Illiterate troll rips off our old posts

Nov 26, 2008 3 Replies

On Aug 7, 2003 I posted the following request to aus.electronics.



Rectifier diode with low Vf:

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On Aug 7, 2005 the following intentionally illiterate rip-off appeared here:

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It was attributed to someone calling himself "cfarmand", a name that he possibly ripped off as well.



All the replies are also illiterate rip-offs.



It appears that this guy is one sick troll who targets web based forums.



Here are more examples:



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(25 Nov 2002)
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(2006/4/14)


- Franc Zabkar


Please remove one \'i\' from my address when replying by email.

I'm glad he has moved web to based groups. He used to frequent comp.lang.java.programmer and target regular posters there. Incidentally, the illiterate style is generated by a computer program using your text as input.

What is the point? To stimulate dicussion and scape email address'?

No, just to irritate people. I assume the motive is similar to that of virus writers or children that attack telephone boxes.

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