Nick, and anyone else. 'Net-nerdy is
my term for anyone- me included - who hangs out on an internet forum, no offence intended, maybe I should have added a smiley
....Be honest, if, like me, someone spends (relatively) a
little too much time reading the shennanigans, or, joining in the shennanigans on forums then you should be a little self deprocating, and deserve a 'nick-name', no?
On the same subject, and, using the same title of the thread "Is this typical"...
Forums appear to all things to all men (and women
). But, is it reasonable to expect some level of 'respect' when participating as a member, or is it gloves off and anything goes? I write this in the knowledge that I have seen first hand, and, been instrumental in, some very heavy piss-taking and provocation.
Personally, I don't take anything personally, unless it's an outright insult -it is far too easy to get upset, angry or feel vengeful about something that (more often than not) is written by an 'anonymous' hand.
The problem, as ever, is recognising humour, wit, irony and sarcasm in the written word - maybe there are icons/smileys for them?
However, much as I enjoy reading, and occasionally participating on the few forums I'm not banned from
I see more and more nepotism, cronyism and keyboard tough-guys (Simonlau my current favourite), none of which bother me in the least. But somehow I cant seem to switch off to a lot of the double-standards and cynicism.. sometimes even from the so-called moderators
Not (so far
) on here I might add.
