Re:What does Stack Overflow want to be when it grows up?
by pavel_lishin on Monday October 22, 2018 @10:04AM
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Wow, actual legal action? I suppose I should feel lucky, things never got that far.
Re:What does Stack Overflow want to be when it grows up?
by duxup on Monday October 22, 2018 @10:08AM
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Yeah I was surprised they even did it, not just legal action, but legal action in another country. But that company did have a presence there....
The handful of actual legal actions never were well known, it was amusing as the dedicated trolls talk big about every perceived injustice or slight or straight up lie they would make. Even posting on other sties about it.
But the only legal actions I was aware of, word never got out. I suspect when it gets real they get quiet fast, or their lawyer tells them to shut up.
I hate the word "entitlement" because I think it gets used wrong a lot, but oh man folks perspective when it comes to the internet ... a lot of that. Users just feel it should be free and even a minute of downtime and they want answers, about a gaming forum (god help them if they just went to play games for a bit).
As for the prolific troll thing, one site I worked (well volunteered) was a popular commercial gaming site back in the day. Threats, fake accounts claiming to be lawyers, etc. The site made money and all and had some really dedicated trolls. One they actually took legal action against. I assumed it was just some kid with too much time. Turned out to be a dude in his 40s.... in fact many of the most dedicated trolls turned out to be adults. Kinda shocking to me at the time as I was younger then and just assumed they'd be young dumb kids like me...