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Here we go... the usual "OMG why does it matter? it's just an internet forum on the internet on a computer screen made of pixels" routine. As a person who used to run and admin a forum, I've read it a million times over, and I can safely say it has to be about THE most overused attempt to remove weight or point from the discussion while insinuating that the person that the comment is directed at are retarded/petty/pathetic simply for even having emotions stimulated by a FORUM of all things (As if that's unreasonable), and it almost always never works, if anything it usually just exacerbates the situation and drags whomever makes the comment into a long and bitter argument.
It's clearly rediculous, denying the fact that these stupid people are annoying for the sake of discrediting the validity of a suggestion is utterly pointless, because what you are actually denying is that people derive emotion from a forum. What you are suggesting is that nobody finds idiots to be annoying, and that I am just strange and unacceptable because for some reason I get pissed off in real life when I read some words on a screen formed by pixels. If you think like that then you are not fully aware, or simply in denial, of the psychology, sociology, and community structure of a forum. If your logic held any weight or basis in scientific fact, then it would not be the case that people can get frustrated or even angry at computer games.
You have a discussion with me now, where you appear to be having an emotion in reaction to something that I've said, so by your own logic, why are you doing that if all this is all things done and said is a bunch of pixels forming words on a screen?
It's because that's not all this is, this is not just "a forum" on "the internet", it's a means of communication between people. But even if it wasn't, people are still emotionally stimulated by anything with the potential to emotionally stimulate. After all, books are just ink on paper forming words..but... well I think you get the picture.
Am I being dramatic? I don't think so. I think I'm reacting in a perfectly explicable manner, given that a forum is no different to real life considering that all it is, is just a bunch of people interacting. In a real world situation, if a person acts in a stupid manner, they get a predictable reaction, and it's considered acceptable - when you apply the same reaction to a "less real" scenario such as a forum, for some reason many people find this to be unacceptable or even bizarre behaviour.
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I was not implying that no emotions are to be put into a forum; I was simply stating there's no reason to get so worked up over the small flaws of a forum. Sure, people who repeatedly make mistakes, spam, etc. are annoying, but that's nothing to get one's blood pressure up too high. Spam and such isn't even a huge problem here in my opinion because the administration and staff do such a good job. When someone does something stupid here, I usually think something to the extent of, "Grr... Idiot, posting such a meaningless comment and spamming... Oh well, he'll be dealt with by the staff eventually." But I certainly don't think anything like, "Idiot! I want to beat the shit out of him for being so stupid! Rawr!" because that would be overreacting.
In comparison to a real life situation, if there is an annoying student in class, I kindly ask him or her to stop, like the members here. If that person continues, I ask them again usually in a harsher tone, also like most members here. If the student still persists, the rational thing to do is seek the teacher for help, like seeking the help of a moderator here. And if the teacher were to do nothing and the situation is extremely bad, I would then contact the principal, like an administrator here. Heh, problems here are taken care of way better than similar problems at school.
