<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by anonplz:
Let's be honest. While there have been "socks" who have popped up now and then making trollish posts, many of these so-called "trolls" are not new members, but rather long-time members who, due to post count or familiarity with moderators, seem to have a license to engage in this type of post activity when it suits them.
Also, others can be encouraged to "pile on".
That said, I haven't noticed that things are any worse or better than any other time, but it is indeed there.</font>
I don't agree here, a high post count or familiarity with moderators has never been a license to break rules of the TOS. Many people still think that "common trolling" is prohibited by the TOS, sadly it isn't.