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| The '''Patriotic Nigras''' are a group of ]s in the online multiplayer game ].<ref name="GLS">{{cite conference | |||
| | first = Julian | |||
| | last = Dibbell | |||
| | authorlink = Julian Dibbell | |||
| | title = Sympathy for the Griefer:MOOrape, Lulz cubes, and Other Lessons from the First 2 Decades of Online Sociopathy | |||
| | publisher = {{nowrap|}} | |||
| | date = ] | |||
| | location = ] | |||
| | url = http://hosted.mediasite.com/hosted4/Viewer/?peid=9d1cf257-52ff-4704-9cb5-37de2ecca35b | |||
| | accessdate = 2008-07-11}} | |||
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| The Patriotic Nigras mainly disrupt and harass members of the online world ], but have been known to operate on ]. Their method of attack ranges from showering their targets with boxes covered in ]s and ] that produce storms of graphical ] that block the victim's vision, to specifically ] a group or individual. Another one of their common tactics is to make their avatars very similar to those of the players they are harassing and then to destroy their avatars in gruesome ways.<ref name="new sci">Giles, Jim. "Serious Grief". '']'' 9:1-7 (]). Pages 52-53.</ref> To further their aims on Second Life the PN have developed a modified Second Life client called ''ShoopedLife'' which allows them to bypass many of the hardware banning powers which were typically used by ] to prevent persistent griefers from accessing Second Life. In July of 2008, ShoopedLife was further modified to utilize the ] codebase to automate specific functions of the regular client. | |||
| They have also been behind the crashing of several Second Life regions, known as sims, using ] objects, or objects that create exact copies of themself, which taxes the processing power of the sim.<ref>Dibbell, Julian. '']''.</ref><ref name="GLS" /> | |||
| == History == | |||
| The group was started in ] by an anonymous user known as "Mudkips Acronym" after a post upon the website ] asked whether or not Second Life "was raidable". There were 143 members as of ], ] of which around 35-60 were active.<ref name="new sci" /> The Patriotic Nigras are said to operate hundreds, if not thousands of accounts in second life.<ref>Girard, Nicole. ''MacNews''. Accessed August 10, 2008.</ref> | |||
| "Mudkips Acronym" resigned as leader of the PN in ], ] after a spy within the organization obtained his personal information and gave it to the anti-griefing organization, ''Justice League Unlimited'', who quickly published it on the Internet. Mudkips resigned in fear that this information would be used to compromise his security.<ref name="new sci" /> The current leader of the group is known by the screenname "FrizzleFry101".<ref> ''The Griefer Herald''. Accessed ], ].</ref> | |||
| In ], ] the group gained media coverage after an attack on the Second Life headquarters of ] in which the PN attacked with their avatars bearing 'bush 08' buttons and defaced Edwards's structure with ], ] and ] posters and obscenity.<ref>Fulco, Ivan. '']''. Accessed August 10, 2008. <font color="grey">'''(Italian)'''</font></ref><ref>Brownlee, John. </ref> They also received coverage for an attack on a room where Second Life user ] was being interviewed after making over one million dollars in real world money off the game. The room was invaded by flying ].<ref>Giles, Jim. '']''.</ref> | |||
| The group was at first tolerated by the producers of Second Life, ], but after the John Edwards attack they began to crack down and now take efforts to find and ban griefers on sight.<ref name="new sci" /> | |||
| == References == | |||
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