> They were easy enough to ignore not the skilled ones [0], who though rare are, unlike the usenet days, now able to command their own private upvote brigade t

> They were easy enough to ignore not the skilled ones [0], who though rare are, unlike the usenet days, now able to command their own private upvote brigade to amplify their powers significantly beyond the scope of whatever particular forum or network they call home. trolling has gone pro. " The well-constructed troll is a post that induces lots of newbies and flamers to make themselves look even more clueless than they already do, while subtly conveying to the more savvy and experienced that it is in fact a deliberate troll. If you don't fall for the joke, you get to be in on it. " [0] http://www.catb.org/jargon/html/T/troll.html http://www.catb.org/jargon/html/T/troll.html