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Originally Posted by Rob
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-31749753
It's something we see regularly on Cable Forum. Users expect that it is their right to expound their point of view, increasingly loudly and bluntly, when others show dissent. Civility goes out of the window and frequently matters degenerate towards a textual slanging match with the opponents feeling safe from the physical abuse as they hide behind their keyboard.
Somehow they keyboard insulates people from reality, and words are typed that we would never dare to say face to face even in a private room, let alone shouted out across the high street for all present to witness.
But is there any way back to a point where users of the internet can have a dialogue, express alternative viewpoints, but do so in a friendly debate?
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perceived anonymity
if you get stuck with how to deal with them, here are some starters:
http://www.wikihow.com/Deal-with-Peo...riendly-Online
sometimes it's situational rather than dispositional - always ask yourself why someone might be saying the things they are, or the way they are saying it
of course, sometimes it's because people just cannot debate and get out-done or called-out. without the ability to debate, you'll have issues on debate forums.