Friday, September 01, 2006

Profile Troll

We all know them, some of us ignore them, and some of us assail their fallible logic. Jump to the Left posted a cool link about them over at AmericaBlog earlier. It turns out that trolls may have a personality disorder:

The Internet Troll Personality Disorder is characterized by attention-seeking and disruptive behavior in anonymous, delocalized places of socializing. It is indicated by the following traits:
1. A tendency to make provocative comments to invoke emotional responses in others
2. A lack of connection to the community being trolled; i.e., will leave if desired response is not invoked ("Do not feed the trolls!")
3. A dissatisfaction with one's life and a cynical attitude towards things in general
4. A tendency to challenge the rules and authorities of a community
5. A preference to exhibit these behaviors only in places where one's true identity is unknown