Comments on: Internet Anonymity http://www.professorbeej.com/2009/09/internet-anonymity.html Reading Pop Culture Like an English Teacher Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:35:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tesh http://www.professorbeej.com/2009/09/internet-anonymity.html/comment-page-1#comment-320 Tesh Mon, 14 Sep 2009 23:49:09 +0000 http://professorbeej.com/2009/09/internet-anonymity.html#comment-320 I think you could answer your own question, Beej. Why do you play as a griefer? Is it something you'd do in a real life game of Croquet or something like that? I suspect that the anonymity brings out the worst behaviors because there typically isn't much in the way of consequences for bad behavior. Some people are just plain jerks anywhere, but anonymity can tip the scales of people who might not otherwise be a problem. I think you could answer your own question, Beej. Why do you play as a griefer? Is it something you'd do in a real life game of Croquet or something like that? I suspect that the anonymity brings out the worst behaviors because there typically isn't much in the way of consequences for bad behavior. Some people are just plain jerks anywhere, but anonymity can tip the scales of people who might not otherwise be a problem.

]]> By: Syp http://www.professorbeej.com/2009/09/internet-anonymity.html/comment-page-1#comment-317 Syp Sat, 12 Sep 2009 19:10:11 +0000 http://professorbeej.com/2009/09/internet-anonymity.html#comment-317 I wasn't too pleased with GameRiot's community, but most of the people who posted comments on my blog there came along with me from when I had WAAAGH! hosted on Wordpress, so I don't think I had the experience you did.<br /><br />And I still never know what it is I do anyway. I think I'm just here for the coffee and donuts. But you're right, it's our blogs, and if we want it to stay civil, then we're within our rights to make it so. I personally don't have a problem with comment moderation, because I think most people trust me to wield it properly. I've only deleted maybe 1 out of every 500 comments because someone was being excessively mean or jerkish, especially toward other posters. I wasn't too pleased with GameRiot's community, but most of the people who posted comments on my blog there came along with me from when I had WAAAGH! hosted on WordPress, so I don't think I had the experience you did.

And I still never know what it is I do anyway. I think I'm just here for the coffee and donuts. But you're right, it's our blogs, and if we want it to stay civil, then we're within our rights to make it so. I personally don't have a problem with comment moderation, because I think most people trust me to wield it properly. I've only deleted maybe 1 out of every 500 comments because someone was being excessively mean or jerkish, especially toward other posters.

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