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By *imiUK OP Man
over a year ago
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Do you think that, generally speaking on internet forums, you are much more inclined to comment when someone says something utterly ridiculous/a bit racist/so stupid it's laughable, wheras in real life, you'd just roll your eyes and walk off because getting into a conversation with the muppet in question would ruin your evening?
Would this explain why people on forums "are so mean/uptight/need to lighten up (delete which ever standard retort suits)"? |
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over a year ago
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I end up conversing with people in forums (not just this one) who I can't imagine I'd ever have any interaction with in real life. So it wouldn't even be that I was just walking away from them rather than arguing, I wouldn't be in a scenario where I had to interact with them in the first place. |
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"Do you think that, generally speaking on internet forums, you are much more inclined to comment when someone says something utterly ridiculous/a bit racist/so stupid it's laughable, wheras in real life, you'd just roll your eyes and walk off because getting into a conversation with the muppet in question would ruin your evening?
Would this explain why people on forums "are so mean/uptight/need to lighten up (delete which ever standard retort suits)"?"
I think some people are just twats. Be it online or off. |
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By *imiUK OP Man
over a year ago
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"Do you think that, generally speaking on internet forums, you are much more inclined to comment when someone says something utterly ridiculous/a bit racist/so stupid it's laughable, wheras in real life, you'd just roll your eyes and walk off because getting into a conversation with the muppet in question would ruin your evening?
Would this explain why people on forums "are so mean/uptight/need to lighten up (delete which ever standard retort suits)"?
I think some people are just twats. Be it online or off."
Yes, but do you engage them in r/l?
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
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What RubyWoo said.
If I do encounter racism/sexism/homophobia or anything else I think of as unfair in the physical world I tend to challenge and comment, whether it's strangers or people I know.
I probably challenge less on here now that I've been here so long. I get more hate mail here than anything I get back from a challenge out in the world.
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Do you think that, generally speaking on internet forums, you are much more inclined to comment when someone says something utterly ridiculous/a bit racist/so stupid it's laughable, wheras in real life, you'd just roll your eyes and walk off because getting into a conversation with the muppet in question would ruin your evening?
Would this explain why people on forums "are so mean/uptight/need to lighten up (delete which ever standard retort suits)"?"
Do you mean there's keyboard warriors on fab ?  |
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By *igeiaWoman
over a year ago
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I am as free with my opinions in real life as I am on here; when I feel I have something to add or I think someone is plain wrong and my perspective might make them think a little if only for an instant then I will say something. How I normally do, which is calmly and trying not to let outrage overtake my words. In real life I also have eyebrows and an expressive face to work with though; so sometimes a look will do rather than words. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Do you think that, generally speaking on internet forums, you are much more inclined to comment when someone says something utterly ridiculous/a bit racist/so stupid it's laughable, wheras in real life, you'd just roll your eyes and walk off because getting into a conversation with the muppet in question would ruin your evening?
Would this explain why people on forums "are so mean/uptight/need to lighten up (delete which ever standard retort suits)"?
I think some people are just twats. Be it online or off.
Yes, but do you engage them in r/l?
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Not these days.
I have quite a quick temper though so it's probably best I try and turn the other cheek. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"What RubyWoo said.
If I do encounter racism/sexism/homophobia or anything else I think of as unfair in the physical world I tend to challenge and comment, whether it's strangers or people I know.
I probably challenge less on here now that I've been here so long. I get more hate mail here than anything I get back from a challenge out in the world.
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I encountered some racism recently, I let it go on the basis that I was 90% sure the guy was retarded / had touretts / had a 'learning difficulty' to use the politically correct term.
In real life you can see someone and make a better judgement whether they are worth arguing with. I don't argue with tramps and junkies for example.
On here it's not so clear... |
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By *imiUK OP Man
over a year ago
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"Do you think that, generally speaking on internet forums, you are much more inclined to comment when someone says something utterly ridiculous/a bit racist/so stupid it's laughable, wheras in real life, you'd just roll your eyes and walk off because getting into a conversation with the muppet in question would ruin your evening?
