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Well, recently with the new "moderation" policies I have seen things change and also have observed the change in people. Now the following passages are taken from Zimbardos famous "Simulation Study of the Psychology of Imprisonment Conducted at Stanford University" This simulation gave people an shocking insight into the psychology of life behind bars, even in a simulated setting people quickly adopted new personas often acting complately out of character and at times seemingly losing touch with reality. Now as "cyberspace" develops and we see "onlice communities" develop these "communities" develop and at some point, someone will suggest a system of "moderation" or to keep the community "guarded" Now as a little bit of fun, I have likened certain aspects of online moderation and psychology to that of the Stanford Experiment: FOR THIS PASSAGE LET'S REPLACE THE WORD "GUARDS" WITH "MODERATORS" The guards were given no specific training on how to be guards. Instead they were free, within limits, to do whatever they thought was necessary to maintain law and order in the prison and to command the respect of the prisoners. The guards made up their own set of rules, which they then carried into effect under the supervision of Warden David Jaffe, an undergraduate from Stanford University. They were warned, however, of the potential seriousness of their mission and of the possible dangers in the situation they were about to enter, as, of course, are real guards who voluntarily take such a dangerous job. FOR THIS PASSAGE LET'S REPLACE "UNIFORMS OF KHAKI" WITH 10 GOLD STARS AND THE "WHISTLE AND BILLY CLUB" WITH ADDED MODERATOR ENFORCEMENT PRIVALAGES, "MIRRORED SUNGLASSES" CAN BE REPLACES BY ANNONYMOUS MODERATION ENFORCEMENT. All guards were dressed in identical uniforms of khaki, and they carried a whistle around their neck and a billy club borrowed from the police. Guards also wore special sun-glasses, an idea I borrowed from the movie "Cool Hand Luke." Mirror sunglasses prevented anyone from seeing their eyes or reading their emotions, and thus helped to further promote their anonymity. We were, of course, studying not only the prisoners but also the guards, who found themselves in a new power-laden role. FOR THIS SECTION WE CAN TAKE GUARDS AS MODERATORS AND PRISONERS AS TF USERS. Asserting Authority The guards, too, were feeling out their new roles and were not yet sure how to assert authority over their prisoners. This was the beginning of a series of direct confrontations between the guards and prisoners. WHEN A PROBLEM AROSE GUARDS WANTED BACK UP, IN THIS PASSAGE LET'S SUBSTITUTE CALLS AS A MODERATOR GROUP MESSAGE BEING SENT OUT FOR "REINFORCEMENTS" AND THE GUARDS MEETING AS THE MOFERATOR FORUM. At first they insisted that reinforcements be called in. The three guards who were waiting on stand-by call at home came in and the night shift of guards voluntarily remained on duty to bolster the morning shift. The guards met and decided to treat force with force. Psychology of cyberspace..........what ya reckon? It's all good fun....... :twisted:
