One in 20 people are internet trolls,

[the_hawk*]

I think they looked at the wrong places to get that figure, I think its much higher

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/technology/one-in-20-people-are-internet-trolls-with-the-attributes-of...

[lakeland27]

i didn't know about that. a lot of stock lost up this way, and a lot of feed.

[serendipityricho]

Bit off the topic--but on the topic of the past few posts.

Living ih the area is a nightmare.

LL will love this--before -blaardy Kennett sold the old SEC.

That open cut had miles of horizontial pipes on both sides.

This was well maintained and used like a home garden watering system.

(on a much larger scale).

Most was removed over the years -as the coal face got close enough to a main freeway.

(the freeway collapsed and was shut for 8 months).

So now the coal seams will burn for years--like the peat moss in pommie

land that has been burning underground  for 100s of years..............Richo.

[lakeland27]

yes richo i'm no kennet fan , but it wouldn't matter anyway.. thats a shocking fire in brown coal. like you said it could burn for years. i heard some talk on the ABC radio today and over the weekend on the fire, i'd blame it on greed and slack work practices too.. an old hand from down that way said the mines used to have their own fire crews at one time as well.  if it keeps going a lot of breathing equipment will be needed i'd say.

[i-once-was-bump]

I'm not sure I fully understand what a troll is, I though they were the type of person posting horrendous comments on memorial 
Facebook pages and the like. With no person in particular their target.

Then there are what I think are stalkers and they follow a particular poster (or it  may be a few posters) and continually turn up where that person is posting or chatting..

One in Twenty seems a lot, but who knows?

Its funny that someone suggested it might be the younger ones because I suspect that they over 40 and more likely in their 50s.

[imastawka]

edit:  not replying to anybody in particular:

Here I am...couldn't tell you how many times I've been called a troll

in the last few weeks.  It's wearing a bit thin.

Give it ya best shot.....

[jimmy*part4]

Give it ya best shot.....

I'll say you're 1 in 20.....20 of my favourite posters!  

[imastawka]

Thanks jimmy.  Seems you're the only one with cahonies or at least

an opinion.

So now I know

[boris1gary]

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@lakeland27 wrote:

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@*pepe wrote:

I would like to know how they defined troll for that study.

Most people consider trolling to be annoying, poking at people for a laugh or a response.

I highly doubt 1 in 20 online users consider themselves to be psycopathic sadists.

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 yes, that definition is a bit broad.  some people are simply having fun and aren't trying to harm anyone intentionally.

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Apparently 4000 Internet users were used in the study and asked a range of questions - none of them being - are you a sadist..or anything like that.  People simply having fun and not trying to harm anyone intentionally are not considered trolls, just slightly annoying pests

[twinkles**stars]

Maybe it's more like 1 in 20 think they have a troll 😞

[jimmy*part4]

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@imastawka wrote:

Thanks jimmy.  Seems you're the only one with cahonies or at least

an opinion.

So now I know

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I know I'm not the only one who thinks so, so don't sweat it.

And you're right...the others are female, lol.