Griefer
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A Griefer is some one who does things on-line with the intention of causing people grief.
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[edit] Historical Definitions
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[edit] History
"Griefing, as a term, dates to the late 1990s, when it was used to describe the willfully antisocial behaviors seen in early massively multiplayer games like Ultima Online and first-person shooters like Counter-Strike (fragging your own teammates, for instance, or repeatedly killing a player many levels below you). But even before it had a name, grieferlike behavior was familiar in prehistoric text-based virtual worlds like LambdaMOO, where joyriding invaders visited "virtual rape" and similar offenses on the local populace." [1]
"It was mid-2004, and Goons were already an organized presence in online games, making a name for themselves as formidable players as well as flamboyantly creative griefers." [2]
In January 2008, a guy from Serbia plagiarized the works of Thamiris with the intention of causing people grief and for the lols. [3]
On January 18, 2008, Wired ran an article on griefing. It primarily focused on video games and Second Life. [4]
[edit] Examples
[edit] External Links
- Griefer: FanWorksFinder.Com
- Mutilated Furries, Flying Phalluses: Put the Blame on Griefers Wired, January 18, 2008
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