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In the verbal subsection of the individual subsection of the types subsection, I propose changing the line:

Use of body language (i.e., the middle finger) to torture someone

To:

Use of body language (i.e., the middle finger) to torment someone

I think that the use of the word torture is too extreme for describing giving someone the finger. Sim (talk) 14:43, 21 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

 Done M.Bitton (talk) 15:43, 21 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Sadism is the primary motivation; pleasure derived from inflicting hurt on another. Show me the bully who is not demonstrably enjoying the activity. Dismal that such a self-evident truth is not acknowledged. 122.151.210.84 (talk) 19:58, 16 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Really? I very much doubt it. That it has spread to social media might be thought innate and inevitable. But now the predominant forum? Does the content at reference 11 actually support the notion? The gut feeling vis-a-vis this proposition is one of great dubiosity. Why would bullying no longer be a predominantly immediate, in-person experience? What evidence it's now more prevalent online than in actuality? 122.151.210.84 (talk) 20:12, 16 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

You are right. There are much scientific sources that state that cyberbullying is less prevalent than traditional bullying. For example Modecki, Minchin et al. (2014) conducted a meta-analysis on this topic and state that 'cyberbullying is far less likely than traditional bullying' respectively that 'traditional bullying is twice as likely as cyberbullying'. Moreover

Sidera, Serrat and Rostan (2021) postulate 'that victimization in cyberbullying only is rare'. This view is supported by studies of Chudal et al. (2021), Fischer, John et al. (2020),

Wang et al. (2019), Wolke, Lee and Guy (2017),

Glüer and Lohaus (2015) as well as Waasdorp and Bradshaw (2015) which all show that victimization in traditional bullying or victimization traditional bullying in combination with cyberbullying is more frequent than victimization in cyberbullying only. MisterRLP (talk) 00:33, 2 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

one of the external links points to a page on enotalone.com which was moved and should be updated to point to https://www.enotalone.com/article/abuse-violence/the-secret-school-life-of-adolescents-r5639/

Sorry, I can't do it myself as it does not allow me. I would appreciate if someone with proper access can make the change. Kamurj (talk) 18:42, 16 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

in the verbal subsection of individual bullying in types subsection, it is mentioned that body language is equal to middle finger showing. this is not the case. in many parts of the world, people don't know what middle finger means, and many people use other body language too.

I suggest changing "(i.e)" to "(e.g)".  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 103.130.204.250 (talk) 09:32, 28 May 2023 (UTC)[reply] 

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Under the section, "Prevention",

"Bullying prevention programs allow schools to help decrease cyberbullying within he realm of school."

has a missing "t" before "he realm of school". Suggested replacement text:

"Bullying prevention programs allow schools to help decrease cyberbullying within the realm of school." Andra36 (talk) 00:39, 9 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Done 💜  melecie  talk - 01:55, 9 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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In Types > Physical, it says 'Stealing, shoving, hitting, fighting, pantsing. and intentionally destroying someone's property are examples of physical bullying'. There is a full stop after pantsing that should be removed. Hsnopressure (talk) 20:18, 6 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Done Technically, it should be "Change 'stealing[...]pantsing. and intentionally[...]' to 'stealing[...]pantsing, and intentionally[...]'" but I see no reason not to do it. Thanks (3OpenEyes's talk page. Say hi!) | (PS: Have a good day) 20:38, 6 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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currently this is the sentence written in the article:

"This perceived presence of physical or social imbalance is what distinguishes the behavior from being interpreted or perceived as bullying from instead being interpreted or perceived as conflict"

I suggest changing it to either:

A. [...] or perceived as bullying instead of being interpreted or perceived as conflict. ("from" being removed and "of" being added in between "instead" and "being").

B. [...] or social imbalance is the criteria used to interpret or perceive a behaviour as being an example of bullying instead of a mere interpersonal conflict. (Rewriting of the sentence to make it smoother). 2A02:A03F:617A:8900:979D:ECE1:9280:ABC2 (talk) 00:08, 13 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

This perceived presence of physical or social imbalance is what distinguishes the behavior from being interpreted or perceived as bullying from instead being interpreted or perceived as conflict

This is inconsistent with the existence of reverse bullying^[1].

Social imbalance really does not seem to be required, and physical imbalance is too ambiguous given the modern stigma against mental health "not being perceived as physical". Only power imbalance seems to matter, which can be social, physical, or psychological (i.e. a person believing they are more powerful even when they aren't, and thus if effectively intimidating also a person believing they are less powerful when they aren't)^[2]. Ybllaw (talk) 13:33, 15 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

This power imbalance also seems non-constant, able to change mid-bullying. Ybllaw (talk) 13:34, 15 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

time bullying

example: Some shops knowingly sell items with wrong colours when they don't have the ordered ones because 60% of the customers accept the wrong colour because returns take time.

definition: To knowingly sell similar items when the original isn't available because most clients accept the wrong order not necessarily because they like it but because they don't want to waste time on the returning process. It's a form of harassment when it happens consciously. It's anti-professional.

it's a form of harassment = consciously AND FOR MONETARY BENEFIT forcing someone to do an unnecessary procedure with the knowledge that some will not do the process and the company will keep the money. Also these harassers know that they have many excuses to say, and that it's hard for people to react online when a website only allows returns of products and/or money but it's in a different page the button to report the malpractice. Also some report pages in some websites aren't easy to access for lay people without computer knowledge according to the courts and not according to the harassers.

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Should we use the synonym image? Some of these, such as "infer", aren't exactly bullying actions per se. GnocchiFan (talk) 08:02, 17 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]