Archive for the ‘trolling’ tag
What was the architect thinking? – Swatiska BND floor plan hoax
Inspired by Travor Paglens latest pictures of Inteligence HQs released on The Intercept I took the liberty to make some slight photoshop modifications to a picture of the new BND HQ in Berlin. :)) The hoax tweet with the modified picture raised quickly a lot of attention, questions and doubts. Also the fake NYT url i added in the spirit of Fake URL trolling helped to get some fast retweets. :)) “Never hit RT before you ve seen the www!”
- the tweet with all the replies and RTs https://twitter.com/arambartholl/status/434295582698401793
- original picture here http://www.infiniteunknown.net/2013/08/11/germanys-bnd-cooperated-with-nsa-as-merkel-denied-knowledge/
- ‘compare it’ tweet i made https://twitter.com/arambartholl/status/434373494965403649
- blog specialised on hoaxes reporting about the case http://wafflesatnoon.com/germany-swastika-building/
- blog post about swatiskas in architecture floor plans http://weburbanist.com/2013/01/13/crossed-up-9-twisted-swastika-shaped-buildings/
https://twitter.com/arambartholl/status/434295582698401793
https://twitter.com/tomben2512/status/434334766155202560
The picture was doubted by many users. Some of them took the effort to point out the fake. ..
https://twitter.com/Palladin6/status/434414165176750080
…while others users were wondering about the broken NYT link (which never existed) :))
Troll Culture, A comprehensive Guide
http://nm.merz-akademie.de/2012/03/troll-culture-a-comprehensive-guide/
Stefan Krappitz finished his studies with the essay Troll Culture, A comprehensive Guide. It can be read online through a typical imageboard interface. Other options are free PDF dowmlod and print on demand at lulu.com. The book introduces the history of trolling on- and offline and how 4chan, the “best and worst place” on the Internet, became its new incubator. Stefan is brave enough to teach his readers how to be a troll and how to defend yourself against trolls. Stefan gives his definition of what trolling is on page 35:
Trolling is the act of disrupting people for personal amusement or the amusement of many.
This book is required reading for anybody interested in a differentiated discussion of trolling. Forget your prejudices about anonymity, hostility and jerkiness of trolls. Trolling is a art.
Problem?
YEAHH!! congrats @falkenberg1 !!