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I have had some good fortune.
A site was skimming my feeds and had successfully posted a feed article without attribution.
I complained to the host.
Site and posting have disappeared from the internets.
Good job * pats self on the back * but it wasn’t really all my doing.
Thank you, Digital Fingerprint plugin.

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Here’s an addendum to my original post on internet trolls.
The New York Times online has a seven page discourse on modern-day trolls and their absurdities. From that article you’ll find that trolls have graduated to an ever more mean and hateful presence, even making fun of and encouraging suicide.
Even if you only get as far [...]

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Note: This article has disappeared from the web. I reprint it here as a matter of interest for those who wish information on trolls and their methods. The original article was Copyright © 2001, 2006 by Timothy Campbell.
Update: You can read more on trolling here.
What is a Troll?
An Internet “troll” is a person who delights [...]

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