Rapid Prototyping of the Hypothesis Are Online Anonymous Posts the same as non-Anonymous (user) Posts on Slashdot.org Gregory Peaker

Introduction In this class we’ve evaluated papers which disregard anonymous user posts Let’s find out if the structure of anonymous posts the same as user (non anonymous) posts What is the Mystery of Anonymous Comments? Let’s demonstrate small applications that rapidly prototype this hypothesis

Methodology Current literature –Anonymous posts attract spam, profanity, harassment, and unpaid advertising to the site –Anonymous comments can be incredibly educational and interesting Quantitative and Qualitative Demonstrate rapidly testing a novel hypothesis Slashdot.org one of popular websites allowing anonymous comments

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