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</ref> responsible for several high profile internet trolls<ref>. ]. Accessed 2010-08-27.</ref><ref>. ]. Accessed 2010-08-27.</ref><ref>. ]. Accessed 2010-08-27.</ref><ref> TWiT. Accessed 2010-08-27</ref><ref> Accessed 2010-08-27.</ref>, as well as software products<ref name="lm"> . Last Measure. Accessed 2010-08-27 </ref> and security releases<ref name="IRC"> ]. Accessed 2010-08-27</ref>. The group maintains a wiki-based site<ref> GNAA. Accessed 2010-08-27.</ref> 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<ref> GNAA. Accessed 2010-08-27.</ref>
</ref> responsible for several high profile internet trolls<ref>. ]. Accessed 2010-08-27.</ref><ref>. ]. Accessed 2010-08-27.</ref><ref>. ]. Accessed 2010-08-27.</ref><ref> TWiT. Accessed 2010-08-27</ref><ref> Accessed 2010-08-27.</ref>, as well as software products<ref name="lm"> . Last Measure. Accessed 2010-08-27 </ref> and security releases<ref name="IRC"> ]. Accessed 2010-08-27</ref>. The group maintains a wiki-based site<ref> GNAA. Accessed 2010-08-27.</ref> 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<ref> GNAA. Accessed 2010-08-27.</ref>
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>, andIRCchanneldisruptionsuchas IRC floods<ref name="IRC" /><ref>. ]. Accessed 2010-08-27</ref>. These actions have occasionally interrupted the normal operation of popular websites such as ], even forcing some websites to shut down temporarily<ref name="blargh"></ref>. 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.
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>, protesting <ref>. ]. Access 2010-08-28</ref>, and IRC channel disruption<ref name="IRC" /><ref>. ]. Accessed 2010-08-27</ref>. These actions have occasionally interrupted the normal operation of popular websites such as ], even forcing some websites to shut down temporarily<ref name="blargh"></ref>. 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.
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, protesting , and IRC channel disruption. These actions have occasionally interrupted the normal operation of popular websites such as Slashdot, 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.