Would this explain why people on forums "are so mean/uptight/need to lighten up (delete which ever standard retort suits)"?
Do you mean there's keyboard warriors on fab ? "
Depends what you mean by that. In one way, I think interent discussion boards in general are a good thing because they take physicality out of a debate and force people to use wit to argue their point.
Unless you mean that "keyboard warriors" are those who threaten to take arguments offline and introduce a physical element. Those people, I find are the people who are too stupid to win an argument in real life. |
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By *imiUK OP Man
over a year ago
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"What RubyWoo said.
If I do encounter racism/sexism/homophobia or anything else I think of as unfair in the physical world I tend to challenge and comment, whether it's strangers or people I know.
I probably challenge less on here now that I've been here so long. I get more hate mail here than anything I get back from a challenge out in the world.
I encountered some racism recently, I let it go on the basis that I was 90% sure the guy was retarded / had touretts / had a 'learning difficulty' to use the politically correct term.
In real life you can see someone and make a better judgement whether they are worth arguing with. I don't argue with tramps and junkies for example.
On here it's not so clear... "
I've read some things on internet fora over the years (not nescessarily this one) that have me semi convinced that some people's fingers are constantly typing and perhaps their carer just stuck a computer under them to see what would come out.... |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"What RubyWoo said.
If I do encounter racism/sexism/homophobia or anything else I think of as unfair in the physical world I tend to challenge and comment, whether it's strangers or people I know.
I probably challenge less on here now that I've been here so long. I get more hate mail here than anything I get back from a challenge out in the world.
I encountered some racism recently, I let it go on the basis that I was 90% sure the guy was retarded / had touretts / had a 'learning difficulty' to use the politically correct term.
In real life you can see someone and make a better judgement whether they are worth arguing with. I don't argue with tramps and junkies for example.
On here it's not so clear...
I've read some things on internet fora over the years (not nescessarily this one) that have me semi convinced that some people's fingers are constantly typing and perhaps their carer just stuck a computer under them to see what would come out...."
There is that, but it's easier to see that in real life. So to answer the original question, I'm more likely to argue with someone here than real life, because face pictures aren't always visible... |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I tend to hold back more on here...
I will often type something out then delete it rather than post it..
Whereas in the real world I have no such barrier and often say exactly what I think  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I don't like injustice, so in real life or here, if I think someone is wrong, I would say. I might be more likely to in real life, as I can judge the whole situation better: body language, tone, expressions and the topic. I sometimes should walk away and I have got better with that with age. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"What RubyWoo said.
If I do encounter racism/sexism/homophobia or anything else I think of as unfair in the physical world I tend to challenge and comment, whether it's strangers or people I know.
I probably challenge less on here now that I've been here so long. I get more hate mail here than anything I get back from a challenge out in the world.
I encountered some racism recently, I let it go on the basis that I was 90% sure the guy was retarded / had touretts / had a 'learning difficulty' to use the politically correct term.
In real life you can see someone and make a better judgement whether they are worth arguing with. I don't argue with tramps and junkies for example.
On here it's not so clear...
I've read some things on internet fora over the years (not nescessarily this one) that have me semi convinced that some people's fingers are constantly typing and perhaps their carer just stuck a computer under them to see what would come out...."
Something I read the other day strikes a chord with me here and in real life.
"The biggest communication problem we have is we don't listen to understand, we listen to reply".
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By *imiUK OP Man
over a year ago
Hereford |
"I tend to hold back more on here...
I will often type something out then delete it rather than post it..
Whereas in the real world I have no such barrier and often say exactly what I think "
I suppose it does cut both ways. I have refrained from posting on a number of occasions because I can't figure out a way to word my response that wouldn't get me a ban....  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I tend to hold back more on here...
I will often type something out then delete it rather than post it..
