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'''Sealioning''' (also spelled '''sea-lioning''' and '''sea lioning''') is a type of [[Internet troll|trolling]] or harassment which consists of pursuing people with persistent requests for evidence or repeated questions. The harasser who uses this tactic also uses fake civility so as to discredit their target.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://simplikation.com/why-sealioning-is-bad/|title=Why Sealioning Is Bad|last1=Tegiminis|date=2014-11-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.marieclaire.com/culture/news/a13403/online-harassment-terms-fight-back/|title=Anita Sarkeesian's Guide to Internetting While Female|last=|first=|date=2015-02-20|work=[[Marie Claire]]|access-date=2018-01-11|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="Poland2016">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Jd4nDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA145|title=Haters: Harassment, Abuse, and Violence Online|last=Poland|first=Bailey|date=November 2016|publisher=U of Nebraska Press|isbn=978-1-61234-766-0|pages=144–145}}</ref> The term arises from a 2014 edition of the [[webcomic]] ''[[Wondermark]]'', where a character expresses a dislike of [[sea lion]]s and a passing sea lion repeatedly asks the character to explain.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wondermark.com/1k62/|title=The Terrible Sea Lion|last1=Malki|first1=David|date=2014-09-19|website=[[Wondermark]]|accessdate=2018-02-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.macmillandictionary.com/buzzword/entries/sea-lion.html|title=Definition of Sea lion|last=Maxwell|first=Kerry|date=2015-10-06|website=[[Macmillan Publishers|Macmillan Dictionary]]|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2018-01-10}}</ref> |
'''Sealioning''' (also spelled '''sea-lioning''' and '''sea lioning''') is a type of [[Internet troll|trolling]] or harassment which consists of pursuing people with persistent requests for evidence or repeated questions. The harasser who uses this tactic also uses fake civility so as to discredit their target.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://simplikation.com/why-sealioning-is-bad/|title=Why Sealioning Is Bad|last1=Tegiminis|date=2014-11-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.marieclaire.com/culture/news/a13403/online-harassment-terms-fight-back/|title=Anita Sarkeesian's Guide to Internetting While Female|last=|first=|date=2015-02-20|work=[[Marie Claire]]|access-date=2018-01-11|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="Poland2016">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Jd4nDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA145|title=Haters: Harassment, Abuse, and Violence Online|last=Poland|first=Bailey|date=November 2016|publisher=U of Nebraska Press|isbn=978-1-61234-766-0|pages=144–145}}</ref> The term arises from a 2014 edition of the [[webcomic]] ''[[Wondermark]]'', where a character expresses a dislike of [[sea lion]]s and a passing sea lion repeatedly asks the character to explain.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wondermark.com/1k62/|title=The Terrible Sea Lion|last1=Malki|first1=David|date=2014-09-19|website=[[Wondermark]]|accessdate=2018-02-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.macmillandictionary.com/buzzword/entries/sea-lion.html|title=Definition of Sea lion|last=Maxwell|first=Kerry|date=2015-10-06|website=[[Macmillan Publishers|Macmillan Dictionary]]|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2018-01-10}}</ref> |
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What makes 'sealioning' different from other internet trolling, is that the perpetrator makes a point out of doing it so very politely, but persistently.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Stokel-Walker|first1=Chris|title=How to handle a troll and neuter a sea lion …|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/aug/18/how-to-handle-a-troll-and-neuter-a-sea-lion-dealing-with-online-attacks-astroturfine-trolljacking|accessdate=August 18, 2018|publisher=The Guardian|date=August 18, 2018}}</ref> No matter how proficient your answers, information is deemed sufficient, the sea-lion will ask for more. Their goals are not genuine, but an attempt to wear you down, or make you look silly, or to deflect your focus in the argument so you’re serving them over making your point on your own terms.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Lindsay|first1=Jessica|title=Sealioning is the new thing to worry about in relationships and online|url=https://metro.co.uk/2018/07/05/sealioning-new-thing-worry-relationships-online-7680577/|accessdate=July 5, 2018|publisher=Metro News|date=July 5, 2018}}</ref> |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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Revision as of 14:53, 6 September 2018
Sealioning (also spelled sea-lioning and sea lioning) is a type of trolling or harassment which consists of pursuing people with persistent requests for evidence or repeated questions. The harasser who uses this tactic also uses fake civility so as to discredit their target.[1][2][3] The term arises from a 2014 edition of the webcomic Wondermark, where a character expresses a dislike of sea lions and a passing sea lion repeatedly asks the character to explain.[4][5]
See also
References
- ^ Tegiminis (2014-11-20). "Why Sealioning Is Bad".
- ^ "Anita Sarkeesian's Guide to Internetting While Female". Marie Claire. 2015-02-20. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ Poland, Bailey (November 2016). Haters: Harassment, Abuse, and Violence Online. U of Nebraska Press. pp. 144–145. ISBN 978-1-61234-766-0.
- ^ Malki, David (2014-09-19). "The Terrible Sea Lion". Wondermark. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
- ^ Maxwell, Kerry (2015-10-06). "Definition of Sea lion". Macmillan Dictionary. Retrieved 2018-01-10.
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External links
- The Terrible Sea Lion, Wondermark #1062
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