XENOPHONZ opened this issue on Jan 12, 2006 ยท 72 posts
lmckenzie posted Fri, 13 January 2006 at 9:06 AM
Moderation in all things. The best answer lies between the wild west/law of the jungle and a society that micro-manages and controls every human interaction. It's a tough call but these inline spaces are rapidly becoming the equivalent of the public square so there needs to be some minimal degree of decorum. I don't know what the answer is. I do know that over a period of a few months here in the relative staid environs of the Poser forum, I've seen much more rudeness and inconsideration than ever between people interacting in person. Personally, I don't see that as a good development for society. Unlike video games where abusing virtual characters may allow one to sublimate aggression, here the other characters are real. It's like aggressive driver syndrome. People feel isolated and encapsulated in a vehicle or behind a keyboard and their inner asshole comes out. I do agree that often, encouraging lawyers is little better than encouraging bullies. Lawsuits should be the last resort.
"Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance." - H. L. Mencken