Whereas in the real world I have no such barrier and often say exactly what I think
I suppose it does cut both ways. I have refrained from posting on a number of occasions because I can't figure out a way to word my response that wouldn't get me a ban.... "
Ha ha a monthly 1-day ban just means you are making a valuable contribution to the forum instead of licking everyone's ass. 3-day ones should make you reconsider  |
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By *imiUK OP Man
over a year ago
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"I tend to hold back more on here...
I will often type something out then delete it rather than post it..
Whereas in the real world I have no such barrier and often say exactly what I think
I suppose it does cut both ways. I have refrained from posting on a number of occasions because I can't figure out a way to word my response that wouldn't get me a ban....
Ha ha a monthly 1-day ban just means you are making a valuable contribution to the forum instead of licking everyone's ass. 3-day ones should make you reconsider "
I've had a few. Mostly it surprises me that people care enough to report my posts.
There have been certain threads of late that I've been dying to comment on, but I just can't.... |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I tend to hold back more on here...
I will often type something out then delete it rather than post it..
Whereas in the real world I have no such barrier and often say exactly what I think
I suppose it does cut both ways. I have refrained from posting on a number of occasions because I can't figure out a way to word my response that wouldn't get me a ban....
Ha ha a monthly 1-day ban just means you are making a valuable contribution to the forum instead of licking everyone's ass. 3-day ones should make you reconsider
I've had a few. Mostly it surprises me that people care enough to report my posts.
There have been certain threads of late that I've been dying to comment on, but I just can't.... "
We should compare tongues, I suspect we have a similar bite pattern.....  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Coulda, woulda, shoulda is me lately.. I walk away from confrontation without speaking up for myself/someone else. I sometimes struggle to express my thoughts and feelings which is probably a deep rooted problem. I will stand up for myself if backed into a corner and always try to be respectful to other people but shouting/arguing and nastiness is not for me. I don't want that sort of nonsense to impact my already difficult life.
Just call me a Wuss |
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
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"What RubyWoo said.
If I do encounter racism/sexism/homophobia or anything else I think of as unfair in the physical world I tend to challenge and comment, whether it's strangers or people I know.
I probably challenge less on here now that I've been here so long. I get more hate mail here than anything I get back from a challenge out in the world.
I encountered some racism recently, I let it go on the basis that I was 90% sure the guy was retarded / had touretts / had a 'learning difficulty' to use the politically correct term.
In real life you can see someone and make a better judgement whether they are worth arguing with. I don't argue with tramps and junkies for example.
On here it's not so clear...
I've read some things on internet fora over the years (not nescessarily this one) that have me semi convinced that some people's fingers are constantly typing and perhaps their carer just stuck a computer under them to see what would come out....
Something I read the other day strikes a chord with me here and in real life.
"The biggest communication problem we have is we don't listen to understand, we listen to reply".
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Ooo, I posted that. |
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
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"I tend to hold back more on here...
I will often type something out then delete it rather than post it..
Whereas in the real world I have no such barrier and often say exactly what I think
I suppose it does cut both ways. I have refrained from posting on a number of occasions because I can't figure out a way to word my response that wouldn't get me a ban....
Ha ha a monthly 1-day ban just means you are making a valuable contribution to the forum instead of licking everyone's ass. 3-day ones should make you reconsider
I've had a few. Mostly it surprises me that people care enough to report my posts.
There have been certain threads of late that I've been dying to comment on, but I just can't....
We should compare tongues, I suspect we have a similar bite pattern..... "
That sounds like you and Jimi are about to have a snog.
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By (user no longer on site)
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"What RubyWoo said.
If I do encounter racism/sexism/homophobia or anything else I think of as unfair in the physical world I tend to challenge and comment, whether it's strangers or people I know.
I probably challenge less on here now that I've been here so long. I get more hate mail here than anything I get back from a challenge out in the world.
I encountered some racism recently, I let it go on the basis that I was 90% sure the guy was retarded / had touretts / had a 'learning difficulty' to use the politically correct term.
