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rob, Sun 1 Apr 2001, 1:00)
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You were talked about in the Telegraph todayMore recently, in 2004, Prof John Suler outlined a theory of disinhibition for online interactions in the CyberPsychology and Behaviour journal. He highlights dissociative anonymity – i.e., it is relatively tricky for others to know who you are online, which allows you to feel your comments are unconnected to your real-world identity. While the unmasking and prosecution of particularly aggressive commenters has become more common, this is still the biggest source of security for ultra-negative commenters.
The paper also suggests there are elements of fantasy to the average hardcore commenter’s approach. Suler splits that aspect into two categories – “It’s All In My Head” and “It’s Just A Game”. Suler says: “People may feel that the imaginary characters they ‘created’ exist in a different space, that one’s online persona along with the online others live in a make-believe dimension … separate and apart from the demands and responsibilities of the real world.”
That view is supported by the work of Emily Finch, a criminal lawyer who has studied online identity theft. She posits a theory that some individuals see their online lives as a game where the norms of every day life do not apply. That seems clear in the case of the most mischievous and aggressive commenters who, when unmasked, are often revealed as rather mild-mannered.
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Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 6 Sep 2012, 19:53,
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Poor mild mannered Rory, like warm milk in a cosy cardigan(
Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 6 Sep 2012, 19:57,
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i read some article that because I aint got no social network account like facebook it basically means I've got a mental psychosis WHICH THEREFORE BEGS THE QUESTION WHO THE FUCK IS FUNDING SUCH SHIT
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Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Thu 6 Sep 2012, 20:00,
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right bollocks to your thread I'm off, i don't even care what your answer is, fuck you(
Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Thu 6 Sep 2012, 20:02,
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