In Reply to: Why do people get so emotional? posted by Wendell Narrod on February 5, 2006 at 08:22:26:
Before the Internet, there was usenet. For a long time, the same behavior has been evident. Mostly male posters with massive egos lose all constraints on civility due to the anonymity of the interaction. The subject doesn't matter. There are huge ego clashes on every conceivable subject. That's the way it works.
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- have you spent much time on the Internet? - tunenut 09:30:35 02/05/06 (15)
- Re: have you spent much time on the Internet? - Wendell Narrod 09:51:09 02/05/06 (14)
- Exactly! Which is why I rarely respond to such aggressive rudeness and blatant idiocy, like in the post linked inside. - clarkjohnsen 11:58:29 02/05/06 (7)
- I notice that you wrote it; let me be the first to commend you for it. - Audiophilander 12:36:10 02/05/06 (6)
- Hmm... I've been writing for over twenty years... nt - clarkjohnsen 09:40:36 02/06/06 (5)
- Yes, but that's the first MOVIE review of your's that I can recall not being a cut 'n paste. - Audiophilander 10:48:07 02/06/06 (4)
- Thank you! But, when did you become moderator and start setting the rules? nt - clarkjohnsen 11:42:14 02/07/06 (3)
- You're welcome, but it isn't about trying to set rules. It's always been about sharing informed opinions, ... - Audiophilander 12:47:29 02/07/06 (2)
- We in Music are always sharing among ourselves the informed opinions of others. Why can't we in film? nt - clarkjohnsen 08:22:12 02/08/06 (1)
- That's a good question, and worthy of debate, but let's take that one step further, ... - Audiophilander 14:00:47 02/09/06 (0)
- If you just don't say "LoTR sucks!" you will be OK here too. (nt) - Victor Khomenko 11:01:32 02/05/06 (5)
- Re: If you just don't say "LoTR sucks!" you will be OK here too. (nt) - Wendell Narrod 11:12:09 02/05/06 (4)
- Re: You are a two third of an hero. Now. nt - patrickU 11:34:35 02/05/06 (3)
- "You are a two third of an hero." - Two Nimrod's don't make a right, but we'll leave Wendell Narrod out of this. - Audiophilander 12:50:17 02/05/06 (2)
- Re: Yes darling! - patrickU 14:13:13 02/05/06 (0)
- LoTR... - Victor Khomenko 13:46:08 02/05/06 (0)