> A popular narrative about trolls was that they were just a bunch of lonely men in their parents’ basements, but this looked like a coördinated effort. The rep

> A popular narrative about trolls was that they were just a bunch of lonely men in their parents’ basements, but this looked like a coördinated effort. The repository included e-mail templates and phone-call scripts. It was, my teammates agreed, unusual to see them so organized. 4chain raids provided automated software to assist in highly coordinated trolls - an email template seems like child's play compared to what the "best" trolls can pull. I experienced a raid running a business affiliated with Carson Daly, who made the "honest" mistake of appropriating a 4chan meme on his talk show. Had to shutdown the website and restore the database to the night before to get rid of all the child porn they were uploading to forums we hosted. Thanks for the memory, 4chan.