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<blockquote data-quote="AaronOfBarbaria" data-source="post: 7709929" data-attributes="member: 6701872">I think that is exactly where some people go wrong. They let the anonymity of the internet, or at least the separation from consequence (since &quot;oh, my instagram account got banned because I was leaving awful comments&quot; doesn't register as being as real as &quot;oh, I got banned from a local bar for saying awful things to other customers&quot; does), cause them to believe that they don't need to be respectful.For some reason, I'm actually the opposite of most folks. I'm not equal in what I would say online vs. what I'd say to someone's face - what I would say online is actually far more respectful in tone and content compared to what I'd say to someone's face. I think it is the relative permanency of online communication (anything that could be held against me existing for reference for a much longer period of time) and the lack of ability to color the content via tone of voice and body language (so something that would clearly be a light-hearted, while still foul, joke in person would be indistinguishable from something mean-spirited and foul in text form).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="AaronOfBarbaria, post: 7709929, member: 6701872"] I think that is exactly where some people go wrong. They let the anonymity of the internet, or at least the separation from consequence (since "oh, my instagram account got banned because I was leaving awful comments" doesn't register as being as real as "oh, I got banned from a local bar for saying awful things to other customers" does), cause them to believe that they don't need to be respectful. For some reason, I'm actually the opposite of most folks. I'm not equal in what I would say online vs. what I'd say to someone's face - what I would say online is actually far more respectful in tone and content compared to what I'd say to someone's face. I think it is the relative permanency of online communication (anything that could be held against me existing for reference for a much longer period of time) and the lack of ability to color the content via tone of voice and body language (so something that would clearly be a light-hearted, while still foul, joke in person would be indistinguishable from something mean-spirited and foul in text form). [/QUOTE]

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