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    Ok, that definitely clears it up for me.

    Quote Originally Posted by El Gordo View Post
    Warning signs:
    - Has a lot of personal grudges.
    - Recently registered, but is always going on about things that happened months or years ago.
    - Acts like a complete git.
    Not everyone who meets just one of the criteria is a troll, but if someone matches all of them then you can be pretty sure.

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    For you newbies a TROLL is the name given to a member that has no desire but to antagonize, disrupt or generally be a nuisance on these here boards or any other boards like this one. Usually they are banned members coming back for revenge or devilment.

    Hope this defines it sufficiently.

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    Sorry.

    An internet troll is a person who continually uses a forum as a vent. They will post inflammatory comments, post on threads without care of the topic, and generally cause upset and confusion.

    Users should take care, particularly those who use chat, as we have one or two trolls who pretend to be escorts. You are in danger of giving an unknown stranger personal details.

    You should also look at the date someone joined. It is usually a new registration. Apologies to those who join for genuine reasons, perhaps this explains the initial 'chill'.
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    Do you mean there are trolls with profiles and everything who are not really escots? O

    Quote Originally Posted by lucy chambers View Post
    Sorry.

    An internet troll is a person who continually uses a forum as a vent. They will post inflammatory comments, post on threads without care of the topic, and generally cause upset and confusion.

    Users should take care, particularly those who use chat, as we have one or two trolls who pretend to be escorts. You are in danger of giving an unknown stranger personal details.

    You should also look at the date someone joined. It is usually a new registration. Apologies to those who join for genuine reasons, perhaps this explains the initial 'chill'.

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    Quote Originally Posted by herodotus View Post
    Do you mean there are trolls with profiles and everything who are not really escots? O
    Of course. Some profiles are better than the real ones.
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    Quote Originally Posted by herodotus View Post
    Do you mean there are trolls with profiles and everything who are not really escots? O
    According to Pat, people have tried to register fake ad profiles, including paying, so you can't be sure. It's hard to know whether that was for access to the private forum, or to get personal information from punters. But most of the known cases have been non-advertising "escorts".

    “I wish you wouldn’t keep appearing and vanishing so suddenly; you make one quite giddy!”
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    maybe I am a bit slow but what sort of 'personal information' would they try to get from punters?

    Quote Originally Posted by El Gordo View Post
    According to Pat, people have tried to register fake ad profiles, including paying, so you can't be sure. It's hard to know whether that was for access to the private forum, or to get personal information from punters. But most of the known cases have been non-advertising "escorts".

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    Quote Originally Posted by herodotus View Post
    maybe I am a bit slow but what sort of 'personal information' would they try to get from punters?
    I don't really know. I've never been the victim of one of these scams.

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    Quote Originally Posted by herodotus View Post
    maybe I am a bit slow but what sort of 'personal information' would they try to get from punters?
    1. Your interest
    2. your telephone number
    3. Your location
    4. You car reg
    5. You car keys
    6. You entire life, from there.
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    Quote Originally Posted by herodotus View Post
    maybe I am a bit slow but what sort of 'personal information' would they try to get from punters?
    U could do alot of Blackmailing with someone's personal information.
    Last edited by An don; 06-11-10 at 23:14.

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