Cyberhooliganism, Part II

Hi,

Well, I have started investigating and exploring Cyberhooliganism. As I am diving into it, few main issues have arisen -

* It seems that there is no definite _denomination_ for cyberhooligans. Some call them cyberpunks, some call them cyberhooligans, I believe Prof. John Suler himself called them 'The Bad Boys of Cyberspace'. Isn't there a leading denomination for the phenomenon?

* What is the most popular _definition_ for a cyberhooligan ?

* What differs the online character from the offline fellow ? There is this thing about who are those cyberhooligans. What is the relevance between the cyberhooligan and the offline hooligan ? Is it that people in the offline world repress impulses and let themselves express those impulses in the cyberspace, which is characterized by disinhibition ? or is it that people, that are aggressive by nature, are the typical cyberhooligans ?

What do you think ? I will be glad to hear any ideas, opinions or even references you have.

Thanks,
Angie
smtm@newmail.net

Replies:

Re: Cyberhooliganism, Part II, by John, 01/22/01 Re: Cyberhooliganism, Part II, by Jeri Maier, 02/03/01 Re: Cyberhooliganism, Part II, by John, 02/05/01

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