Why We Are So Rude Online

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Originally Posted by Fjordmonkey

Actually, I've called plenty of people idiots, morons, twits, fools and a number of other things straight to their faces in real life today. It's part of what I do for a living that lets me do just that.

Some of it is said with humor, some are said with deadly seriousness. I rarely, if ever, sugarcoat things in real life, and I am actually a nicer person online than I am in real life. If people don't like it, it's their own problem. Some like me way I am, some don't. All will have to choose: Take me the way I am, or don't take me at all.

Edit: I can also add that I am a firm believer in treating people like they behave. If you act ok and are nice, I will treat you ok and nice. If you are a blithering fool and an utter idiot, I will treat you as such.

I couldn't have said it better. Some people hide behind forum names. Some people even go further, and change their name for various forums they frequent to really try to hide themselves online. My forum name has always been the same - my real name. I have absolutely nothing to hide and have no qualms whatsoever calling a moron a moron - online or in person.

If people act like a child, they should expected to be treated as such. There are, of course, real trolls just like on every online forums out there that do show their real colors virtually every time they post. There's quite a few here, bad mouthing others to try make themselves feel better in their own misery. But they are real easy to spot along with their agenda.