Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Hitch Up the Wagon: Charting the Online Commenting Landscape.- Chapter 2. You Either Love It or You Hate It! The Emotional and Affective Factors of Commenting.- Chapter 3. The Online/Offline Life.- Chapter 4 .A Neurotic Extravert With a Pinch of Conscientiousness? How Personality Informs Commenting Behaviours.- Chapter 5. Lessons From #Gamergate.- Chapter 6. Conclusion: A Participatory Model for Understanding Commenting Culture.

About the Author

Renee Barnes is Senior Lecturer in Journalism at the University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia.