Why do some participants in this forum digress to name calling in their responses ?
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It's out of frustration when everything else they do doesn't work.  Instead of taking a step back, taking a deep breathy and trying to re-word things to be clearer they let their frustraition out and the spew starts.
329062
You are not alone in noticing this.  There have been several comments about it.  I even wrote one.  I don't understand what the deal is.  Are they on something?  Are they really young?  Are they from another country?  Or are they just illiterate?  Who knows, but it's really annoying.
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It is not necessarily your responsibility, since (if you are indeed referring to this forum) this is an open forum and quite informal.\n\nHowever, it is the kind thing to do, especially since some people have a hard time forming questions.\n\nOn the other hand, if they fail to clarify in response to your query, perhaps they have no real desire to know and you could be simply wasting your time.
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They are so crude because this forum is anonymous. Nobody knows who you are, and therefore there is little accountability for one's actions. When people think they can say things and nobody knows who they are then they are more likely to be crude.
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Maybe they were offended for calling them "dood"...lol\nI dont know, people have been report happy lately and Yahoo needs to do something about it.  Nothing is monitored to see if in fact its a legit report.  I had someone digging through my old questions and answers reporting that stuff, and I dont think resolved questions and answers should be allowed to be reported!!!!!\n\nI think the persons who report for no reason, have formed a dislike towards someone who may be outspoken, or maybe too much of a smart A** (which I know Im guilty of that, lol)  Or they are jealous of someones creativity in their 360* page, I dont know, but, its a sickness...... Im sure you agree...
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It's a part of protecting your privacy. The answers we provide might stir the beehive, so we might not want to reveal our identity to just everybody. That's why we are given the benefit of the a nickname (and anonimity). Of course, downright offensive answers are cowardly.\n\nIf this were a dating service, however, it might be different...
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I don't do chat rooms, but after a while of q-ing and a-ing you do start to see some increasingly familiar names pop up, and I suppose a certain amount of back-slapping takes place.  One particular member and myself seem to have hit it off rather well, however.
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They only think that they're anonymous.\n\nBut beware!! Not all forums give anonymity to the users.
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I try to be. I am one of the few on here who uses their real name. If more people did this (or were required to do this) there would be a lot less name calling.\n\nWhat we see a lot on here is people, hiding behing a screen name, attacking the character of others based simply on their stated beliefs on one issue while ignoring the persons justification for their beliefs. I have done this, as have you. It is easier to attack someone you've never met than someone standing in front of you. \n\n“The human being who would not harm you on an individual, face-to-face basis, who is charitable, civic-minded, loving and devout, will wound or kill you from behind a veil.” - Morton Mintz\n\nExcellent question. I've often wondered about this myself.
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Under each answerer's avatar is a link that says "Report Abuse."\n\nMake sure you do it from the comment that is abusive and not some random comment the person made.
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Randy - just maybe they can't cope (promptly) with the amount of abuse being reported to them, across all categories.\n\nThere've been a few questions from trolls, I've sought to answer today, that have been removed by the time I got to the Submit button.\n\nWe could all make a concerted effort simply not to answer such provocative questions (although I suspect that wouldn't be sustained)\n\nAlso, I think it's good etiquette (I've seen others do it) to post a response which says simply Reported - that way others will know not to do likewise.  Of course, in doing so you do lose the anonymity - But I reckon if we can talk about our sexual preferences on this forum, we can be honest enough to admit when we're defending them.   \n \nIn this way, perhaps Yahoo! Answers will find the reports of Abuse a little easier to handle.  \n\nAnyone else got any ideas on how we can help Y!Answers with this?
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Hey almost got kicked off for asking questions like that...it's called chatting.  Some people are so f---in stupid!  They wanna kick people off for no reason.  Be careful!  And I hope you have a good holiday!
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Probably since from the early days of interconnectivity- before the advent of the web when everything was done via Telnet/FTP/Gopher typing everything in CAPS is considered shouting.  People see it and automatically get their backs up, assuming the answerer is being belligerent.  So they read the answer looking for antagonism and anything even slightly marginal is immediately misconstrued.
225105
The people who do that are going to find something to condescend about...in your case it just happens to be your name. BTW..i think it is a fine name.
1045885
Why are you asking questions using multiple names?  Perhaps you're a troll?
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Because too many people take things too personally! They think these questions or comments are being directed to themselves for real and feel the need to defend. The truth is they are actually defending themselves TO themselves. Everyone here is just a mirror for the inner conflict that occurs.
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That is a very good question.  I have had people send comments reference something I posted only to find  they aren't accepting messages when trying to reply.  Usually they are "mean" comments that are sent.  I am guessing some don't have the nerve to say what they have to say and hear the reaction.