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<blockquote data-quote="Elodan" data-source="post: 4441501" data-attributes="member: 8006">I don't think the issue started with the 4E announcement.&nbsp; I think it brought it more to the forefront.&nbsp; I remember several numerous page threads that ended up being pretty vitriolic before then.&nbsp; I think you can see example of this in any paladin ethos discussion.&nbsp; I usually avoid any thread over 5 pages as by that point, the discussion has devolved into one poster's line by line disagreement with another poster's points which continues for the next several pages (like the Monty Python argument sketch).&nbsp; Sometimes with the original combatants being replaced by new ones.I think a couple of factors contribute to the &quot;trollishness&quot; (for lack of a better term).&nbsp; The relative anonymity of the internet causes some people to say things they would never say to someone face to face.&nbsp; Without non-verbal queues its real easy to misinterpret what someone is saying and a natural reaction is to attack when one has been &quot;attacked.&quot;&nbsp; People feel the need to &quot;correct&quot; someone on some issue; ye old superiority complex.&nbsp; People like to be winners so they need to be on the &quot;winning&quot; side so they'll argue endlessly about why they've &quot;won&quot; or look to see &quot;who's with me?&quot;&nbsp; Finally, some people are just jerks.I know I've come close to PWA (posting while angry) but, for the most part, I wait to post until I cool of (maybe that's why my post count is so low) and can re-examine what set me off.&nbsp; Sometimes self-restraint is difficult to do.&nbsp; We all like to be acknowledged (I too, like to have my posts recognized).&nbsp; I think to some extent we all like attention.&nbsp; In some cases I think it's easier to get that attention by posting something inflammatory that you know is going to get you noticed.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Elodan, post: 4441501, member: 8006"] I don't think the issue started with the 4E announcement. I think it brought it more to the forefront. I remember several numerous page threads that ended up being pretty vitriolic before then. I think you can see example of this in any paladin ethos discussion. I usually avoid any thread over 5 pages as by that point, the discussion has devolved into one poster's line by line disagreement with another poster's points which continues for the next several pages (like the Monty Python argument sketch). Sometimes with the original combatants being replaced by new ones. I think a couple of factors contribute to the "trollishness" (for lack of a better term). The relative anonymity of the internet causes some people to say things they would never say to someone face to face. Without non-verbal queues its real easy to misinterpret what someone is saying and a natural reaction is to attack when one has been "attacked." People feel the need to "correct" someone on some issue; ye old superiority complex. People like to be winners so they need to be on the "winning" side so they'll argue endlessly about why they've "won" or look to see "who's with me?" Finally, some people are just jerks. I know I've come close to PWA (posting while angry) but, for the most part, I wait to post until I cool of (maybe that's why my post count is so low) and can re-examine what set me off. Sometimes self-restraint is difficult to do. We all like to be acknowledged (I too, like to have my posts recognized). I think to some extent we all like attention. In some cases I think it's easier to get that attention by posting something inflammatory that you know is going to get you noticed. [/QUOTE]

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