In the online world of gaming, Second Life is no exception. A greifer is a player of any online game with one intention - ruin the experience for others. The griefer profile has been around since online games began - when the ability to victimize real people through a game reality became a possibility.

To quote Second Life Insider, “A griefer, is generally accepted as a person who derives enjoyment from being obstructive, diminishing the enjoyment of others, preventing the enjoyment of others, wasting your time, and so forth.”

Published in Wired Magazine, and posted on Wired’s website is a current article about griefers, detailing a group of individuals calling themselves the ‘goonsquad.’ It’s a fun read about both sides of what it means to be affected by a griefer, and be one.

What makes Second Life the worst victim of griefing, to paraphrase the above article, is that Second Life wants to be something more than a game. It’s the goal of the griefer to disagree - it’s still a game.