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I dont really like forums to be anonymous. I know that intelligence agencies know who everyone is - but I think it would be better if all members of forums had to use their real names. I kind of agree with Zuckerberg that if someone says something then they should own it. But I do not really agree with getting hysterical about cyberbully. The other day I told a forum user on another site that he was a retard and that he should leave Australia. He is not Australian so I asked if he was still in Australia - and if he was then he should leave. So he acts all cyberbullied and writes a thread saying that he is leaving the forum because he has been threatened and the mods didnt do anything about it. I wondered how the hell he felt threatened since I dont even know who he is - and the best I could come up with is that I asked if he was still in Australia. He actually implied that I am a cyberterrorist. It really annoyed me. I asked him if he was still in Australia not because I was going to hunt him down and get him - but so he wouldnt tell me like a smart alec that he has already left Australia. What a retard. Im still annoyed about it. If he was genuine he would have called the cops - and they would have told him to [SNIP] off and stop wasting their time.
With DP though - I do use my own picture - and even though there is kind of strict moderation for some - a person can write a thread in the no rules part of the forum like the Spangledbanner thread - and say some kind of horrible things. No matter what is said - unless a direct threat - I think that it is ok - but it does verge on bullying - especially by modern US standards. Like if I was some easily upset guy with depression or something - then the stuff said to me in the no rules part might be kind of upsetting - and it is a kind of lame excuse to say that I asked to join. For all anyone knows I am a teenage kid - or younger. I think that the no rules part of the forum is somewhat irresponsible - but at the end of the day I do not think that a person can be 'bullied to death'. If someone harms themselves over 'bullying' then there was more wrong with them than just being bullied. And yeah - people can leave the forum - and do not have to post pictures of themselves or reveal any information about themselves.
With DP though - I do use my own picture - and even though there is kind of strict moderation for some - a person can write a thread in the no rules part of the forum like the Spangledbanner thread - and say some kind of horrible things. No matter what is said - unless a direct threat - I think that it is ok - but it does verge on bullying - especially by modern US standards. Like if I was some easily upset guy with depression or something - then the stuff said to me in the no rules part might be kind of upsetting - and it is a kind of lame excuse to say that I asked to join. For all anyone knows I am a teenage kid - or younger. I think that the no rules part of the forum is somewhat irresponsible - but at the end of the day I do not think that a person can be 'bullied to death'. If someone harms themselves over 'bullying' then there was more wrong with them than just being bullied. And yeah - people can leave the forum - and do not have to post pictures of themselves or reveal any information about themselves.