SA: Why Is Everyone on the Internet So Angry?

[sinuhesieda]

http://www.scientificamerican.com/artic ... D_20120726

A perfect storm engenders online rudeness, including virtual anonymity and thus a lack of accountability, physical distance and the medium of writing

[OH2FFY]

A perfect storm engenders online rudeness, including virtual anonymity and thus a lack of accountability, physical distance and the medium of writing

I used to spend a lot of time helping others online and using public forums , but I found that some people want to destroy instead of 'build up'.

I even got a lifetime ban on QRZ.COM for helping out another ham with correct techincal advice.
All because I wrote a comment that was 100% correct that one of their moderators disagreed with.
This moderator (Glen) sent me a private messages through the system saying that if I don't ''shut the F&¤¤k up'' he will ban me.

So I compalined to the owner of QRZ and told him that one of his moderators was out of control and abusive.
The owner of QRZ.COM , Fred , then said that if I wanted to stay on QRZ.COM that I would have to submit to NEW, EXTRA terms and conditions , , and they were , not to post anything which disagreed with the opinions of QRZ moderators.

I said that I would not agree to such a thing as I had never broken any of the original terms and conditions that were outlined when I signed up on QRZ.

Fred (a real nutjob) said that he would be getting his lawers onto me. , and he did.
I recieved emails from a Ham that works in law firm and he said that Fred would be filing a law suit against me.

I replied to the lawer -- ''That is GREAT NEWS !! I am happy to fly to the US and go to court at any time, and then the whole worldwide Ham community will know EXACTLY how QRZ.COM works.''

Funny thing , I never did recieve any court summons
But Fred did then immediately lifetime band me.

Thats how it works with some people ,, sadly , there are a lot of screws loose in the Ham community.

gregW:-) OH2FFY

[oh2jin]

I think the Internet, or the way we currently utilize it, more likely, is degenerating our ability to communicate with each other. In my opinion it even triggers this so called borderline personality disorder

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borderline ... y_disorder

Internet could be an excellent source of information but seems to be that we cannot use it properly. However we radio enthusiasts are in a rather privileged position while we have the necessary means in order to communicate electronically over great distances. So better shut your computers down and turn your radios on.

[OH2FFY]

--In my opinion it even triggers this so called borderline personality disorder--

Yeah , it is borderline if people actually have a personality.

gregW:-) OH2FFY

[oh2op]

This phenomenom applies also to the road traffic in somen newslines. As everyone developes her or his individualism, it makes common sense and democracy incompetent. Also the states tend to save money and come to the Internet. This is called soft power and it leads into the religious wars in secular societies.