WORK IN PROGRESS1. Group & Social Coordination (The "Clique" Tactics)
[SC-MB] Mobbing: Collective bullying to force a target out.
[SC-ST] The Mass Ignore (Silent Treatment): Coordinated refusal to engage to make a target feel invisible.
[SC-CH] Community Hijacking: Flooding a space to change its "vibe" or purpose.
[SC-SS] Schism-Sowing: Driving wedges between allies to fracture a resistance.
[SC-GF] Gatekeeping: Arbitrarily deciding who is "true" enough to speak.
[SC-VF] Virtue Signaling: Posturing to the clique to gain social points.
[SC-DW] Dog-Whistling: Using coded language only the clique understands to mock others.
[SC-FP] False Polarization: Forcing "Us vs. Them" narratives to kill nuance.
2. Psychological Manipulation (The "Mind-Game" Tactics)
[PM-GL] Gaslighting: Denying reality or past events to make a target doubt their sanity.
[PM-CT] Concern Trolling: Feigning "worry" for a target to undermine their message.
[PM-ND] Nudging: Subtly pushing a narrative through repetitive, minor suggestions.
[PM-VM] The Victim Maneuver: Framing a logical rebuttal as "harassment."
[PM-PW] Poisoning the Well: Discrediting the person before they can speak.
[PM-TP] Tone Policing: Shifting focus from what was said to how it was said.
[PM-LB] Love Bombing: Excessive praise to recruit or manipulate a new "Bona Fide" member.
[PM-DA] DARVO: Deny, Attack, and Reverse Victim and Offender.
3. Information & Discourse Subversion (The "Noise" Tactics)
[ID-SL] Sea-Lioning: Relentless, "polite" pestering for proof already provided.
[ID-DP] The Deepity: Using trivial clichés to shut down complex thought.
[ID-GG] The Gish Gallop: Drowning a point in a sea of low-quality arguments.
[ID-WA] Whataboutism: Deflecting critique via irrelevant comparisons.
[ID-SM] The Straw-Man: Attacking a fake version of an argument.
[ID-CP] Cherry-Picking: Deliberately ignoring context to misrepresent a point.
[ID-GO] Gaslighting by Omission: Refusing to acknowledge the "Elephant in the room."
[ID-NS] The Non-Sequitur: Posting "random" shite to break a thread's momentum.
[ID-AM] Appeal to Moderation: Claiming the "middle ground" is always the truth.
4. Trolling Variants (The "Aggressor" Tactics)
[TR-GT] General Trolling: Provocation for the sake of a reaction (the "Lulz").
[TR-OG] Ogreing: Using sheer verbal brutality and "shouting" to dominate.
[TR-ST] Seal-Trolling: Feigning extreme stupidity to frustrate a target.
[TR-FT] Flame-Trolling: Intentionally starting a "fire" to watch the community burn.
[TR-RT] Rage-Baiting: Specifically targeting a person's known triggers.
[TR-BK] Bridging: Bringing in outsiders from other platforms to "raid" a thread.
5. Professional & Infiltrator Tactics (The "Cyber-Fuckwit" Specials)
[PX-CO] Controlled Opposition: Infiltrating the "truth" side to steer it into a wall.
[PX-FS] False Flagging: Posting extreme/illegal content to get the forum shut down.
[PX-IP] Identity Policing: Challenging someone's "right" to speak based on identity.
[PX-SF] Sock-Puppeting: One person using multiple accounts to create a fake consensus.
[PX-HS] Honey-Potting: Creating a "safe" space for dissidents only to track them.
[PX-BC] Barnacle Clipping: Attaching oneself to a popular member to ride their "Cred."
