Will_Shahane
Vital Squad Member
Can I just say that despite posting some views which are very clearly at odds with those of others, I don't think I've ever been personally insulted on that thread. Nor have I insulted any other poster. MPs, yes. The new PM, yes (oh, too right, yes). That absolute gobshite, Farage, absolutely bloody yes. Posters, no.
Like Will says, it's not difficult.
Yeah, I just think that whenever people post they should always assume that the person on the receiving end will take what they're saying to heart, and feel down because of it. That way I find you can always avoid insulting somebody, and you don't run the risk of upsetting anyone. I know Henski rolled his eyes at my "posturing" comment on the deleted thread, but I genuinely believe that loads of people act very differently on these social media sites to how they would in real life. The very term 'keyboard warrior' denotes a group of people who posture in a way which makes them appear more confident, when in actuality they are meek and insecure. Problem is, people just assume that because those people seem so abrasive and confident online that they can just take criticism easily, but in reality they may well be very vulnerable and sensitive people. Like I said before, you can't know what's happening in somebody's life unless you live it yourself (no matter how well you think you know them) so it doesn't hurt just to exercise a bit of self-control and refrain from insulting others.