Not an analysis as such, but more a break down of the wide variety of members that frequently populate ATS. I know some of you will probably disagree
or think I have missed some (and most probably got the wrong definition, apologies in advance), so you all have the chance to add your own.
Conspiracy Theorists- This one is pretty self explanatory, after all without them ATS wouldnt really exist. Conspiracy theorists
tend to believe in all conspiracies, yet usually provide some credible evidence to back up their claim and welcome challenges to their theories
Pseudoskeptics- These members tend to disbelieve in every single conspiracy that was ever thought of, not matter what evidence is
provided. When debating with conspiracy theorists they tend to just claim that they (the CT's) are wrong and paranoid, crazy, on drugs, etc. They
rarely back up their beliefs with evidence
Skeptics- Same as above but they are less derogatory to members and usually try to back up their point of view with credible
evidence
Trolls- These members are almost purely on ATS to instigate heated arguments. They seldom provide evidence or (in too many cases)
can engage in intelligent discussion. They also frequently post things that break the ATS rules. They also (apparently) could be government agents
Disinformationists- Cant believe I am even posting this one. These members are allegedly paid government agents put on ATS to
spread disinformation. Totally mythical
Neutral- These users sit on the fence or believe in some things and not others. Probably the most abundant group on ATS
The Extraordinary- These are the most humorous members (in my opinion). They usually make extreme cliams, like being from another
planet, being a time traveller or claiming they work at area 51 or something similar. They never produce any credible evidence to back themselves
up.
Scaremongers- These members can fit into a couple of categories, but they tend to post mostly on 2012, Nibiru and other world
ending threads. Although they do use evidence, most of it is from an extremely biased source (some of these sites encourage you to buy stuff, lol)
Religious Extremists/ Atheist Extremists- These members only post on religious threads, bashing or critisizing the opposite
belief. They create lots of threads beginning with "100% proof of god" or "100% proof there is no god", and they also love to post on evolution
and creationsim threads
One Thread Wonders- These members usually sign up create a controversial thread that ends up with hundreds of replying posts. Then
the user dissapears, sometimes banned and on other occasions, say they are heading back to their time period, running from government agents, etc
So these are the groups that I think exist on ATS.
Feel free to add others or debate my descritptions, and what group do you belong to
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