When I came to this site, I was shocked by the lack of trolls. I didn't see any of this:
or this:
Were there any trolls here in the past? Or has this site always been an oasis in a desert of trolls?

Are you complaining?

There haven't been any significant trolling-sprees in the time I've been a member. Any trolls that found their way here would have had their accounts wiped within hours.

Due to GT's strict discipline, if we do get a troll, he does not last long. Trust me.

Darth_Squoobus wrote:When I came to this site, I was shocked by the lack of trolls. I didn't see any of this:

Hidden/Spoiler:

"lOl ur a gHeY fagget"

or this:

Hidden/Spoiler:

"i w11 h4ck u"

Were there any trolls here in the past? Or has this site always been an oasis in a desert of trolls?

This is part of the reason why the staff is pretty strict, but by and large, because this is a site dedicated primarily to disseminating information (i.e. teaching people how to mod a game) and not social communication (although this is not to say that's not part of the site - just not the main part), we have the benefit of people coming here because they want to learn. That helps immensely in providing the kind of situation you mention.

Every site gets those kind of people, though - they just don't come here often and when they do, they don't usually last long.

There are some instances if you go back into old threads, especially wip threads, but it generally wasn't intentional, but more due to little experience with the site/community.

I think I found a troll.

http://www.gametoast.com/forums/memberl ... ile&u=4703

Zero posts yet he still has the Help I'm an Idiot rank. Yikes.

DarthHamster wrote:I think I found a troll.

http://www.gametoast.com/forums/memberl ... ile&u=4703

Zero posts yet he still has the Help I'm an Idiot rank. Yikes.

How long did it take you to find that and why is his rank that?

Only staff can set that rank.

Teancum wrote:Only staff can set that rank.

We know that, but why?

His first post must have been so idiotic that it was deleted and he was slapped with that rank.

There have been quite a few.
Most were attacked by me when I was younger and less composed.

However, I think three of them were the same guy and one was just an arrogant...dastardly...person.

Fusion wrote:There have been quite a few.
Most were attacked by me when I was younger and less composed.

However, I think three of them were the same guy and one was just an arrogant...dastardly...person.

So most of the trolls are either banned or were chased out?

Darth_Squoobus wrote:

Fusion wrote:There have been quite a few.
Most were attacked by me when I was younger and less composed.

However, I think three of them were the same guy and one was just an arrogant...dastardly...person.

So most of the trolls are either banned or were chased out?

Yes

Fusion wrote:one was just an arrogant...dastardly...person.

Even I hated him, I even got mad at him. And it takes a LOT to get me angry. I still have prejudice about a certain car-brand because of him

At least, I think that's who you're referring to.

Ah yes! The captain?

I'll never look at an adzam the same way again.

Grev wrote:Ah yes! The captain?

I'll never look at an adzam the same way again.

You're going to have to enlighten those of us who weren't around for the troll you're talking about.

Wait... There was a guy named The Captain who was a real troll and everyone hated?

Captain Mazda. Used to be a good mapper, but then he started openly picking on the younger members and started throwing racial slurs against a former staff member when he was told to stop.

Then he signed up again and spammed a couple random threads with NSFW pictures, proclaiming "SCREW YOU, I'M CAPTAIN MAZDA!"

Fusion wrote:Captain Mazda. Used to be a good mapper, but then he started openly picking on the younger members and started throwing racial slurs against a former staff member when he was told to stop.

Then he signed up again and spammed a couple random threads with NSFW pictures, proclaiming "SCREW YOU, I'M CAPTAIN MAZDA!"

Oh man, what a jerk. Found one of his maps.


http://www.gametoast.com/forums/viewtop ... =35&t=8300