Spaced Ace Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 (edited) Does anyone else find the comment sections on some social media platforms sickening and disappointing? I, like a lot of you I suspect, follow a lot of pages that come under the geek umbrella and I'm appalled at the way people talk to each other. Now on to my point - forums such as this are extremely civil, which is as it should be, and in person at cons everyone's accommodating and willing to chat to strangers in queues. So why do some (a lot!) of people feel the need to resort to personal attacks if they disagree over a film/genre/character? A typical example is the Marvel/DC divide. I've seen some truly disgusting insults thrown around in comment sections. What I don't understand is that geek (sorry if anyone finds that term disagreeable but it covers all bases for my point) culture is largely a minority thing so we should all stick together, not throw insults at each other because someone thinks Iron Man's better than Batman. It saddens me to see it, especially as it never (in my experience) happens face to face, it's always from behind the safety of a keyboard. Has anyone ever been on the receiving end and, if so, how did you react? I'm genuinely interested to know how this affects the community. Edited January 6, 2017 by Spaced Ace 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators DavidB Posted January 6, 2017 Moderators Share Posted January 6, 2017 In all honesty - it's the Internet. It's the sad nature of people being anonymous and/or behind keyboards. When you can say something without any real ramifications, it happens quite a lot. But yes, a number of fandoms have those nasty divides and it is quite saddening. I genuinely ignore it for the most part though it does often put me off getting involved in certain discussions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spacecadet is here Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 Thats because this Forum has Good Mods, who will not accept Bad behaviour (Sometimes thats good, sometimes can be bad) Everyone on here is very civil and I think we like it that way, where people can come on and Air their views. other Forums might not have good Mods so get out of hand, and really do you want to be a part of that? Life is hard without stressing yourself out more for no reason. Just enjoy yourself. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bumper8 Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 I don't use facebook or twitter partly because of the negative aspects you refer to above; this forum is as far as I go in terms of social media. Even when I use YouTube I don't have to scroll down the comments section too far before I see vile comments. The folks on here are a good bunch who can exchange views in a civilised manner! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raylenth Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 I don't use facebook or twitter partly because of the negative aspects you refer to above; this forum is as far as I go in terms of social media. One of the keys is to limit what you are on. Facebook I only do immediate family and a few key people I either know or have chatted to in other area's such as here so you get a feel for people and Twitter a few main company's and things for info related to Sherlock/Cumberbatch and I've been totally fine. I don't follow hashtags, as you get a lot of vitriol there, for example people's reaction to the first S4 Sherlock episode. All in all as Mr The Camel said it's the moderators on the forum who make a difference. On a certain big movie site I wanted to go on after Doctor Strange to discuss and see what people where saying but had to stop looking at it as the amount of people slagging the people who enjoyed the film and other users off was extraordinary and and nothing seemed to get them banned. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaced Ace Posted January 6, 2017 Author Share Posted January 6, 2017 It's such a shame. Facebook is a fantastic thing that's ruined by the people who use it, and I fully see the irony there. If everyone was more tolerant and willing to take opinions on board the discussions that could be had on there would be so satisfying. But that's the way of the world now. Well, the people in it anyway. I don't think I'll ever understand why people will resort to personal attacks over things that are made to entertain, it seems so pointless. Still, as long as you lot keep the open arms attitude I'll stick around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrong Name Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 (edited) As DavidB said, anonymity is a powerful thing. Derren Brown did a great show relating to it where he set up a game show and the audience wore masks and got to choose whether a good or bad thing happens to an unsuspecting guy at a bar. I don't want to spoil it for those who haven't seen it, but things don't go well for that guy. The film 'Nerve' is basically about the same thing. Edited January 6, 2017 by Wrong Name Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tompain100 Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 Well, personally, I hate you all. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spacecadet is here Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 Well, personally, I hate you all. Oops.. What have I just stepped on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faerie Tanith Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 I wonder if you've had a glimpse of Tumblr fandoms if you think this can be bad... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john1980 Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 Its Spambots that grind my gears more than anything. But largely my behaviour is dictated by people I interact with. Treat people with respect and I'll treat you with respect, be rude and I'll make you sorry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raylenth Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 Its Spambots that grind my gears more than anything. But largely my behaviour is dictated by people I interact with. Treat people with respect and I'll treat you with respect, be rude and I'll make you sorry Shut up John. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natedammit Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 Is there an irony that this is an incredibly negative thread, full of insults aimed at masses of people around the world? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john1980 Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 Its Spambots that grind my gears more than anything. But largely my behaviour is dictated by people I interact with. Treat people with respect and I'll treat you with respect, be rude and I'll make you sorry Shut up John. Kiss my bum 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raylenth Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 Its Spambots that grind my gears more than anything. But largely my behaviour is dictated by people I interact with. Treat people with respect and I'll treat you with respect, be rude and I'll make you sorry Shut up John. Kiss my bum If it's a pimply one, I think not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john1980 Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 Mean Cat Lady 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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john1980 Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 (edited) Edited January 7, 2017 by john1980 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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john1980 Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 Clearly planning world domination Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john1980 Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 People in general suck. Its sad but true, if you take away the risk of being caught or punished then by and large people devolve to unpleasantness. In the prison experiment where others were given control over people they routinely degraded or abused their position of 'power'. For centuries people verbally or physically abused others based on skin colour, gender, sexuality any little thing that was different. The internet in general has given the pond scum a way to spout their crap and find like minded dumbasses to agree with them. Its only getting worse now these dangerous opinions are seen as valid because of the Brexit result or Trump being elected or, far more dangerous in my opinion, the guy who wanted to legalise rape and the alt-right movement. We bitch and moan about trolls online all the time but all they are are the safer version of a much bigger issue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlesberg Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 some people just don't realise the impact their words have on others or that how you talk with your friends in a casual way isn't the way you should talk in any public forum. They don't connect themselves to the definition of a troll and if you call them out they often feel like they are being trolled! don't take the comments to heart, keep calm and carry on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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