I've been on Xanga for about five years and I've seen my share of trolls. From the Jewish supremacists and the Nazis to the loveable Kike, trolls are nothing new here. Anybody who's been online should know the type; anonymous haters who see to live for controversy. Now, I've been online since 1994 and I'd be lying if I said I never trolled somebody. Sometimes, a good flame war is all you really need. I stopped being a full time troll back in 2006 and focused on my real sites, such as this one. Twelve years of vicious arguments had taken their toll and I was plain tired of the quality of fights. It was like a halfhearted argument with a sick middle schooler; I almost felt bad about knocking them off their high horses. It hasn't gotten any better either. Seriously guys, a lot of your troll fighting skills have taken a nose dive since then.

To assume a troll really cares about what he's fighting for is absurd. All a troll really wants is a hot button topic that he can dig into and force an angry response. The ultimate goal isn't to win a fight so much as it is to start a fight. If I could make a normally calm and collected person look foolish, I'm the winner, no matter what else is said. The greatest thing a troll can do is achieve relevancy. If you get a good foothold in the community and build up your knowledge of certain popular people, you'll have ammunition for months. Case in point: BBDD. Perhaps you've heard of him. He picked out Top Bloggers, concocted a conspiracy theory regarding the Xanga team and the "Evil Xanga Klique" and he relentlessly flamed whomever came across his path. It could be argued that he even managed to use the victim card to his advantage, drawing in legitimate bloggers who felt sorry for him and turned against those who fought back in the flame war. If Xanga hadn't shut him down, I'm sure he'd still be here causing trouble. He's out there somewhere, causing trouble where he still has an account.

Aside from the fun of notoriety and humiliation of people, trolls can bring people together against a common enemy. Xanga has been way too calm lately. You want drama and controversy? Abortion and burqas aren't the way to go. The old ways would shake today's Xangans to their cores. What this site may need is a nasty person with zero scruples committed to offending and insulting everybody. Nothing can be sacred. Who's willing to step up their game?

What this town needs is an enema.