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Any thoughts? ;-; by Copper-LightSource
I need help with my english homework so yeah
And this is a new website so it may yeild interesting results
I think we all know by now that online communication is different than speaking out loud or standing in front of someone.
And now often times, you change your words and actions and even emotes on different websites and medias.
And I think it's obvious how different it is now where people can make friends with anyone so many things have changed.
I wanted to know all your opinions/experiences about all your websites that you've been on.
What kind of things you do differently or the same, how you act the same or differently. If you feel it's changed you or your vocabulary or not.
I tried researching it and I could barely find any stuff on it because people just don't want to research it???
The most they have is on vocab and language but only how the language is changing, not why.
Not how people act
Not why they act differently
Not the immense connections made
Not how "sub-languages" are created within websites themselves.
Not WHY certain emotes exist or what they mean.
Not even alias'
they need to step up their game bros/
So I figure I could probably ask you guys and get a better response >.>
I may include your stuff in my paper just as a warning to you guys.
Any thoughts? ;-;
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yes thank you so much it did ;u;
Its so true though, with the subcategories.
Like Tumblr has such a
uh
prominent
type of language in it, that's just really in your face. And Youtube dear God no just don't even talk there the people can get so aggressive.
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People act differently on each site because (wither consciously or unconsciously) they take their cues of behavior from those already a member of the site. So a lot of times the behavior of the site itself is determined by the earliest members or the highest ranking members. This is something I've come to notice, some sites are more friendly and welcoming than others, which came from influence of members that they look up to.
Connections can be made from being in a same group that is easier to communicate with than the populace. They could have similar goals, interests, or a variety of things, including just having fun hanging out with each other.
As for "sub-languages", it's another matter of influence. In one game I play there is limited characters you're allowed to send, so coming up with short-names for referencing with is a must. Some I started (cause I was too lazy to type out "blue thunder dragon" and so instead called it "sparky" to save character space. It caught on as well as other nick-names used. Sometimes they make sense, sometimes not so much but they catch on (like giving someone a nick-name... sometimes it sticks sometimes it doesn't)
For myself, I try to keep who I am really while at the same time taking cues from others. Like when i first joined I didn't realize it was courteous to thank for follows/faves (unless asked not to) until others did it for me. There are also somethings I can safely express in one area that I can't on another site. Either because of site-rules or the mindset of the others on the site. Some people are fun/cool with one sense of humor, while others aren't but have another sense of humor that is fun/cool.
I don't alter how I think or how I treat others, but I may alter the method of expression depending on the site. (For example, one site I might say something like "That's crazier than two penguins on drugs!" but another site I would say "That's crazier than a mental institution" and yet another site I might just go "That's crazier than a hyped up kitten".. I'm still saying what I think, just using different wordings)
I hope this helps ya ^,^