Health Sledging / Abusing others etc

[Fossie 32]

There seems to be a consensus that sledging people with depression in football is bad and rightly so. But how about the people who come on BF and badmouth other posters ...... maybe they are abusing people who might be depressed too. Not that it is ok to do it to anyone .......

 

[Doss]

See my sig. You never know who is behind the screen name of the person you're responding to.

 

[T2B_]

It's easy to flog it up and lack feeling when it feels like you're posting and responding to a bunch of words on your screen, but it's important to remember there is always a human being on the other end.

 

[Stratton_Gun]

I think people that people take the interwebz too seriously.

 

[Stratton_Gun]

See my sig. You never know who is behind the screen name of the person you're responding to.

Elliot Rodger is an example of this. Used to get ripped on on misc and look how it turned out. Although fair to say he was a headcase before that

 

[Nate7]

I think people that people take the interwebz too seriously.

Not everyone has a thick skin!

I've seen some fairly disgusting stuff that takes abuse/sledging to the upper levels and I've had my own experience with personal threats (yes, on BF).

Generally, if you have to think, "oh is this crossing the line?", then it most likely isn't worth posting.

All I can say is, check out the sig of Doss. Since that event happened, many people chilled out, including some of the usual nutbags on the NM board.

 

[Stratton_Gun]

Not everyone has a thick skin!

I've seen some fairly disgusting stuff that takes abuse/sledging to the upper levels and I've had my own experience with personal threats (yes, on BF).

Generally, if you have to think, "oh is this crossing the line?", then it most likely isn't worth posting.

All I can say is, check out the sig of Doss. Since that event happened, many people chilled out, including some of the usual nutbags on the NM board.

The Scales or Happy B'day to the ground? you'll have to aware me

Once Bunson Burner PM'd me saying "What do you want dickhead". He seemed rather russled lol

 

[Doss]

The Scales or Happy B'day to the ground? you'll have to aware me

One is a hyperlink, one is not.

I don't think Lonely Island lyrics have much deep meaning to them.

 

[Stratton_Gun]

One is a hyperlink, one is not.

I don't think Lonely Island lyrics have much deep meaning to them.

Doesn't sound like it was anything to do with the internet from the first post

 

[Nate7]

The Scales or Happy B'day to the ground? you'll have to aware me

Once Bunson Burner PM'd me saying "What do you want dickhead". He seemed rather russled lol

I'm not sure if you're taking the piss or actually serious, so I will answer your question.

I was referring to The Scales. There is a thread on the Essendon board which relates to it.

 

[Stratton_Gun]

Didn't realize it was a link

 

[Doss]

Doesn't sound like it was anything to do with the internet from the first post

No, probably not, but I think the wider point is that it always pays to keep in mind that you just don't know the circumstances of those you're talking to on the net and what impact words could have, depending on their frame of mind.

For example, it's sadly not an uncommon thing (thankfully, not at all common here but it has occurred) on the internet for people to tell each other to off themselves. Now, for those of sound frame of mind, they'll probably just laugh at it.

If you were already in a suicidal frame of mind and you read something like that...well, who knows?

 

[Dan Moody]

The Scales or Happy B'day to the ground? you'll have to aware me

Once Bunson Burner PM'd me saying "What do you want dickhead". He seemed rather russled lol

Don't feel special, that's pretty much the way he spoke to everyone on here.
Bunsen reminded me of Bender on The Breakfast Club.

 

[Millky95]

Around 90% of human communication is done through body language and tone. Only 10% through spoken words. The internet removes the former, making mis-understandings happen all too freakently (prime examples in the above posts). The simple phrase "You're a dickhead haha" can be interpreted as a small joke with no offense, to full blown insult and mocking laughter. But when said in person it is much easier to understand and interpret the way it was originally intended.

Personally, I try to limit the abuse I throw online to other users I haven't met in person (will tell a friend of mine to go **** himself quite happily, someone on here, less so) but if I jokingly call someone a dickhead that I don't know, I try to use smileys as a way of expressing my tone.

 

[BALKAN]

It's easy to flog it up and lack feeling when it feels like you're posting and responding to a bunch of words on your screen, but it's important to remember there is always a human being on the other end.

shut up you ugly tosswallet!!!!

 

[T2B_]

Around 90% of human communication is done through body language and tone. Only 10% through spoken words. The internet removes the former, making mis-understandings happen all too freakently (prime examples in the above posts). The simple phrase "You're a dickhead haha" can be interpreted as a small joke with no offense, to full blown insult and mocking laughter. But when said in person it is much easier to understand and interpret the way it was originally intended.

Personally, I try to limit the abuse I throw online to other users I haven't met in person (will tell a friend of mine to go **** himself quite happily, someone on here, less so) but if I jokingly call someone a dickhead that I don't know, I try to use smileys as a way of expressing my tone.

Indeed, very true. Let's use BALKAN's post as an example.

shut up you ugly tosswallet!!!!

shut up you ugly tosswallet!!!!

Quite different

 

[BALKAN]

Indeed, very true. Let's use BALKAN's post as an example.




Quite different

ILY T2B