Which Internet Personality Are You?

[Guest012211-3]

http://redwing.hutman.net/~mreed/war...ithoutclue.htm

I bet you will recognize a few of these

[discreetgent]

Very enjoyable read.

[guest041110]

OK... I want to know how someone got into my closet and found me out??

Good find Nicole, thanks. I think I know of few of those from somewhere nearby.

[Guest030911]

That link is greatness!!!!

[Guest053011]

That's ancient - God I feel like a total forum whore! Pretty accurate list covering a wide range.

Some people are mixes.

Lets start with Flame Warrior, throw in a lot of Artful Dodger (often artless), a sprinkle of Duelist, a dash of Enfant Provocateur and Nitpick, a side of Tireless Rebutter, bake it for a little while, and you have a Godzilla.

The internet thrives on people like this:
Jerk Jerk is very happy to participate in electronic forums because in cyberspace he is free to be himself...without the risk of getting a real-time punch in the mouth.

[charlestudor2005]

Originally Posted by Lauren Summerhill

The internet thrives on people like this:
Jerk Jerk is very happy to participate in electronic forums because in cyberspace he is free to be himself...without the risk of getting a real-time punch in the mouth.

However, the cyber-equivalent is being banned from the boards.

[notdeadyet]

Originally Posted by Nicole Preston

http://redwing.hutman.net/~mreed/war...ithoutclue.htm
:

Great link. I didn't review all the categories, but the ones that I did see compel the question: Doesn't anyone ever just read and/or reply with no motives other than receiving or giving information? Does there have to be an ulterior objective somewhere? It sometimes seems to be the case.

[Guest053011]

Originally Posted by charlestudor2005

However, the cyber-equivalent is being banned from the boards.

I guess the equivalent in real life is waking up to realize you have no actual friends.LOL

There are some boards that don't ban at all. Check out GTERB - it'll make your skin crawl. If you're good at walking the fine line you can act like a jerk for ages without getting banned. Look at things like YouTube, MySpace - people leave horrifying comments on the work of others. Sometimes they manage to be funny, but still awful. The internet has allowed for a theatre of hate, people saying and acting in ways that'd never be accepted in a physical social circle.

[WTF]

Originally Posted by Nicole Preston

http://redwing.hutman.net/~mreed/war...ithoutclue.htm

I bet you will recognize a few of these

I didn't see Cunt on that list!

Not that you are even close my dear Ms Preston. You are a breath of fresh air.

The internet is great the truely ignorant think it should be regulated... never understanding thatwhoever gains control of content will rule the world.

[discreetgent]

Originally Posted by WTF

The internet is great the truely ignorant think it should be regulated... never understanding thatwhoever gains control of content will rule the world.

An excellent argument for net neutrality by the telecom companies.

[Guest053011]

Regulation or control of the internet needs to happen to some degree. Less regarding how people talk to each other (that's social manners) and more regarding piracy.

[discreetgent]

The best you can do with piracy is try to enforce laws and perhaps use some technology. But as a recent thread discussed technology moves so fast that keeping up with it is the biggest challenge

[WTF]

Originally Posted by discreetgent

The best you can do with piracy is try to enforce laws and perhaps use some technology. But as a recent thread discussed technology moves so fast that keeping up with it is the biggest challenge

Great point.

The flip to regulating social manners Lauren is regulating ignorant gibberish. It is just to slippery a slope. It really depends on what whoever is in charge thinks.

These forums are a perfect example. Lies Damn lies and now the internet.

[discreetgent]

I still think statistics wins out over the internet in that sense

[Guest053011]

Moving away from the idea of this forum, and toward the general concept of social regulation and how it's reflected online:

Community standards are constant social regulators, whether it's the neighborhood you live in, the faith you follow or the social expectations of your life's network. You offend your community, and they turn you away. Act like a Jerk, and when you're in need, you have no friends. Then you have official social regulators - courts, law officers, clergy, elders. Usually they only get involved when dealing with people who are incapable of acting civilized - official rules are for people who can't play nice. You can live in a country that truly supports free speech, it's still fair to make death threats, harassment and slander illegal.

Freedom doesn't suggest a lack of civilized standards. Without laws, standards, regulators and adherence, we are totally without freedom, imprisoned by anarchy. Ultimately the laws should protect our right to live as we choose, without insults and interference from those that make different choices.

The internet is no different, it's an accurate reflection of the constructs we already have. People form communities, and over time a standard evolves. Break the standard, and those charged by the founders as "elders" can turn you away. Or you can just find that others won't engage you. Get totally out of hand and the police and law suites get involved.

The only real difference is that more people feel comfortable joining the Theatre of Hate online because they don't have to look another human being in the eye as they choose to compose awful things.

Interesting article - Hate On The Internet

http://www.media-awareness.ca/englis...n_internet.cfm

Good discussion:
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5yuAre2hoE"]YouTube- Michael Coren Show discusses "hate" on the internet.[/ame]