18-11-2014, 04:43 PM
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Re: Does the internet facilitate unpleasant behaviour?
Originally Posted by Jem
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Yes it does, and because they are anonymous there are much more of them now, in the old days it was impossible to be an anonymous bully, indeed even if you wrote a letter to the editor of a newspaper you had to supply your name and address which could be checked before publication. The internet is a paradise for the more cowardly type of bully, doesn't have to give any personal details just hides behind the screen and blasts away at the selected victim.
In my short internet experience I noticed they are experts on forum rules and always quote them like "I am a member of this forum and am entitled to say what I want to say, that's my right...blah blah blah" They balance on the edge of the rules all the time.
I’ve found the best thing to do with them is completely ignore them.
18-11-2014, 05:04 PM
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Re: Does the internet facilitate unpleasant behaviour?
Originally Posted by Older git
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I`m a little bit wiser now but my first forays resulted in meeting some very nasty folks who destroyed ostensibly nice places to swap messages.
18-11-2014, 10:41 PM
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Re: Does the internet facilitate unpleasant behaviour?
Originally Posted by Julie1962
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It can be really easy, someone recognised my dogs on one forum, and was most unpleasant kept turning up here, in the end my husband had to have words ! Another forum one of the mods went a bit mad and started sending child porn to selected female members, they had our addresses as we had to give them when we joined for a welcome pack to be sent out. When he threatened to come and see me because I complained the police had to arrest him quicker than they wanted to. That was a big national TV stations forum too somewhere you sort of expect better behaviour.
18-11-2014, 11:45 PM
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Re: Does the internet facilitate unpleasant behaviour?
Originally Posted by Julie1962
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It can be really easy, someone recognised my dogs on one forum, and was most unpleasant kept turning up here, in the end my husband had to have words ! Another forum one of the mods went a bit mad and started sending child porn to selected female members, they had our addresses as we had to give them when we joined for a welcome pack to be sent out. When he threatened to come and see me because I complained the police had to arrest him quicker than they wanted to. That was a big national TV stations forum too somewhere you sort of expect better behaviour.
Julie that's awful. I'd have been getting very frightened I think. I hope you well and truly got rid of him in the end.
I suspect the type of person who trolls on the internet, probably isn't a nice sort of person in real life either.
19-11-2014, 07:10 AM
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Re: Does the internet facilitate unpleasant behaviour?
Originally Posted by Honey
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speak for yourself, I don't set out to upset anyone whether online or in the real world, life's too short but if they have a go at me I can give as good as I get
I did not say YOU did.
Yes, I can give as good as I get these days too
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