The Psychology of Online Forums

[Torn]

The Psychology of Online Forums - Associated Content from Yahoo! - associatedcontent.com

"A few years ago I stumbled into my first online fan forum. Never having stepped foot into this sort of online social scene, I laid low for a while to get the hang of it and to catch up on the posts. I was shocked to see fan-friendly banter packed with power trips, trolls, flame wars and sense of entitlement issues. It was the cyber-equivalent of a lion's den and it introduced me to an unattractive yet intriguing side of human nature."

[Cyclonepride]

"In many fan forums, members equate their seniority or number of posts to a personal, real-life bond with their celebrity of choice."

Ok, so who am I bonding with?

[cloneswereall]

"In male-oriented groups testosterone takes over as insults fly, everyone suddenly belongs to Mensa and the discussion can turn into something along the lines of locker room bullying. Above it all, sarcasm reigns supreme, of course sarcasm doesn't easily translate online"


I don't see this happening here at all.

[Cyclonepride]

"In male-oriented groups testosterone takes over as insults fly, everyone suddenly belongs to Mensa and the discussion can turn into something along the lines of locker room bullying. Above it all, sarcasm reigns supreme, of course sarcasm doesn't easily translate online"


I don't see this happening here at all.

I know. I mean, I'm a member of Mensa, but I doubt you clowns are

[iahawkhunter]

[cloneswereall]

I know. I mean, I'm a member of Mensa, but I doubt you clowns are

I'll give you a pass, but we don't need to let the "undesireables" know about it.

*secret Mensa Handshake commences*

[alarson]

Urban Dictionary: e-*****

[keepngoal]

Great idea for a research grant. I will bring it up at our next board meeting for Harvard.

[alarson]

The forum blocks out the anatomical term *****? (aka ****?)

[keepngoal]

anatomical slang term. *puffs from pipe*

[Mr Janny]

interesting article. A little preachy at the end, but pretty interesting. Thank goodness CF doesn't have any of those issues. We must be an anomaly.

[CycloneErik]

"In many fan forums, members equate their seniority or number of posts to a personal, real-life bond with their celebrity of choice."

Ok, so who am I bonding with?

I actually have to turn the celebrities away. It's embarrassing.

[alarson]

anatomical slang term. *puffs from pipe*

penįs is a slang term?

[cloneswereall]

interesting article. A little preachy at the end, but pretty interesting. Thank goodness CF doesn't have any of those issues. We must be an anomaly.

I sense that you're being sarcastic. In a serious forum such as this, I don't see a need for such juvenile tactics to try and be funny. Try harder.

[keepngoal]

It isn't the medical term. *taps used tobacco out of pipe*