Online Discussion Participant Prints

Possible diversity of genders in online discussion.

Hello, my name is riskyy@ronny5 and I am addicted to comments boards.

The Proust of Twitter

"That's five votes for In The Midst of Winter....three votes for The Hollow Ground....and, again, one vote for Moby-Dick."

'Don't bite. They're trolling again.'

"You'll learn a lot at our book club...like how to read between the wines."

Blog Breakdown

"I'm suffering the unbearable loneliness of being right on the internet."

"I just completely disagree with what you just said about America lacking focus."

"Honey, come quick! This guy in the comment section just solved the Middle East crisis."

Too many people post comments in the heat of anger. They strike while the ire is hot!

"I can tell you about this article or you can just read the comments online."

"How's your lowrider blog going?"

The First Asshole

"Not now, honey. Daddy's arguing with strangers about the sexual orientation of puppets."

"I learned my social skills on social media. . . what's it to you anyway you stupid cow?!"

Unsocial Networking.

"Whatever the politicians might decide, I'm well prepared because I've got enough hate comments for the next five years!"

"Great! Now I'm torn between whether to post rants on X or Meta."

Every man and his dog gets to have an opinion on social media.

'And a very merry Christmas to you...'

"Hmm... I wonder what I can find to trigger my self-righteous indignation today..?"

Maybe Those Bots Can Be Used for Good

"Bile exits the gallbladder, passes through the cystic duct, gets released into the intestines, and, ultimately, winds up on the Internet."

"You never told me what you thought of 'Wolverine.'" "I was waiting." "For what?" "For the consensus." "My own immediate reaction to any piece of entertainment could be biased. I need to read tweets and posts before I settle on a verdict." "If my view differs too much from the hive mind, it's not valid."

"The hive mind has reached a consensus about 'Wolverine'."

"If God had meant for man to interact rationally He wouldn't have given them internet forums."

'I didn't know there WAS an 'idle gossip dot com.''

'Was 'don't ask, don't tell' overturned because it's impossible to keep a secret on social networking sites?'

"I've got about 20 pages of questionable internet comments here."

"Can't you express your outrage through hate comments? Your clothing consumption is getting expensive!"

'This is fun, Dad -- I'm in a flame war with Vladimir Putin!'

"Before we eat, who would like to bow their head and proclaim they no longer believe in saying Grace?"

With Facebook doubts become certainties

The Twitter logo with its mouth taped shut