[Boboff]

When people jump on the bandwagon, I jump off and throw mud at them.

Antidisestablishmentarianism is your middle name, boy you would need a big credit card for that wouldn't your.

PS do I get the prize for longest word used in this thread now please.

[Ballbag]

[Yudster]

Meh - I'm with Moyles on this one, I don't care how much they get for what they do. If I could do what they do as well as they do it I'd get it too - but I can't so I don't.

[Boboff]

Indeed, and we all have the ability to choose to try, which is something that a few decades ago would not have been the case.

[Munki Bhoy]

Can't beat a sport that's only interesting when it rains.

[Ballbag]

So because I wanted one person to win over another, that makes me all of the above? See I just don't get that logic. I presume that all those who wanted Hamilton to win..... coincidentally didn't want Massa to win. Do they fit into your weird and wonderful categorisation too?

I shalln't get into a slanging match with you small hand, because I am genuinely dumfounded as to how to respond to such drivel.

[Yudster]

Flair.

[Chris]

Behave (everyone).

[Yudster]

Are we not even allowed to have a moderate disagreement anymore? Who needs wrapping in cotton wool to that extent exactly? (I'm assuming that its understood at Admin level that no-one actually listens to Beadle Poke, so his inarticulate ramblings shouldn't cause any concern to anyone).

[Chris]

It doesn't bother me, but someone complained. 'Behave' seemed an appropriate level of moderation, given the mild and well-known ramblings of BP.

[foot-loose]

Was it Beadle that complained?

[Yudster]

......... someone complained.

Its clearly the latest fashion.

[tina11]

This thread has made me literally laugh out loud and I almost rolled on the floor laughing too. I find it psychologically very interesting when people appear to completely lose it and go off on someone else on a thread in such a vehement manner, for seemingly no reason whatsoever.

Seriously though, why do people become aggressive in forums? Is it to do with the pent up emotions of their daily lives?

[Yudster]

And the passive-aggressive is probably the most interesting of all the phenomena on display, eh tina....?

[tina11]

And the passive-aggressive is probably the most interesting of all the phenomena on display, eh tina....?

Indeed. It might very well be. You don't appear to have answered my question though.

[Console]

Seriously though, why do people become aggressive in forums?

It's probably a side-effect of the anonymity and lower consequences for doing so - people are (in general) less inhibited.

Is it to do with the pent up emotions of their daily lives?

That may explain a person's overall aggressive state, but I doubt that it's why people become aggressive in forums.

[Yudster]

And the passive-aggressive is probably the most interesting of all the phenomena on display, eh tina....?

Indeed. It might very well be. You don't appear to have answered my question though.

True (although I didn't think it was aimed particularly at me).

Ok - I would imagine that the reason people become aggressive on forums is no different to the reason they might become aggressive in any other circumstances - ie it will vary from person to person, dependant on the individual's character. The advantage of it happening on a forum is that its by neccessity removed from the individual against whom it is targeted - so basically no-one can effectively be hurt. So I would say possibly that a forum is a much better place to vent your aggression than in your real life, because it will ultimately do no harm there. Theoretically.

[Munki Bhoy]

Seriously though, why do people become aggressive in forums?

It's probably a side-effect of the anonymity and lower consequences for doing so - people are (in general) less inhibited.

I believe the phrase "Internet hardman" sums it up best. Someone who couldn't fight sleep, but give them the protection of miles of copper from a punch in the face and suddenly this person is willing to take on anyone, any time.

Being someone who couldn't fight sleep myself, I'm somewhat familiar with the whole thing. Although I tend to save my verbal abuse for morons at the football rather than people on message boards.

[foot-loose]

I believe the phrase "Internet hardman" sums it up best.

Shut. The *. Up.

[Munki Bhoy]

I believe the phrase "Internet hardman" sums it up best.

Shut. The *. Up.

Calm down man. Just because the internet makes you hard, man...

[foot-loose]

But you are an extremely good looking twentysomething studmiester... yes?

[Munki Bhoy]

I never said it wasn't entertaining.

[Yudster]

If anyone has ever been offended by me in any way, shape or form then I offer my sincere apologies and only hope that from this day forth we can all stand together and make a pact to hold in our farts, hug trees, become vegetarians, and sing coom baa ya my lord until the weee hours of the morning . oh and by the way - will you lick my balls please?

You absolutely disgust me, you completely obscene and vulgar person. How dare you suggest I become a vegetarian?!

[Zoot]

a fat 50-year-old man from Wycombe who still lives with his mother pretendning to be successful, intelligent and extremely good looking twentysomething studmiester

How the hell did you know?

[Boboff]

Mother, they know, how could they know, yes dear I will bring the toe nail scissors and get them cut for you.

Where did I leave that Thai bride ?