[WikiEN-l] a portrait of the troll as a real person (NYT)

[Steve Summit]

The New York Times Magazine has an article on, of all things,
trolls.  Long, but worth reading for those who are interested
in the phenomenon.  (Encyclopedia Dramatica is mentioned.)
"The Trolls Among Us", by Mattathias Schwartz, published August 3.
Here's a direct link, though I'm not sure it'll work for everyone:
<http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/magazine/03trolls-t.html>.