Editing Troll (slang) (section)

== Troll sites ==
The online forum [[TOTSE]], as created in 1997, is considered one of the earliest trolling communities, predating 4chan by several years.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Phillips |first1=Whitney |title=This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things: Mapping the Relationship between Online Trolling and Mainstream Culture |date=20 March 2015 |publisher=MIT Press |isbn=978-0-262-32900-2 |page=20 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=B4weBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA20 |language=en}}</ref> A ''[[The New York Times|New York Times]]'' article discussed troll activity at [[4chan]] and at [[Encyclopedia Dramatica]], which it described as "an online compendium of troll humor and troll lore".<ref name="nyt" /> 4chan's /b/ board is recognized as "one of the Internet's most infamous and active trolling hotspots".<ref>{{Cite web|title = Internet Troll Sub-Culture's Savage Spoofing of Mainstream Media [Excerpt]|url = http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/internet-troll-sub-culture-s-savage-spoofing-of-mainstream-media-excerpt/|website = Scientific American|access-date = 24 February 2016|first = Whitney|last = Phillips}}</ref> This site and others are often used as a base to troll against sites that their members cannot normally post on. These trolls feed off the reactions of their victims because "their agenda is to take delight in causing trouble".<ref name="foxsp">{{cite web |url = http://community.foxsports.com/dwilliams/blog/2007/10/25/how_to_be_a_great_internet_troll |title = How to be a Great Internet Troll |work = Fox Sports |access-date = 13 December 2009 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100821232014/http://community.foxsports.com/dwilliams/blog/2007/10/25/how_to_be_a_great_internet_troll |archive-date = 21 August 2010 |df = dmy-all}}</ref> Places like Reddit, 4chan, and other anonymous message boards are prime real-estate for online trolls. Because there is no easy way of tracing who someone is, trolls can post very inflammatory content without repercussion.<ref name="Vicente"/>

The online French group [[Ligue du LOL]] has been accused of organized harassment and described as a troll group.<ref>{{cite news|title=The #ligueduLOL cyberbullying case is the French media's day of reckoning &#124; Cécile Guerin &#124; Opinion &#124; The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/feb/12/liguedulol-cyberbullying-case-french-media-reckoning-trolls|newspaper=The Guardian|date=12 February 2019|last1=Guerin|first1=Cécile}}</ref>