Poll: So where do you stand on Anonymous and why?

[Air13ourn]

There's no such thing as a collective 'anonymous', there's just a bunch of people who visit their own respective boards and talk about their own respective interests. That's it.

There is no great mystery except for occasionally somebody makes a thread thinking there is some kind of supernatural internet power that is 'Anonymous'. They are the very, very, very, very, VERY small minority and are often ignored.

 

[Simalacrum]

Well its kinda impossible to agree/disagree with absolutely everything about Anonymous - it has no organisational structure; it has no official policies or actions; pretty much anyone can call themselves Anonymous.

Thing is, there's a hell of a lot of different aspects that call themselves Anonymous that isn't 4chan - For example, whyweprotest.net is a anti-scientology website, which, naturally, is aligned with Anonymous.

Point is, one can't really 'agree' or 'disagree' with the entity as a whole.

edit: oh by the way, the notion that Anonymous solely consists of hackers is total bullshit. Many of us couldn't work our way around the complications of a computer even if we tried.

 

[opuri]

Well its kinda impossible to agree/disagree with absolutely everything about Anonymous - it has no organisational structure; it has no official policies or actions; pretty much anyone can call themselves Anonymous.

Thing is, there's a hell of a lot of different aspects that call themselves Anonymous that isn't 4chan - For example, whyweprotest.net is a anti-scientology website, which, naturally, is aligned with Anonymous.

Point is, one can't really 'agree' or 'disagree' with the entity as a whole.

Because it is not an entity.

 

[Jordan_17]

It is quite clear that no one in this thread knows who Anonymous really are.

Enlighten us?

They aren't elite hackers, nor do they think they are. They sit looking at funny pictures on the internet and occasionally they decide they don't like something.

 

[Kiefer13]

They're the Chaotic Neutral of the internet. They've done both great things and horrible things, and it would be ridiculous to try and put either the praise or blame for anything they've done as a 'group' on any specific individual(s) amongst them.

That said, as a concept, I feel they're an important demonstration of the internet's power to rally people together in support of a cause. I'm also fully supportive of their Pro Wikileaks campaign, amongst other things.

 

[opuri]

It is quite clear that no one in this thread knows who Anonymous really are.

Enlighten us?

They aren't elite hackers, nor do they think they are. They sit looking at funny pictures on the internet and occasionally they decide they don't like something.

Who said they are? And anyways, some of them actually are. You'd be suprised of what one can find amongst anonymous.

 

[Talvrae]

A bunch of kid craving for attention? I respected theyr attacks on the Church of Scientology. But otherwise they pick theyr fights poorly

Oh really?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIfKLp-VIQ0

A bit different... westboroo churchfaked to have been tretened by annonymous to pick a fight against them and gather attention... hey almost begued to be attacked by Annonymous. But i sure dont support theyr atack to protect WikiLeaks...

 

[nope.avi.exe.tiff]

There's nothing secret about Anonymous. It's not a secret club. Some of them are hackers, some of them are homosexuals, some of them hates video games. It's just a blanket term for people who posts on certain websites.

 

[mrcoolfs]

There's no such thing as Anonymous. They are just people trying to "fit in" with the latest online fad. It's a meme gone bad.

 

[Mrrrgggrlllrrrg]

I think of anonymous as self absorbed children with a god complex. I pity them mostly.

 

[nope.avi.exe.tiff]

I think of anonymous as self absorbed children with a god complex. I pity them mostly.

Really? How would you define Anonymous?

 

[opuri]

I think of anonymous as self absorbed children with a god complex. I pity them mostly.

Really? How would you define Anonymous?

Leejun?

 

[icame]

I think there pricks. I'm not going to give an explanation of why because I've already far too many times on this forum already...

 

[opuri]

I think there pricks. I'm not going to give an explanation of why because I've already far too many times on this forum already...

Because yes. I like your style.

Oh by the way, i hate you.

 

[nope.avi.exe.tiff]

Really? How would you define Anonymous?

Leejun?

I wouldn't. I define Anonymous as anyone who posts on 4chan and related websites. In my experience, most of 4chan hates the Legion mindset. At least I know I do.

 

[icame]

I think there pricks. I'm not going to give an explanation of why because I've already far too many times on this forum already...

Because yes. I like your style.

Oh by the way, i hate you.

Hmm?

I don't know what your saying. Maybe your referring to when I said it was cool that they killed the westbero baptist churches website? Please clarify.

 

[opuri]

Really? How would you define Anonymous?

Leejun?

I wouldn't. I define Anonymous as anyone who posts on 4chan and related websites. Most of 4chan hates the Legion mindset in my experience. At least I know I do.

At least you can sort your thoughts. I'd give you internets if i could.

 

[opuri]

I think there pricks. I'm not going to give an explanation of why because I've already far too many times on this forum already...

Because yes. I like your style.

Oh by the way, i hate you.

Hmm?

I don't know what your saying. Maybe your referring to when I said it was cool that they killed the westbero baptist churches website? Please clarify.

Why should i care to explain?

 

[creager91]

I still think that the ones who do the hacking scare the ever-living crap out of me. Like the whole counter hacker thing that I vaguely heard about on the daily show while I wasnt paying full attention to....Probably wrong but I think it was some guy was paid by the government to counter anon and then pretty much had all of his e-mails and private info publicized...is that how it went idk but if they can and do do that at will thats what scares me, just that someone can easily be watching me, i guess after that I sort of saw them as like the big brother of the internet...always watching...

 

[Neyon]

Just a bunch of kids who hop onto whatever sensationalist news stories are being thrown around, cause some mild inconveniance and then think they are being heroic by protecting freedom or something.