#10 - Trolling in the deep

The focus group discusses representative democracy (No, really)

Stop the press takes a look at the new found obsession with “trolling”

• Charlotte Dawson - Trolling victim
• Claire Connelly asks people to dob in a troll
• The Herald Sun shares their trolling expertise
• Catherine Deveny returns to The Age to advise on dealing with trolls
• Is trolling a free speech issue?

Nancy Cato tells us what she’s got stuck in her craw.

• ‘Destroying the Joint’ Mr Jones? You bet we are!
• Gerard is not amused

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[Matthew Of Canberra]

Yay for wonky!

I haven't listened yet, but Mr HTML says that King's Tribute link is broked.

[Jeremy Sear]

BODGY HTML FIXED

PS I have a better answer for our correspondent but next time.

[Matthew Of Canberra]

Some links that talk about that business with the repairman:

http://www.abc.net.au/austory/content/2007/s2030115.htm

http://www.wej.com.au/adc/Oration%2BS.Littlemore.html

Search for "Benny Mendoza" for a few random snippets here and there.

[Jack]

Even aged 7 yrs I knew there was something creepy about Fee Fee Bear.

[Jeremy]

I had no idea what you were talking about until I watched this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShFb_SL-ntE

[Jack]

Wow, I didn't know that was on youtube.

So in case anyone's wondering what this is about, the young woman in that youtube clip is the Nancy Cato who presents this week's What's Stuck In My Craw. Only somewhat younger, in a 1960s children's TV show, The Magic Circle Club, a production of what was then ATV-0, now Network Ten.

The bear in that clip is Fred Bear, not Fee Fee Bear who was played by John-Michael Howson.

Yep, J-MH in a bear suit influenced a generation of Australian school children. Can you bear it? (I'd rather not. - Ed.)

[Howard,B.]

The most egregious facet of these recent 'trolling' tribulations is the conflation between the unimaginative and cretinous personal abuse of Neanderthals, and the subtle psychological skill that is trolling.

Trolling is the art of winding people up without them realizing they're being wound-up. I'd say good, clever trolling is appreciated by a nation of stirrers such as Australia, and perhaps it could be said that true tolling is nothing but the great Australian wind-up gone online?

At any rate, I'm personally outraged about this misuse of the term. Then again, perhaps I'm being trolled, in which case: hats off to you, sir.