Do you certain websites or people have mob mentalities online?

[froggyboy604]

Mob mentality: Herd behavior describes how individuals in a group can act together without planned direction. The term pertains to the behavior of animals in herds, flocks, and schools, and to human conduct during activities such as stock market bubbles and crashes, street demonstrations, sporting events, religious gatherings, episodes of mob violence and even everyday decision making, judgment and opinion forming.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herd_behavior

I think it is possible for certain chatrooms, forums, or groups on Facebook to have a mob mentality where a bunch of people follow a leader or a bunch of high ranking members to do stuff like spam people websites with "false statements and reviews.".

I been in forums, chat rooms, and blogs where the members seem to follow the top ranking or members with the most power. I feel trolls, flamers, and fanboys sort of follow a mob mentality when posting about a topic especially members who post Awesome when they also see the other members post Awesome, great, wonderful, good, etc.

 

[Spiritwarrior]

I often post that way only because I tend to agree with the others and like to critique on a particular subject. Some people type short and straightforward responses, others like to give an explanation about a subject. It's one of their personal preferences of posting, if you would call it.

 

[froggyboy604]

Same for me, I tend to be on forums and groups where most people have the same "point of view", so I often agree with them. I would never join a forum or group where the majority of the members has a very "extreme point of view"

 

[Demon_Skeith]

I take it the quoted text at the top is a definition of mob mentalities online? if so all you needed to say was 4chan and you would have describe it perfectly.

yeah I've seen this happen in a few chat rooms and forums (I find great entertainment in it ) and a lot of times it leads to internet lolz and chaos.