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Pastimes : SI Message Filtering - Pros and Cons
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To: John O'Neill who wrote (207)5/22/1998 8:08:00 AM
From: Lane3  Read Replies (1) of 263
 
John, re: "From a phycotherapist's point of view..I think people go to the public post as a type of exhibitionism and to enlist others into the controversy..."

To me, one of the most interesting aspects about posting behavior is the way the regulars on a thread respond to the troublemaker. Some regulars strike back and a catfight ensues. Other regulars ignore the troublemaker in the hopes that he/she will go away and caution the first camp to do the same. Can you offer some thoughts on the psychology of these two ways of responding? Since there are often more useless posts generated by the responders than by the troublemaker, perhaps there's a kernel of a solution to the problem in understanding why some regulars are inclined to strike back while others aren't.

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