our legal threats database — http://www.citm...krinsky-v-doe-6.

By: Mike Mahaffie

Mike Mahaffie — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 13:42:08 +0000

Does this mean that anonymous speech that is clearly insanely stupid is protected, but falsehoods that might reasonably be believed by someone of average intelligence might still be a basis for legal action?

By: Sally AiryPanty

Sally AiryPanty — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 13:24:04 +0000

This article was inspiring, so much so I just Twittered, “Good morning I just queefed!”