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No. 44
For your first question.
It's always good to gather some info, but sometimes not much is needed.
Small things like youtube trolling takes very little info, see the video of the person you want to troll. Bonus points for looking around in the profile see what other vids they have, what they have in favorites, most resent comments, ect.
Where as if you want to blend with, say a facebook group dedicated to...IDK the study and preservation of the North American Big Horned Ram, you need to know a thing or two about that damn sheep, learn some stuff from wiki and google. Enter the community, lurk till you know how that community functions, and go from there.
Your second question was somewhat answered in the above, but specific techniques, are....well specific.
You need different strategies for different goals and targets, basic logic should answer that in greater detail.
But in point form it could go something like;
Find age, interests, beliefs. Gain an understanding of the above, at least enough to be able to hold a conversation, be it supportive, or not.
I once spent a week studying furries, only to realize that they are all rage prone, or keep it hidden.
Some people take notes, i find that has only been needed for long projects with multiple individuals that all very slightly.
In short, just get to know them, ether by watching from a distance like observing a wild animal. Or become "friends", or possibly enemies...
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