Yeah, I tend to think it's a self esteem issue, but you never know.Holy crap, seriously?Yeah, agree completely. The internet seems like a repository for people who just want to vent their anger and misery. It's a shame, because this board can be interesting before all the flame threads, personal insults and name-calling take over.Yes, there are some here who sure do seem to enjoy stalking. I've been using the ignore feature for people who are stalkers and/or abusive. You know, the ones that follow you from thread to thread, making nasty comments, or the ones you cannot have a discussion with because all they can do is toss about insults? Really, I believe internet forums are rife with very miserable and unstable people . . . obviously. Lol.
Why someone would want to stalk another person who has asked them not to is beyond me.
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And the team tags are even worse. Mean spirited people PM their buddies, organize an attack on some member, and then en masse make that member's life as miserable as possible. We have had a lot of good people driven elsewhere just over that kind of hatefulness. In a way that is worse than the stalkers, but the stalkers are bad enough.
After having observed the behavior here, I must admit I'm not surprised, come to think of it.
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It is the same mentality as that of the stalker. Some people become obsessed in 'getting even' or punishing somebody who disappointed them or who offended them or who they just decided they hate for whatever reason. And there are the childish ones who get off on being bad or rude or insulting. All such people I think are a brick or two shy of a full load, but that's just my opinion.
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You're probably right. And also an embarrassment issue. Somebody acts like a dick and are ashamed of it but are too immature to admit it. So they deal with that by trying to convince others they were justified in the way they behaved and they do that with bullying tactics. And that too bcomes an obsession with them.