“Uh. . . . not to be nitpicky,,,,,but…the past tense of drag is dragged, not drug.”

Abstract

This paper investigates the phenomenon known astrolling— the behaviour of being deliberately antagonistic or offensive via computer-mediated communication (CMC), typically for amusement’s sake. Having previously started to answer the question,what is trolling?(Hardaker 2010), this paper seeks to answer the next question,how is trolling carried out?To do this, I use software to extract 3,727 examples of user discussions and accusations of trolling from an eighty-six million word Usenet corpus. Initial findings suggest that trolling is perceived to broadly fall across a cline withcovert strategiesandovert strategiesat each pole. I create a working taxonomy of perceived strategies that occur at different points along this cline, and conclude by refining my trolling definition.

Verbális és vizuális agresszió online: az internetes trollok

“…3 Hardaker (2013: 62−64) a beszélői intenciók rekonstruálása és a hallgatói feltételezések közötti szürke zónáról beszél. 4 Hiszen nem tudható, hogy 1. valóban szándékos-e a támadó jellegűnek érzett megszólalás, vagy csupán a kontextus, a befogadói értelmezés teszi-e azzá, vagy 2. valódi tudatlanságról van-e szó egy megnyilvánulás esetében, vagy pedig szándékosan megtévesztő a naivitás (és a hibás írásmód).…”

Implicit theories of online trolling: Evidence that attention‐seeking conceptions are associated with increased psychological resilience

“…The severity of trolling can range from relatively minor incidents, such as "accidental trolls" (someone who is just speaking their mind), to more extreme versions in which individuals intend to cause grief to bereaved families (Hardaker, 2010(Hardaker, , 2013. Recently, the CEO of Twitter admitted to its ineffectiveness at dealing with trolling incidents (Hern, 2015), and recent high-profile cases in the media have drawn attention to the criminality that surrounds acts of trolling.…”

“…Trolling via social media (such as social networking sites or message boards) is frequently an attempt to argue with and upset people by posting inflammatory and malicious messages (Buckels, Trapnell, & Paulhus, 2014;Hardaker, 2010Hardaker, , 2013. The severity of trolling can range from relatively minor incidents, such as "accidental trolls" (someone who is just speaking their mind), to more extreme versions in which individuals intend to cause grief to bereaved families (Hardaker, 2010(Hardaker, , 2013.…”

“…While Thacker and Griffiths (2012) surveyed those who play games online and found that a majority of online gamers engaged in online trolling for amusement or entertainment, Hardaker (2010Hardaker ( , 2013) concentrated on models of computer-mediated communication and identified themes within communication that reflect aggression, deception, manipulation, disruption and success in invoking aggression or responses from others. Buckels et al (2014), drawing on personality psychology, found that online trolling is associated with sadistic and Machiavellian personality traits.…”

“…Results indicated that viewing online trolls as seeking conflict or attention was associated with a decrease in individuals' negative affect around previous trolling incidents. Overall, the findings suggest that adopting an implicit theories approach can further our understanding and measurement of conceptions towards trolling through the identification of five salient factors, of which at least one factor may act as a resilience strategy.Keywords: Trolling, Implicit, Conception, Conflict, Attention, Negative Affect, Resilience.IMPLICIT THEORIES OF ONLINE TROLLING 3 Implicit theories of online trolling: Evidence of possible resilient conceptions to "attention seekers"Trolling via social media (such as social networking sites or message boards) is frequently an attempt to argue with and upset people by posting inflammatory and malicious messages (Buckels, Trapnell, & Paulhus, 2014;Hardaker, 2010Hardaker, , 2013. The severity of trolling can range from relatively minor incidents, such as "accidental trolls" (someone who is just speaking their mind), to more extreme versions in which individuals intend to cause grief to bereaved families (Hardaker, 2010(Hardaker, , 2013.…”