# Survey: the trolls won the internet
**URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/survey-the-trolls-won-the-internet/309
**Category:** non-D
**Created:** [April 1, 2017, 3:04pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/survey-the-trolls-won-the-internet/309 "2017-04-01T15:04:03Z")
**Posts on this page:** 15
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### Author:  [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)
#### Post date: [April 1, 2017, 3:04pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/survey-the-trolls-won-the-internet/309/1 "2017-04-01T15:04:03Z")
This was some interesting research, and also a bit depressing: [Pew concludes the trolls won the internet](https://theoutline.com/post/1324/new-research-shows-the-internet-is-a-swamp-and-the-trolls-have-won?).
Let’s make sure they don’t win on this community! I am thinking particularly Sam and Eric. 🙂
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### Author:  [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)
#### Post date: [April 1, 2017, 4:15pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/survey-the-trolls-won-the-internet/309/2 "2017-04-01T16:15:34Z")
I think we should simply have a “Troll Flag”. If you sense a troll, plant the Troll Flag on their post, and let an admin look at it.
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### Author:  [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)
#### Post date: [April 1, 2017, 4:19pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/survey-the-trolls-won-the-internet/309/3 "2017-04-01T16:19:50Z")
I am planting this flag on your profile right now.
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### Author:  [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)
#### Post date: [April 1, 2017, 4:25pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/survey-the-trolls-won-the-internet/309/4 "2017-04-01T16:25:18Z")
What is my “cause”? What am I trolling for?
Insanity perhaps.
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### Author:  [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)
#### Post date: [April 1, 2017, 4:26pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/survey-the-trolls-won-the-internet/309/5 "2017-04-01T16:26:16Z")
> [@Eric](#):
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> What is my “cause”? What am I trolling for?
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> Insanity perhaps.
Sam is trolling for Afrezza 😃
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### Author:  [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)
#### Post date: [April 1, 2017, 4:41pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/survey-the-trolls-won-the-internet/309/6 "2017-04-01T16:41:50Z")
He’s also a bit on my crazy train too.
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### Author:  [@lh378](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/lh378)
#### Post date: [April 2, 2017, 1:36pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/survey-the-trolls-won-the-internet/309/7 "2017-04-02T13:36:06Z")
@Michel , thank you for sharing the link.
I would imagine that community vigilance would address most trolling activity.
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### Author:  [@lh378](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/lh378)
#### Post date: [April 2, 2017, 1:38pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/survey-the-trolls-won-the-internet/309/8 "2017-04-02T13:38:26Z")
One recommendation is that when a forum user clicks on the url/link, that a new tab opens up, rather than replacing the current tab. I would like to be able to return to this discussion, as I read the Pew reference, or simultaneously be on the forum, AND read the referenced article.
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### Author:  [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)
#### Post date: [April 2, 2017, 1:41pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/survey-the-trolls-won-the-internet/309/9 "2017-04-02T13:41:58Z")
> [@lh378](#):
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> when a forum user clicks on the url/link, that a new tab opens up, rather than replacing the current tab.
That is a GREAT idea. I will look for an admin configuration for this and see if I can find one.
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### Author:  [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)
#### Post date: [April 2, 2017, 2:44pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/survey-the-trolls-won-the-internet/309/10 "2017-04-02T14:44:24Z")
Your very own troll flag emoji.
:troll_flag:
Yeah, I’m having too much fun with emoji creating… 😃
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### Author:  [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)
#### Post date: [April 2, 2017, 3:18pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/survey-the-trolls-won-the-internet/309/11 "2017-04-02T15:18:20Z")
> [@lh378](#):
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> One recommendation is that when a forum user clicks on the url/link, that a new tab opens up, rather than replacing the current tab. I would like to be able to return to this discussion, as I read the Pew reference, or simultaneously be on the forum, AND read the referenced article.
> [@Michel](#):
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> That is a GREAT idea. I will look for an admin configuration for this and see if I can find one.
@Michel - Here’s the post.
This is an individual user preference setup. See below:
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### Author:  [@rgcainmd](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/rgcainmd)
#### Post date: [April 23, 2017, 11:51pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/survey-the-trolls-won-the-internet/309/12 "2017-04-23T23:51:37Z")
Trolls (and Russian bots) are certainly trying to take over Twitter.
I feel confident that our members are intelligent, informed, and diligent enough to insure this doesn’t happen to our lovely and lively Forum.
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### Author:  [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)
#### Post date: [April 24, 2017, 12:16am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/survey-the-trolls-won-the-internet/309/13 "2017-04-24T00:16:39Z")
> [@ClaudnDaye](#):
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> This is an individual user preference setup. See below
Is there a way to configure it so that it is in “open all external links in a new tab” as a default?
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### Author:  [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)
#### Post date: [April 24, 2017, 12:19am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/survey-the-trolls-won-the-internet/309/14 "2017-04-24T00:19:46Z")
Not that I’ve found.
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### Author:  [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)
#### Post date: [April 24, 2017, 12:23am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/survey-the-trolls-won-the-internet/309/15 "2017-04-24T00:23:47Z")
Actually, YES, there is! I just found it.
Admin --\> Settings --\> User Preferences --\> ‘default other external links in new tab’ is now checked (“Open external links in a new tab by default.”)