Account Agresivity In Daring Forum (Descriptive Analysis on Reddit R/Indonesia Daring Forum)

Abstract

In the virtual world, discussions change shape in order to adjust to the timeless nature of the Internet; resulting in open discussions that can last for days. A little obstacle begins to emerge when the number of participants in the discussion starts to be large, the communication stream becomes chaotic due to comments being spread so quickly. In that forum, there are some people in charge of moderating ongoing discussions; moderators. However, because the internet has no time limits, the moderators can't keep an eye on every discussion throughout the day because they have other activities. The lack of overcoming the obstacles creates other obstacles, such as the emergence of anonymous accounts without genuine identities that voiced the expression of those who crossed the limits of compulsion -- even offending the feelings of others who were there, or even violating the rules of the space. This research aims to find out and determine what drives people to act aggressively in a cyber-world forum, then see if the presence of law enforcement figures active in enforcing the rules in the forum affects people in civilised discussions. The research method used in this research is qualitative descriptive with the tradition of phenomenological research. Using Argumentativeness Theory, Verbal Aggression Theory and Deindividuation Theory to find out the Online Disinhibition Effect.

The results of this study show that moderators have an influence in moderating the course of discussion among participants, but the influence will be more noticeable when the moderator has the power to punish participants who violate the rules of discussion. Because in a forum where the moderator appears to be active, when a participant begins to be verbally aggressive, it can be immediately reminded or punished compared to a forum in which the moderators are less active.