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Über troll und trolling als ein häufiges Netzphänomen haben Herring und Donath auch wissenschaftlich gearbeitet. Anbei die vorzügliche, empirisch gesättigte Definition von Susan Herring (ihr ganzer Artikel ist überaus lesenswert):
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Trolling entails luring others into pointless and time-consuming discussions. The name derives from the practice used in fishing where a baited line is dragged behind a boat (Oxford English Dictionary, 1992), although some Internet discourse refers to the troll as a fictional monster waiting under the bridge to snare innocent bystanders. Trolling often starts with a message that is “intentionally incorrect but not overly controversial." In this respect, trolling contrasts with flaming, which is “[a]n electronic mail or Usenet news message intended to insult, provoke or rebuke, or the act of sending such a message”(Free Online Dictionary of Computing, 1998). Trolling further differs from flaming in that the goal of flame bait is to incite any and all readers, whereas the goal of a troll is to draw in particularly naïve or vulnerable readers. Catching inexperienced users or “newbies” is a commonly stated aim of trollers (Andrew, 1996; Donath, 1999). As one Internet user, Andrew,2states on his web site dedicated to trolling, “The object of recreational trolling is to sit back and laugh at all those gullible idiots that will believe *anything*” (Andrew, 1996). In practice, however, trolling and flaming often merge, in that in both cases, there is intent to disrupt the on-going conversation, and both can lead to extended aggravated argument. Donath characterizes trolling as “a game about identity deception” (Donath, 1999, p. 45) in which all the participants are not cognizant of the nature of the game. The troller tries to write something deceptive, but not blatantly so, in order to attract the maximum number of responses (Andrew, 1996; Donath, 1999).
Gruß und WH,
Carcano
Über troll und trolling als ein häufiges Netzphänomen haben Herring und Donath auch wissenschaftlich gearbeitet. Anbei die vorzügliche, empirisch gesättigte Definition von Susan Herring (ihr ganzer Artikel ist überaus lesenswert):
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Trolling entails luring others into pointless and time-consuming discussions. The name derives from the practice used in fishing where a baited line is dragged behind a boat (Oxford English Dictionary, 1992), although some Internet discourse refers to the troll as a fictional monster waiting under the bridge to snare innocent bystanders. Trolling often starts with a message that is “intentionally incorrect but not overly controversial." In this respect, trolling contrasts with flaming, which is “[a]n electronic mail or Usenet news message intended to insult, provoke or rebuke, or the act of sending such a message”(Free Online Dictionary of Computing, 1998). Trolling further differs from flaming in that the goal of flame bait is to incite any and all readers, whereas the goal of a troll is to draw in particularly naïve or vulnerable readers. Catching inexperienced users or “newbies” is a commonly stated aim of trollers (Andrew, 1996; Donath, 1999). As one Internet user, Andrew,2states on his web site dedicated to trolling, “The object of recreational trolling is to sit back and laugh at all those gullible idiots that will believe *anything*” (Andrew, 1996). In practice, however, trolling and flaming often merge, in that in both cases, there is intent to disrupt the on-going conversation, and both can lead to extended aggravated argument. Donath characterizes trolling as “a game about identity deception” (Donath, 1999, p. 45) in which all the participants are not cognizant of the nature of the game. The troller tries to write something deceptive, but not blatantly so, in order to attract the maximum number of responses (Andrew, 1996; Donath, 1999).
Gruß und WH,
Carcano
