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Originally Posted by Tat2Jr
Stop looking for proof or examples. It's very simple.
A) He repeatedly poked the bear.
B) The bear finally bit him.
and finally,
C) The bear will stop attacking when it god damned feels like it.
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QFT.
But there is another important point here. Peeps on forums create their own keyboard warrior personas. They say things to each other which they would never do in person. You would not get through the day without getting punched if you spoke your mind as if on a forum where no one knows where you work and live.
So I think we should all realise that forums are no different to the real world, if you piss people off they might decide that you need to be re-alligned with reality.
I personally would not go as far as what has been done to Mr Gallbladder but neither would I say it was wrong or that he did not deserve it. GG reaped what he sowed.
GG thought that a board persona gave him the right to say whatever he wanted to a group of people with real lives and businesses. But just like the good folks at Westboro you take this line and you find that those you attack are entitled to free speech aswell.
There are one or two others that post similar stuff to GG. "Its not theft" is a particularly difficult line to swallow when it is your stuff being stolen. "There is nothing you can do about piracy" is another argument that might get you into trouble. I am not advocating any kind of backlash against those that hold this view, but really a forum is just like real life, you temper what you say to people or be prepared for the consequencies.
