Mutilated Furries, Flying Phalluses: Put the Blame on Griefers, the Sociopaths of the Virtual World

Dibbell, Julian

doi:10.12987/9780300156508-002

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“…It is especially relevant to online games that enable and tolerate anti-social in-game behavior such as "griefing" (intentionally disrupting other players and their enjoyment of a game, from which the griefer derives pleasure; Achterbosch et al, 2017) or scamming, which are forms of the above-mentioned toxic behavior online. Even players themselves have often wondered whether some of their favorite games are just full of evil maniacs and sociopaths (Dibbell, 2008;Rigney, 2014;Yin-Poole, 2016).…”

Section: Linking Personality Traits and Player Behaviormentioning

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Playing mean: Does it imply a mean player?

Drmola,

Kleiner

2024

Cyberpsychology

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Games allow players significant freedom to express themselves and behave as they see fit. As a consequence, in some games more than others, we may encounter hostile behavior. We explored whether players behaving in this manner are simply expressing their personality traits in the game or, rather, adopting this playstyle regardless of them. We conducted a three-year study observing over 250 people playing the turn-based, player-versus-player strategy game Diplomacy. Subjects were asked to fill out a questionnaire to determine their score on the social dominance orientation (SDO) scale—with a return rate of approx. 54%—while their in-game playstyle was analyzed for manifestations of hostile behavior. We found no statistically significant correlation between hostile in-game behavior and participants’ SDO score. However, we did find significant positive correlations between some aspects of this behavior and their success.

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Section: Linking Personality Traits and Player Behaviormentioning

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Playing mean: Does it imply a mean player?

Drmola,

Kleiner

2024

Cyberpsychology

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“…Even if the behavior persists in the form of griefing, trolling, or becoming an archetype (e.g. [10,14,20], and [27]), moderation is a function of the site that is trusted to "key members who manage and maintain the community. These tasks include moderation, governance, welcoming new members, and building Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) lists" [10].…”

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A Novel Tool for Online Community Moderator Evaluation

Takaoka

2020

Lecture Notes in Computer Science

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This study introduces a new instrument for leadership evaluation in online forums and other online communities which was developed using a grounded approach. Questions that emerged from the literature were then evaluated to create hypotheses that guided the development of an instrument for moderator evaluation. The Moderator Evaluation Contingency Scale (MECS) is modified from Fiedler's contingency model to determine if a moderator is more task-or relationship-oriented in his or her approach to moderation and interactions with other members of a community. The MECS was developed and tested on Reddit in 2013-2014 using random sampling for Forum selection, moderator selection, and interactions with users. A content analysis using the MECS to evaluate posts was found to be a viable measure of a moderator's ability to perform tasks like removing content as well as his or her ability to interact with users. Bots were analyzed using the MECS as well to determine bias. Next steps include making the instrument available for use by social media and niche community sites, administrators, and other moderators.

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Deception in video games: examining varieties of griefing

Rubin

Camm

2013

Online Information Review

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Purpose -Though not new to online gamers, griefing -an act of play intended to cause grief to game players -is fairly understudied in LIS scholarship. The purpose of this paper is to expand the inventory of griefing varieties, consider their deceptive elements and examine attitudes towards the phenomenon. Design/methodology/approach -The authors collected and content analysed 80 (non-elicited) posts from the Something Awful forum thread and compared them to the results of ten (elicited) e-mail interviews. Findings -As a complex phenomenon, griefing has multiple interpretations and opposing attitudes. The thread results show that griefers, as perpetrators, have predominantly positive or neutral attitudes towards the act. About 15 per cent of the examined griefers reportedly resort to deceptive techniques. More extravagant griefs that require verbal interactions in player-versus-player (PvP) online games involve deception and often fall into two categories: scamming or greed play (prioritising personal benefits). The authors found self-reported instances of deception by scheming, luring, entrapment, pretence and verbal concealment in griefing acts. The interview respondents, as predominantly victims of griefs, do not think of griefing (or may not be aware of it) as an act of deception and primarily associate it with harassment (inciting emotional reactions) or power imposition (exerting superiority). Casual griefing -refusing to comply with the rules for mere entertainment -stands out as another griefing variety. Originality/value -With the growth of popularity of video gaming, libraries are largely unaware of griefing and should be prepared to address it in video game use policies for online gaming units or tournaments. Online gaming affords a unique opportunity to examine deception in computer-mediated human-to-human communication. The complexity of the phenomenon and associated opposing views are offered here to be weighted by the LIS scholars and professionals.

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Mutilated Furries, Flying Phalluses: Put the Blame on Griefers, the Sociopaths of the Virtual World

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Playing mean: Does it imply a mean player?

Playing mean: Does it imply a mean player?

A Novel Tool for Online Community Moderator Evaluation

Deception in video games: examining varieties of griefing

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