Anyone else ever thought this was basically trolling? The process is similar.
The goals are similar.
The tactics are also very similar. Anonymously starting shit and waiting and watching for people’s reactions when they discover the monstrosity the troll has laid for them.
Basically when victims open the toilet door and see the pile of shit, they are like “Fuck, I’ve been trolled again”. The only difference is that this word was never invented back then.
Similarly, I believe the intentions of the phantom shitter is the same - to lay a mess for somebody to uncover and then wait and watch in the shadows, anonymous and without suffering any consequences.