PROFILES IN COMMENTING

Over the years, I've outlined dozens different kinds of comment types that people leave on message boards and blogs. They've ranged from the well-known such as the spammer to the less so, such as the sock puppet. As time goes on I'll likely add a few more, but for now the project is done and I have a handy resource to refer to without needing a lengthy explanation for each type of comment.

Here are the links to all the comment types, condensed into one post rather than flooding my Weekend Essays section in the side bar:

• Comment Type #41: Reality Check
• Comment Type #40: Astroturfing
• Comment Type #39: Calumny
• Comment Type #38: The Bleg
• Comment Type #37: The Shotgun
• Comment Type #36: The Paste Eater
• Comment Type #35: False Start
• Comment Type #34: The Orphan
• Comment Type #33: The Ditto
• Comment Type #32: The Griefer
• Comment Type #31: Pulling Rank
• Comment Type #30: Translation
• Comment Type #29: Munchausen
• Comment Type #28: Cherrypicking
• Comment Type #27: The Frisch
• Comment Type #26: Hair Trigger
• Comment Type #25: The Professor
• Comment Type #24: The Party Line
• Comment Type #23: The Linkmaster
• Comment Type #22: The Boast
• Comment Type #21: The Flirt
• Comment Type #20: Archive
• Comment Type #19: Drive-By
• Comment Type #18: Fark
• Comment Type #17: The Contrarian
• Comment Type #16: The Curmudgeon
• Comment Type #15: Mole
• Comment Type #14: Late Hit
• Comment Type #13: The Flame
• Comment Type #12: Autorant Bot
• Comment Type #11: Talking Points
• Comment Type #10: Fisk
• Comment Type #9: Guest Blog
• Comment Type #8: Grammar Police
• Comment Type #7: Off Topic
• Comment Type #6: Sock Puppet
• Comment Type #5: Rant
• Comment Type #4: Complaint Department
• Comment Type #3: Advertisement
• Comment Type #2: Spam
• Comment Type #1: Troll

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