Panelists:
dashiell bennett dashiellbennett.com @dashbot
anthony derosa @antderosa/soupsoup.tumblr.com
kate milner @katelmilner/katemilner.com
Jaime morelli @jaimemorelli
kelly reeves @kellyreeves/kellyreeves.net
http://lunch.com/t/10xy From Trolls to Stars: The Commenter Ecosystem Review by AlanaJoy
There are a number of segments of commenters;
- regular commenters
- affinity, but intermittent
- one article people
- trolls to come because they’re trolls & want to be wicked.
There are also typical tactics. Like “you are all morons” - predictable provocatateurs
Annonymity makes a difference;
There is a different dynamic commenting as themselves vs. personas some people create personas that are different than real life
Real idendity use creates more subdued responses
people who are fake personas make more extreme comments and buy into them.
commenting to flame others under your real name is a danger. (story about this)
Definition of trolling - there is more personal anger in trolling comments than in other types of comments.
It’s the job of commenter and moderators to moderate.
There is a fine line between fine line of comments and not letting them take over comments.
In most cases, the commenters are a very small minory of your actual readership
the people who bitch and moan the most, they aren’t the people you want to cater your site to.
