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<div>Removal by request/discussion granted. Funny idea for a joke your friend had there, by the way [[User:Spirou|Spirou]] 12:02, 31 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
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:Deleted; And you have already deleted the [[Goon]] entry with your name. Hope this solve the situation [[User:Spirou|Spirou]] 12:06, 31 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
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Thanks! (as for their idea of a joke, don't look at me -_-) [[User:124.213.196.23|124.213.196.23]] 12:08, 31 October 2007 (UTC)</div>124.213.196.23//en.wikifur.com/wiki/GoonGoon2007-10-31T12:01:10Z<p>124.213.196.23: Hi this is Xythar, I am a goon but not a furry, thus removing myself from the list. Thanks!</p>
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<div>A '''Goon''' is a netizen who has an active account on the [[Something Awful]] [[forum]]s. Goons have become infamous for trolling groups such as the [[otherkin]], [[wikipedia:anime|anime]] fandom, and [[furry fandom]]. This often involves gimmick pranks, stirring up trouble in those communities via defacing, or an invasion in the form of a swarm (referred to as a '''Goon Rush''', an homage to the '''Zerg Rush''' from Blizzard's [[wikipedia:StarCraft|StarCraft]]).<br />
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It is notable that not all goons act this way -- Something Awful's rules explicitly state that defacing, harassing, or invading other forums or communities is not permitted and subject to account banning.<ref>[http://www.somethingawful.com/d/forum-rules/forum-rules.php?page=1 Something Awful's forum rules]</ref> However, action is rarely taken against users who turn their online behavior into real-world harassment.{{fact}} Compounding the issue is the large volume of lurkers and unregistered users on Something Awful's forums who take it upon themselves to commit such acts of harassment, both on the Internet and in real life.<br />
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== Goons and the furry ==<br />
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The relationship between the furry fandom at large and Something Awful is strained, due in large part to the actions of the Something Awful writers' regular "showcasing" of personal furry websites in their "Awful Link of the Day" feature throughout the early 2000's and the resultant trolling and DDoS attacks taken on the owners of such sites.<br />
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==== Real life trolling ====<br />
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Along with the normal forum/community/journal trolling, some individual goons have taken it upon themselves to "invade" a [[furry convention]] or similar meetup. Incidents have been reported at [[Texas Furry Con]]<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20050311035405/http://www.viewfromuphere.com/writings/000122.php Goons and Texas Furry Con 2004]</ref>, [[Feral]]{{fact}}, and [[Anthrocon]]{{fact}}.<br />
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==== Griefers ====<br />
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Many online games (such as [[Second Life]]) refer to this trolling as '''Griefing'''. Some better-known goon griefer groups include the Second Life-based [[W-hat]] and the now-defunct "Voted 5". While W-Hat mostly has become a benign group in recent years, the Voted 5 group was the more outright destructive group and as a result was banned entirely from the Second Life grid in the fall of 2006.{{fact}}<br />
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==== Furry goons ====<br />
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Some goons are also furries. Known goons include [[Verix]], [[Foggy]], [[Necco]], [[Evol]], [[Banrai]], [[Tiltwolfe]], [[Vitae]], [[Quilrynn]], [[Phenoix]], [[Malkith0]], [[Og Oggilby]], [[Abraham]], and [[Bricket Seppish]].<br />
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== See also ==<br />
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*[[Trolls]]<br />
*[http://www.slhistory.org/index.php/W-Hat W-hat] on the [[SL History Wiki]]<br />
*[http://www.slhistory.org/index.php/Voted_5 Voted 5] on the SL History Wiki<br />
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