Trolls as a category share a number of features. After the main defining one, the malicious intents of causing disruption and argument in the group, there are other things to learn that may be helpful for defense.
People can have fits of "trollitude", or behave occasionally as a troll.
While our trolls (and especially OSA trolls) have specific patterns they also share some with other types of trolls. See link
Something like:
"Free and open discussions between the experienced exes and the new exes and [possibly] the would be exes is our goal, along with sharing current items of common interest.
That is the goal of all those who would be advocates of freedom from mind control as well as all others who come to discuss it. All of us, have come to the group as a way of finally uncovering the truth. OSA trolls and common trolls have come to disrupt and prevent the group from being an asset to the community in the recovery from the cult.
It can be difficult to determine what type of person a particular disruptive personality is; an OSA troll or just a common troll. Their motivation is different but their goals and tactics are the same. Common trolls are motivated by pure malice. They enjoy wasting people's time and causing emotional distress.
OSA trolls are driven by malice too but are also mental slaves of the cult.
What it not difficult to determine is what their purpose is when they post. To get what they want, they have to make themselves obvious. They disrupt the newsgroup and sidetrack its purpose of existence. Regardless of their reasons, they try to prevent the free exchange of knowledge and support based on experience that would happen without their interference. While common trolls come and go, the professionals are only satisfied when the community has become a vehicle for their own propaganda or is destroyed."
An interesting link from the article above is this. A well-known company explicitly refers to mind control as a tactic.
"Mind Control
* To control mental output you to have to control mental input
* Take control of the channels by which developers receive information
* Then they can only think about the things you tell them
* Thus, you control mindshare"
People can have fits of "trollitude", or behave occasionally as a troll.
While our trolls (and especially OSA trolls) have specific patterns they also share some with other types of trolls. See link
Something like:
"Free and open discussions between the experienced exes and the new exes and [possibly] the would be exes is our goal, along with sharing current items of common interest.
That is the goal of all those who would be advocates of freedom from mind control as well as all others who come to discuss it. All of us, have come to the group as a way of finally uncovering the truth. OSA trolls and common trolls have come to disrupt and prevent the group from being an asset to the community in the recovery from the cult.
It can be difficult to determine what type of person a particular disruptive personality is; an OSA troll or just a common troll. Their motivation is different but their goals and tactics are the same. Common trolls are motivated by pure malice. They enjoy wasting people's time and causing emotional distress.
OSA trolls are driven by malice too but are also mental slaves of the cult.
What it not difficult to determine is what their purpose is when they post. To get what they want, they have to make themselves obvious. They disrupt the newsgroup and sidetrack its purpose of existence. Regardless of their reasons, they try to prevent the free exchange of knowledge and support based on experience that would happen without their interference. While common trolls come and go, the professionals are only satisfied when the community has become a vehicle for their own propaganda or is destroyed."
An interesting link from the article above is this. A well-known company explicitly refers to mind control as a tactic.
"Mind Control
* To control mental output you to have to control mental input
* Take control of the channels by which developers receive information
* Then they can only think about the things you tell them
* Thus, you control mindshare"
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