Manners? Do they exisist online?

[Jossos]

Is it me or are people forgetting their manners online more and more, for instance if u leave a chatroom no one says goodbye, we might not be face-2-face, but u don't forget u'r manners in public or am i wrong on this?

[Dobio]

There are no manners online.

Only online would you ask a girl, when you just met, to show you her boobs.

[macdeth]

I have to say, my grammar has improved like 70% since i joined the BBS. I was so lazy, now i'm like a human spell check!

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[Jossos]

then explain why i am wrong, u'r polite 2 strangers on the street whom u'll probably never see again, why should it be any different on the web?

[CaptainBob]

It's easier for people to be assholish on the internet because there is little to no consequences for it, while you benefit by being polite in real life.

[bombchu]

At 10/17/03 02:07 PM, jossos wrote: why should it be any different on the web?

It would be nice if people had manners on the web but for some reason they don't probably because people think they are being cool by being an asshole

[Explodapop]

I try to insult people in a more indirect matter, not making it obvious, if you understand. I did it just there. But it was a very mild insult. Infact not an insult at all I think.
On my bad days I can behave as a real shit, but in the BBS I conduct myslef in more decent manner, because of the ph33er of banning. Yes, I admit that.

And in a forum whatevery you say can come back and haunt you... think about that...
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Internet is free. You shouldn't be forced to be polite. If you want to behave as a shit, then go ahead, but take the consequences.
Trying to enforce stuff like "Good Bye" or "Good Mornign" in the internet, wherever that might be, are totally pointless.

[Atomicus]

At 10/17/03 02:13 PM, Captain_Bob wrote: It's easier for people to be assholish on the internet because there is little to no consequences for it, while you benefit by being polite in real life.

That's true, but that doesn't mean you won't benefit from being polite online. The more polite you are the more people like you. At least so it seems.

[DangerAllAround]

no manners dont count online b/c to be corgil to someone you have to at least know them in some sort of way,and online yor facesless..so with that said "shut your pie hole before the evil shiney mcshine fills it for ya!!" yoinks!!

[Jossos]

ok, i see u'r point but no one is forcing u 2 be polite in real life, i think there r some benefits to be polite online, not 2 say i am always as polite as can be but i at least try, that's more then i can day, for the vast majority