In real life you can see someone and make a better judgement whether they are worth arguing with. I don't argue with tramps and junkies for example.
On here it's not so clear...
I've read some things on internet fora over the years (not nescessarily this one) that have me semi convinced that some people's fingers are constantly typing and perhaps their carer just stuck a computer under them to see what would come out....
Something I read the other day strikes a chord with me here and in real life.
"The biggest communication problem we have is we don't listen to understand, we listen to reply".
Ooo, I posted that. "
I didn't see your post.
Apologies for the inadvertent plagurism. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Coulda, woulda, shoulda is me lately.. I walk away from confrontation without speaking up for myself/someone else. I sometimes struggle to express my thoughts and feelings which is probably a deep rooted problem. I will stand up for myself if backed into a corner and always try to be respectful to other people but shouting/arguing and nastiness is not for me. I don't want that sort of nonsense to impact my already difficult life.
Just call me a Wuss "
I think this is true for most people apart from gobshites who usually rant shit that nobody takes seriously.
Most of the 'tell it to my face' people I've met fall to pieces if anybody ever actually does.
People are different online in the same way they are in a car. They feel protected and like the king of their own small universe. I quite like it. |
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By *imiUK OP Man
over a year ago
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"Coulda, woulda, shoulda is me lately.. I walk away from confrontation without speaking up for myself/someone else. I sometimes struggle to express my thoughts and feelings which is probably a deep rooted problem. I will stand up for myself if backed into a corner and always try to be respectful to other people but shouting/arguing and nastiness is not for me. I don't want that sort of nonsense to impact my already difficult life.
Just call me a Wuss
I think this is true for most people apart from gobshites who usually rant shit that nobody takes seriously.
Most of the 'tell it to my face' people I've met fall to pieces if anybody ever actually does.
People are different online in the same way they are in a car. They feel protected and like the king of their own small universe. I quite like it."
It's nice, as I said because arguments ought to be womn on their merit, not on how scary looking the other person is....
A triumph of brains over brawn. |
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"Do you think that, generally speaking on internet forums, you are much more inclined to comment when someone says something utterly ridiculous/a bit racist/so stupid it's laughable, wheras in real life, you'd just roll your eyes and walk off because getting into a conversation with the muppet in question would ruin your evening?
Would this explain why people on forums "are so mean/uptight/need to lighten up (delete which ever standard retort suits)"?"
No, I'm quite restrained here. You should meet me in person and I will give you the unvarnished truth |
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"Do you think that, generally speaking on internet forums, you are much more inclined to comment when someone says something utterly ridiculous/a bit racist/so stupid it's laughable, wheras in real life, you'd just roll your eyes and walk off because getting into a conversation with the muppet in question would ruin your evening?
Would this explain why people on forums "are so mean/uptight/need to lighten up (delete which ever standard retort suits)"?"
Nope. My mission in life is to argue my point with every jumped up twat I come across  |
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"What RubyWoo said.
If I do encounter racism/sexism/homophobia or anything else I think of as unfair in the physical world I tend to challenge and comment, whether it's strangers or people I know.
I probably challenge less on here now that I've been here so long. I get more hate mail here than anything I get back from a challenge out in the world.
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You get hate mail?! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Do you think that, generally speaking on internet forums, you are much more inclined to comment when someone says something utterly ridiculous/a bit racist/so stupid it's laughable, wheras in real life, you'd just roll your eyes and walk off because getting into a conversation with the muppet in question would ruin your evening?
Would this explain why people on forums "are so mean/uptight/need to lighten up (delete which ever standard retort suits)"?
I think some people are just twats. Be it online or off."
That's nice isn't it! said in best leeky breathed Max Boyce accent. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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It's nice, as I said because arguments ought to be womn on their merit, not on how scary looking the other person is....
A triumph of brains over brawn. "
Sometimes. The difficulty is that it also allows those people who are too stupid to understand how stupid they are to carry on regardless. I'm sure that's nice for them though. |
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