Have you ever been trolled? If you can’t answer this question, then I’ll inform you more about trolling and whom it is done by. A troll is someone who deliberately causes controversy online. They want to intentionally upset other users of the Internet. According to a University lecturer, “A troll is an individual who constructs the identity of sincerely wishing to be part of the group in question, including professing or conveying pseudo-sincere intentions, but whose real intention(s) is/are to cause disruption and/or to trigger or exacerbate conflict for the purpose of their own amusement.” Trolls leave cruel tracks either on YouTube, Twitter or even Facebook. Trolling is a form of communication done online but anonymously. I believe trolling can even fall into the same category as cyber bullying. As long as trolls can be anonymous they will be unavoidable. Internet users read wicked, or disturbing comments from these individuals. But one may never see the troll’s face. I can only assume that trolls feel better knowing that no one can see who they are. Who knows, some of these trolls could be some of our well-respected leaders. The truth is whether we mean to hurt feelings deliberately or not; human beings need to ventilate their frustrations.
I believe trolls do what they do either because 1. They find it entertaining and have absolutely nothing more productive to do. The interpretation of trolling depends on the trollee. “Trolling can fail if users do not correctly interpret an intent to troll and are not provoked by the troller. Or trolling can succeed if users are deceived into believing the troller’s pseudo-intention(s), and are provoked into responding sincerely”. Or 2. They are angry and want others to feel the same emotion. If number two is the case, then trolls listen up, you can take your frustrations elsewhere.
I found a really interesting website called Hatebook.COM. I emphasize “com” since there is a similarly titled site called Hatebook.org. Hatebook.com is pretty informal, since “haters” aren’t required to create a login. Hatebook.com is a site where people can write and read about things that irk them. The site is a great place to vent and read about stories one may relate to or simply find humorous. Although informal, there are some rules for hatred. When one attempts to “add hate” (write about what they hate), one is brought to the “rules for hatred page”. There are 6 rules in total, of which two of them are, 1. Try to avoid “using obnoxious formatting.” After all Hatebook.com is a hate site, and everyone knows why you’re here, no need for over exaggeration. 2. Try to avoid responding to others. It is okay to disagree with others, but not okay to attack their post. When reading what an individual “hates” one can select the "me too" option in the upper right hand corner. Doing so will increase the number of people who “hate the same thing”. Note: you can only click “me too” once.
After adding a “hate” it won’t upload directly to the site. New hates are reviewed by hate-readers before being published. After writing a new hate, haters can add tags to their post. So for instance if a user enters the word “love” in the search box they will come across posts about hating love, relationships or anything else related to the particular topic. Whatever you hate, you name it, it will be on Hatebook.com, and if not just add it. Anyone can hate on this website, business people, college students, professors, and even trolls. The greatest part is the site is completely anonymous! Trolls would be in good company and they wouldn’t necessarily hurt any innocent video bloggers’ feelings. So if you have some things you need to get off of your chest don’t take it out on Facebook, Twitter, or YouTube. Leave those sites for happy people who want to network. Go to Hatebook.com and ventilate your rage!
Sources:
http://www.hatebook.com/
http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/06/16/internet-trolls-get-analyzed-by-a-new-study-though-theyll-probably-say-its-wrong/#ixzz1VDQyrhOR
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