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A '''Goon''' is a [[W:Netizen|netizen]] who has an active account on the [[Something Awful]] [[forum]]s. SA Goons have become infamous for [[Troll|trolling]] groups such as the [[otherkin]], [[wikipedia:anime|anime]], and [[furry fandom]]s. 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 [[W:Blizzard Entertainment|Blizzard]]'s [[wikipedia:StarCraft|StarCraft]]).

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.

During the over ten years that Something Awful has been in existence, the attitude toward [[furries]] has relaxed in general,{{fact}} and there are a few posters who are tolerated while being open about being [[furry]].

== Goons and furry ==

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"<ref>[http://www.somethingawful.com/d/awful-links/christian-furry-fellowship.php Example of a furry site on ALOD] (retrieved April 4, 2012)</ref> feature throughout the early 2000's, and the resulting trolling and [[W:DDoS|DDoS]] attacks taken on the owners of such sites.

==== Real life trolling ====

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}}

==== Griefers ====

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 has become a mostly 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.<ref>[http://secondlife.wikia.com/wiki/Voted_5 Voted 5 history on the Second Life History Wiki] (retrieved April 4, 2012)</ref>

==== Furry goons ====

Some goons are also furries. Known goons include [[Verix]], [[Foggy]], [[Necco]], [[Evol]], [[Banrai]], [[Tiltwolfe]], [[Vitae]], [[Quilrynn]], [[Phenoix]], [[Malkith0]], [[Skipopatomus]], [[Mianame]] and [[Og Oggilby]].

== References ==
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== See also ==

*[[Trolls]]
*[http://www.slhistory.org/index.php/W-Hat W-hat] on the [http://secondlife.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page SL History Wiki]
*[http://www.slhistory.org/index.php/Voted_5 Voted 5] on the SL History Wiki

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