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A Troll Warning has been issued for the Internet.[1] The following alert is an Internet emergency. (SAME code TRW, DCATE code TRL-W)
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TROLL WARNING INTERNET COMMUNITY RELAYED BY YOUTUBE JULY 22 2011 THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE INTERNET COMMUNITY. A TROLL WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE INTERNET UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. SEVERAL INTERNET USERS HAVE BEEN REPORTED POSTING ITEMS ON THE INTERNET TO ELICIT A RESPONSE FROM OTHER USERS. THESE USERS ARE CALLED TROLLS... AND WILL ONLY LEAVE IF YOU STOP RESPONDING TO THEM. DELETING THEIR CONTENT HELPS TO FIGHT AGAINST TROLLS. DO NOT CALL TROLLS NAMES. THIS INCLUDES CALLING TROLLS TROLLS. CALLING TROLLS NAMES IS PART OF THE EMOTIONAL RESPONSE THEY DESIRE. GIVING WARNING STATEMENTS WHICH PURELY INVOLVE FUTURE ACTIONS IS NOT PART OF THE RESPONSE THEY DESIRE. IF TROLLS CONTINUE TO PESTER YOU OR YOUR WEBSITE... DELETE THEM FROM FRIEND LISTS... BLOCK THEM FROM WIKIS... AND/OR TAKE OTHER MEASURES TO PREVENT THEM FROM TROLLING. TROLLING A TROLL WILL NOT HELP ELIMINATE THE TROLL. TO REPEAT... DO NOT RESPOND TO TROLLS. DOING SO IS CALLED FEEDING THE TROLLS... AND WORSENS THE PROBLEM. Update- do not worry, attack them at will... Nothing bad will happen... #weareoneweareleigon PLEASE IGNORE THE UPDATE! IT SEEMS THE TROLLS HAVE FOUND THIS MESSAGE, WE ARE DOOMED! DOOMED! *break*