For the lulz
An interesting read from the New York Times:
The Trolls Among Us
Covers everything from 4chan to Encyclopedia Dramatica. Check it out.“People know to be deeply skeptical of what they read on the front of a supermarket tabloid,” says Dan Gillmor, who directs the Center for Citizen Media. “It should be even more so with anonymous comments. They shouldn’t start off with a credibility rating of, say, 0. It should be more like negative-30.”
