Web Rage Attack

[~Jenna~]

What do you reckon?

http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-1 241158,00.html

Would you think about what you say more carefully, last night's now removed post on Body and Soul is a good example.

[johnlambert]

~jenna~
I dont know what last night's removed post was all about (I was celebrating my birthday) but I think a certain idiot with a double barrel username needs to be very very afraid, there are lots of us out here who would love to meet that particular "gentleman"

[admarlow]

That bloke reminds me of Daisy48 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[admarlow]

Johnlambert it is TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE to threaten ANY AB member as you have just done.

[Eve]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY FOR YESTERDAY :)

Last night's post seemed to get a bit much, too personal with threats and such, however empty.

[Eve]

With the greatest of respect this was meant to be a general discussion rather than picking on certain people even though it was prompted by events on here.

[johnlambert]

admarlow
just who did I threaten?
I was making an observation, no threat there

[Eve]

Ok truce!!

The initial point was that people in general may need to be more careful than they thought, that maybe we're not as safe and shielded on here as we think we are.

I'm all for freedom of speech but I have to admit I do find it hard to read very personal attacks and threats and it does make me worry about how honest and open I should be on here especially when posting a problem or responding to one using mty own experience as an example or encouragement and such.

[ummmm]

What I find annoying is it seems perfectly ok for johnlambert, daisy and matt66 to have a pop at wardy but when he retaliates, as he usually does, in a manner you all know he uses, you all act like you're shocked.

[johnlambert]

ummmm
99.9999999999% of the time, minter is the one who starts throwing insults, IE when I challenged him about him being an ex army office, his words were
"I AM NEVER WRONG , I WAS AN OFFICER, HOW DARE YOU CHALLENGE ME I WAS A HERO, YOU FOUGHT THE WAR WITH A SYRINGE. LAMBERT YOU ARE A COWARD AND YOUR WIFE IS A PROSITUTE. I HOPE YOUR CHILDREN DIE OF CANCER"
That was the start of tirades against me, the man? is a despicable wretch.

[jeanette1976]

Yes, tell me about it... i posted an embarrassing question and a veteran reqular absolutely slated me and it got to a virtual fisty-cuffs match.... it was definately promted by other users, simply because i had signed on as a 'new' user due to the nature of question and the other person is a veteran user. Apart from that, one can't see or hear the tone of voice that any remark is meant so a person might take a joke to be an offensive insult, which is a shame... with regards to the veteran user, we just carry on having banter with everyone else and they never got to find out who it was... and I've let it pass because it put a right downer on my day that i was sitting at work and couldn't explain that it was a genuine question and not meant to be offensive.

[ummmm]

If you don't believe that he was a soldier. Or any of the things he claims to be for that matter. Why don't you just ignore him? Or why can't you just let him be whatever cyber person he chooses to be?

............but i must add that I find all highly amusing

[johnlambert]

I took great pride in my service, it annoys me when people belive the things he says, and even ask his advice because they genuinely belive he was an officer,

[jeanette1976]

The veteran wasn't wardy though in my case, although if i were to put their name in the title, a lot of hate questions have been added.... so they are almost just as notorious. I know wardy is very strong-minded but i certainly didn't expect Wardy to throw an answer like the one above.... thats very harsh... but live and let live.... PEACE. X

[Eve]

So how do people think that we can improve things?

[johnlambert]

Dunno Jenna, it was my birthday yesterday (OMG im 46) and my gorgeous wife has booked us a suprise holiday to the far east, I'll be gone for a fortnight. Hope peace breaks out on AB during my absence

[Eve]

I'm all for friendly banter and mick taking but when it crossed the line to extremely personal insults it is too much for me.

Should people walk away so the taunters get bored and give up although I understand people's need to try and defend themselves especially some of the awful comments I've seen on here.

[redcrx]

it just shows that its not just AB that causes such trouble between strangers.

Ive been the subject of abuse on another site after pointing out that a woman who had just taken a key and a screwdriver to a car parked next to her because it made it hard for her to get into her car that it was appalling of her to brag (yes she was bragging) about it.

[saddam]

right then, if you dont all calm down i'm gonna get some of my boys up here to sort this mess out. OK!!

[ummmm]

What.....from death row?

[Eve]

(((((SMACK)))))

that's the sound of my head hitting the table in a "why do I bother" kinda fashion...sigh...