A Target Rich Environment

Mon, 2 Mar 2009 02:03:36 -0500

Open Salon. A place with a variety of people with strong opinions on things. People who can get riled up fairly easily.

In short, Open Salon is a prime trolling ground. Hit a button and watch the rage flow. Lots of targets, lots of buttons to pick from.

Some recent events have put this into focus even more. A lot of comments blowing something fairly minor out of proportion. Funny, yet sad, at the same time.

And at this point my paranoia starts to wonder. How many people have joined Open Salon specifically because it is a target rich environment? For the enjoyment of watching others make fools of themselves? To fan the flames? There's a portion of the internet population that thrives on this kind of thing.

The more out of proportion the response, the more enjoyment a troll gets out of it.

P51mus's Open Salon Blog

A Target Rich Environment