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Table 3 Author intent labels in the CrimeBB Corpus, with anonymised examples from HackForums

From: Automatically identifying the function and intent of posts in underground forums

Author intent

Description

Anonymised example

Positive

Posts which are helpful, give praise or encouragement, express amusement or a desire for a product/service

If service is available just follow the same procedure; nice design BTW

Neutral

Posts which have no discernible sentiment, positive or negative

There’s currently number members registered

Negative

Posts that state a negative opinion

I hate product not gonna use it

Arbitrate

Posts containing admin-esque attempts to control discussion

If it’s a person, do not charge

Vouch

Posts that give a positive review of someone’s product/service

Vouch for this person

Gratitude

Posts that thank the authors of previous posts for their contributions

ty ty hope u enjoy

Private message

Posts where the author suggests that communication continues through another channel such as Skype or MSN

Going to messaging-service you now

Aggression

Posts that are abusive to the previous discussion participant(s) in some way

What the fuck are you talking about?