Vorlage:Short description 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]
According to Dr Claire Hardaker, a senior lecturer in linguistics at Lancaster University; the best way to deal with a suspected sea-lioning attack is to direct them towards third-party sources. If they are seriously curious individuals, they will be able to learn more without taking up time and resources.[6]
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- The Terrible Sea Lion, Wondermark #1062
- ↑ Tegiminis: Why Sealioning Is Bad. 20. November 2014.
- ↑ Anita Sarkeesian's Guide to Internetting While Female In: Marie Claire, 20. Februar 2015. Abgerufen am 11. Januar 2018 (amerikanisches Englisch).
- ↑ Bailey Poland: Haters: Harassment, Abuse, and Violence Online. U of Nebraska Press, 2016, ISBN 978-1-61234-766-0, S. 144–145 (google.com).
- ↑ David Malki: The Terrible Sea Lion. In: Wondermark. 19. September 2014, abgerufen am 6. Februar 2018.
- ↑ Kerry Maxwell: Definition of Sea lion. In: Macmillan Dictionary. 6. Oktober 2015, abgerufen am 10. Januar 2018 (englisch).
- ↑ Chris Stokel-Walker: How to handle a troll and neuter a sea lion …, The Guardian, August 18, 2018