OT: there are some crazy people out there, short rant about online people Options

[TROJANMAN]

sooooo........
i like to play online scrabble. (so i'm a bit of a geek). i beat the snot out of some guy and he quickly leaves my table. then i receive the following PM:

"you stupid F---, I hope you and your family DIE."

then he blocks all incoming messages, so i can't reply.

WTF?!?!? what is wrong with people? (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/unsure.gif)

[Andy]

"We call it "Internet Badass Syndrome" or IBS, the anonymity of the Internet gives a number of real-life cowards the freedom of shouting insults from a moving car without the risk of someone throwing rocks at them. Here at the IBS Resolution Instutue we're working to procure funding and NSA/FBI support to find these people and beat their asses. Now that may seem that we at the IBSRI suffer from the affliction we're trying to prevent, I can only assure you that we do not become emotionally invested in any incident we cover. The algorythm used to identify Internet Badasses is entirely automated, and we will employ only the most emotionless of hired goons to administer beatings. You CAN help beat the asses of those who desperately deserve it, write your congressperson today!"


Actually the lack of them here is something I really like about this board. Can't say the same for the 4x4 boards. Pirate4x4.com is real treat to ever read, and I have my own personal antagonist on colorado4x4.org (oddly he had no memory of any of his insults when I actually met the 17 year old).