snert

noun

1. (Internet, dated)A participant in online discussions who is generally obnoxious and insulting.

   “A small army of AOL technicians vigilantly patrols for snerts (read the "The Control Room" sidebar in this chapter), but the battle is often an impasse.”

   “While members like Stinkybolthole frequently posted flames, the online community studied had one very noticeable snert, who went by the name of JH, whom from a sample of ten of his posts, posted six flames, meaning 60% of his posts were flames.”

   “Campbell et al. (2002) also point out that the posts of these snerts, which they call sorcerers and trolls, which they call tricksters, could possibly look similar.”

2. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative form of snert.

   “They suggest that anonymity on the Internet allows people to set aside some aspects of their identity in order to safely express others: Snerts need someone to react to and affirm their offensive behaviour.”

   “In online communities where anonymity has been use the uncontrolled abuse typical of Cyberspace's pariahs, the Snerts (Bishop, 2009), goes on without limits.”

   “The victims of these trollers, who are often variants of “Snerts” (i.e. Sexually nerdish egotistically rude trolls) if they have a grudge against a general group that person is in, or “E-Vengers” who have a grudged against them personally.”

   “They are often targets of other members of the group, especially Snerts, who often feel the Big Men think they are superior to them, even if they don't.”