Table 1.
Description of the attributes of the used dataset.
Attribute name | Description |
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Is-Troll | Class labeling. |
Body | This attribute indicates text based feature written and posted by the reviewer or user on Reddit portal. |
Score | Sentiment polarity of the given comment text (-1 is negative and 1 is positive. |
Ups | The number of like the reviewer has gotten on his/her comments and reviews texts through the Reddit platform. |
Down | This attribute represents the number of dislikes received by the reviewer on his/her posts and comments. |
Link_karma | This attribute is similar the comment karma. Conversely, link karma property does not expose the karma of the comments, but the karma of published posts of the user. |
Comment_karma | In the Reddit forum, this property symbolizes the user's karma. Users who are rude, spamming, or spreading hoaxes are likely to have a lower karma than those who do not engage in such behavior. |
Has_verified_email | If the user or reviewer has a verified email address, this characteristic is displayed. In the event that this address is not verified, it could imply that the author just set up the phony profile for the purpose of making troll posts and has since abandoned it. |
Is_gold | There are two possible values for this attribute: 1 or nil. Users with accounts worth at least $1 are eligible for premium participation. Because premium membership on this network costs money, users who have it are less likely to be trolls. |
Controversiality | Moderators on the Reddit platform are known for referring to hoaxes and controversial posts. The controversial characteristic means that the user has previously had a post rated as controversial. Moderators may have already flagged certain posts or comments from an account belonging to a persistent troll. |