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Members engage in such activities as flooding weblogs<ref>. ]. Accessed 2010-08-27.</ref>, producing shock sites<ref name="lm" />, prank-calling technical support telephone lines<ref> . ] Accessed 2010-08-27.</ref>, and IRC channel disruption such as IRC floods<ref name="IRC" /> <ref>. ]. Accessed 2010-08-27</ref>. These actions have occasionally interrupted the normal operation of popular websites such as slashdot.org, even forcing some websites to shut down temporarily. As such, targeted communities generally consider GNAA members a nuisance and frequently respond with technological and social anti-trolling measures such as moderation systems to limit future disruption. Members engage in such activities as flooding weblogs<ref>. ]. Accessed 2010-08-27.</ref>, producing shock sites<ref name="lm" />, prank-calling technical support telephone lines<ref> . ] Accessed 2010-08-27.</ref>, and IRC channel disruption such as IRC floods<ref name="IRC" /> <ref>. ]. Accessed 2010-08-27</ref>. These actions have occasionally interrupted the normal operation of popular websites such as slashdot.org, even forcing some websites to shut down temporarily. As such, targeted communities generally consider GNAA members a nuisance<ref>. . Accessed 2010-08-27.</ref> and frequently respond with technological and social anti-trolling measures such as moderation systems to limit future disruption.


== References == == References ==

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Gay Nigger Association of America
File:Gnaa.png
AbbreviationGNAA
TypeInternet Trolls
Websitewww.gnaa.eu

The Gay Nigger Association of America, (more commonly known by the acronym GNAA) are a loosely afilliated group of anti-blogging trolls responsible for several high profile internet trolls , as well as software products and security releases . The group maintains a wiki-based site dedicated to commenting on notable internet events and parodying slashdot posts, as well as offering a SVN based repository known as "Trollforge" for GNAA coding projects

Members engage in such activities as flooding weblogs, producing shock sites, prank-calling technical support telephone lines, and IRC channel disruption such as IRC floods . These actions have occasionally interrupted the normal operation of popular websites such as slashdot.org, even forcing some websites to shut down temporarily. As such, targeted communities generally consider GNAA members a nuisance and frequently respond with technological and social anti-trolling measures such as moderation systems to limit future disruption.

References

  1. Dean, Jodi (2010). Blog Theory: Feedback and Capture in the Circuits of Drive. Cambridge, UK: Polity Press. Retrieved 2010-08-27. {{cite conference}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  2. Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) Screenshots?. MacRumors. Accessed 2010-08-27.
  3. MacInDell Part Quatre - The Ruby Goldmine. Gizmodo. Accessed 2010-08-27.
  4. TWiT 44: Hacked TWiT. Accessed 2010-08-27
  5. The Liberation of Freenode, Part 13 Accessed 2010-08-27.
  6. ^ Last Measure. Last Measure. Accessed 2010-08-27
  7. ^ Firefox-based attack wreaks havoc on IRC users The Register. Accessed 2010-08-27
  8. GNAA unveils new wiki-based corporate website GNAA. Accessed 2010-08-27.
  9. Trollforge GNAA. Accessed 2010-08-27.
  10. Julia Allison's Blog Is Hacked. Gawker. Accessed 2010-08-27.
  11. Extreme Humor. Sepia Mutiny Accessed 2010-08-27.
  12. Firefox Bug Used to Harass Entire IRC Network. Softpedia. Accessed 2010-08-27
  13. Second Life's "Patriotic Nigras" deconstructed. . Accessed 2010-08-27.