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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Lane3 who wrote (77037)	10/9/2003 9:30:31 AM
From: epicure	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 82486

Part 2 - The Psychology of Aggression on the Internet Weeks 4, 5 and 6 Lecturer: Grant Jeffrey, Southcraig, e-mail gr.jeffrey@napier.ac.uk, phone 455-6276. This series of 3 lectures will provide students with a new context (the Internet) in which to apply and develop previous studies of aggression and interpersonal interaction. Students will be encouraged both to apply established social psychological theory and to critically appraise recent academic work in this new area. Topics will include disinhibited behaviour on the net, deindividuation, multiple identities, violence in on-line communities, flaming, group dynamics of cyberspace, and a brief look at gender issues in internet communication. Useful text books include: JOINSON, A (2002) 'Unserstanding the Psychology of Internet Behaviour' Palgrave Macmillan; ISBN: 0333984684 (consider buying if interested in this topic) GACKENBACK, J (1998) 'Psychology and the Internet: Intrapersonal, Interpersonal and Transpersonal Implications' The Academic Press WALLACE, P (1999) 'The Psychology of the Internet' Internet Links:- Beware Internet Resources; peer review is rare and academic standards vary dramatically. If you are new to the web get used to searching for good sites yourself - get started at: www.pacarras.demon.co.uk/searchengines/ Also useful is the following tutorial site which has it's own excellent set of links www.vts.rdn.ac.uk/psych/index.htm The Psychology of Cyberspace rider.edu Beyond Flaming: How to fight fair on-line windweaver.com The future is cyborgs... psychotechnology.com Is the Internet affecting the social skills of our children? sierrasource.com Internet aggression against Serbia? emperors-clothes.com Women halting on-line abuse haltabuse.org Network Abuse Clearing House abuse.net Cyber Criminals Most Wanted ccmostwanted.com The Psychology of Flaming egodeath.com A web of violence? pbs.org Flamewars… personal.u-net.com Aggression psych.upenn.edu

To: Lane3 who wrote (77037)	10/9/2003 11:46:32 AM
From: one_less	Respond to of 82486

Look Karen, you are being dishonorable. You took a counter position on the mojo scenario. You tried several times to levy a rational challenge that would expose an errant component of the mojo hypo. None of them panned out. Then you joined leagues with solon who isn’t bound by rational challenges he simply disguises his personal attacks by creating a strawman that he can defend with grandiose self congratulation. Apparently that was more comfortable for you than just refining your own view, and continuing to flush out the mojo scenario. I found it objectionable and said so. You resented that. You did a good job of creating your own hypo as a challenge but took some gruff over that (from everyone), this increased your resentment. You began to be irresponsive to the opposing rationale that was related to the topic and cozied up with the solon camp. Here we have solon’s most recent post, following the consistent tone and similar content that he has posted to or about me for a month (some where in the neighborhood of a hundred times) and which you have endorsed. ”…a bizarre neurotic and deranged little monster with a crippling anality. He comes on board with a stupid scenario where he wishes to justify bigotry. He doesn’t like having his conduct exposed, neither do you. X and Rambi don’t like to see it either. I get that. You challenged me on my response to solon, chris, and you; but since their positioning had little to do with advancing the discussion you found your self in a wolf pack that had little to do but lick itself and howl in the night. You remembered having been genuine in the early part of the mojo hypo and frequently refered to that, even remembering wrongly that you had actually authored the mojo belief statement. Ah … finally you have a chance to make a legitimate slam on me so you began pointing at that statement and commenting how hilarious it is that I have not been more complimentary of you. Except, you were mistaken. I pointed out that I had authored the belief statement and had repeatedly copied and pasted it into related posts. More laughter from you, challenging me to prove it. Gosh you must have been excited about some sort of vindication...except I did prove it. Silence, more resentment…and we see a new tactic “poor Rambi” the queen of respectability shows up to champion your complaint against me. Except she hasn’t got much of a leg to stand on, other than being a caring friend of yours. Shucks, that didn’t get you what you wanted either. What’s left? Hateful name calling and personal insults from Karen… How insulting and personal is all of this. It is disgraceful. It must be humiliating. I am only the messenger, and a responsive one at that. This is your conduct over the last month. If you want to get over it… acknowledge it, correct it, change it going forward. If you don’t, well you are stuck. But, you have solon, what ever you think of him to bolster you to continue in the above. You have been managed by him ... that may be why you missed it, if you did. The fraid not at the end of your rope.

To: Lane3 who wrote (77037)	10/9/2003 12:15:53 PM
From: epicure	Respond to of 82486

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To: Lane3 who wrote (77037)	10/9/2003 12:23:46 PM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 82486

I do not even recall the exchange that you have provided the set up to. I remember the comment to you, vaguely, but not the exchange with Rambi. Since I was skimming, it appeared to me a bristling reaction to your comment about being sheltered, not worth my dwelling on. Maybe that is negligent skimming, but then, I am not sure I have any reason to get involved with a spat between Jewel and Rambi, and I did not comment on it at all yesterday, except to note that (yesterday) he used the word intelligence as an equivalent to information. I do not see that ignoring this is a matter of enabling anything. I like Rambi alot, but it is not beyond my imagination that she butted in precipitously, which seemed all that was being claimed, and, in any event, I didn't remember the exchange. I will consider, at your behest, whether I have somehow dropped the ball, but on the face of it, I do not see it. As for the dance, I have no idea what you are talking about. We examined various issues, including my objections to his scenario, where he finally said something that made better sense to me; his irascibility, where I thought I had made progress in making him think about toning it down; and other matters. We were not on the same "team", hence could not have had an "end zone dance". We were merely having a successful conversation, and enjoying the relief of it............