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[werk]

I think most all of you are describing what is called passive aggressive behavior on a forum.

I thought passive agressive behavior was avoiding conflict by not addressing it. Like if you don't want to take out the trash, and your mom tells you to, and you say "OK" and then don't take it out instead of saying, "No, I don't want to take out the trash." You know that your decision is going to illicit conflict, but you are trying to avoid it by not communicating.

Just looked up the Wiki-
"Passive-aggressive behavior refers to passive, sometimes obstructionist resistance to authoritative instructions in interpersonal or occupational situations. Sometimes a method of dealing with stress or frustration, it results in the person attacking other people in subtle, indirect, and seemingly passive ways. It can manifest itself as resentment, stubbornness, procrastination, sullenness, or intentional failure at doing requested tasks. For example, someone who is passive-aggressive might take so long to get ready for a party they do not wish to attend, that the party is nearly over by the time they arrive.

Someone who is passive-aggressive will typically not confront others directly about problems, but instead will attempt to undermine their confidence or their success through comments and actions which, if challenged, can be explained away innocently so as not to place blame on the passive-aggressive person."

I think that last paragraph covers P/A on a forum.