Is this not very similar to the debates I remember from school though? #
"You like Don Johnson? Eeeeerrrr! HE'S YUCK!" "you like Boy George? EEEERRRRR! YOU MUST BE GAY!!!'
I think such things are to be expected in forums with younger members. Though I agree it's very disturbing when you come across grown men and women 'debating' in that way. I hope that this is just flame-war phenomenon, and that they wouldn't actually have the nerve to talk that way in person...
My impression is that the move from unmoderated Usenet to mostly-moderated web-based media has helped a bit.
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"You like Don Johnson? Eeeeerrrr! HE'S YUCK!"
"you like Boy George? EEEERRRRR! YOU MUST BE GAY!!!'
I think such things are to be expected in forums with younger members. Though I agree it's very disturbing when you come across grown men and women 'debating' in that way. I hope that this is just flame-war phenomenon, and that they wouldn't actually have the nerve to talk that way in person...
My impression is that the move from unmoderated Usenet to mostly-moderated web-based media has helped a bit.