A reference for online discourse antipatterns: the subtle conversation moves that sound reasonable but derail productive discussion on Reddit, Hacker News, Twitter, and other internet forums.
anti-patterns
- Downvote Martyrdom
- Hindsight Dismissal
- Semantic Derailment
- Strawman Disclaimer
- Victory Lap Agreement
- Achievement Minimization
- Attention Policing
- Condescending Reveal
- Elitist Dismissal
- Literal Interpretation
- Meta-Grievance Deflection
- Motivation Diagnosis
- Opportunistic Pivot
- Pattern Name
- Pedantic Deflection
- Precision Deflection
- Preemptive Condescension
- Preemptive Martyrdom
- Research Dismissal
- Sci-Fi Dismissal
- Source Dismissal
- Strawman Mockery
- Vague They
- History Lesson
- Performative Defeatism
- Purity Gatekeeping