When someone becomes personally abusive I think the sensible thing to do is to end the chat, rather than descend to their level.
Do you agree?
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ArishMell · 70-79, M
Yes, withdraw with dignity from the argument. If the opposite number has become abusive it usually means he or she cannot debate the topic rationally. Certainly don't stoop to their level.
If the abuse is really serious you can not only block but also report the individual. I have had to do that, but only once, when a former(?) SW user took it on himself to call me all sort of childishly vicious names for no reason during a perfectly innocent discussion with the third-party whose thread it was. He was later warned, and I gather one or two others had similar treatment from him. I think he later left the site - or was expelled - but crept back under a different alias months later, as I received a similar attack in a similar "literary" style. Oddly, he was capable of decent discussion, but I did notice his first alias was the acronym for an obscenity.
The only real defence for the site as whole against people who behave in that way, is for the administrators to bar the miscreant via the real identity they know.
If the abuse is really serious you can not only block but also report the individual. I have had to do that, but only once, when a former(?) SW user took it on himself to call me all sort of childishly vicious names for no reason during a perfectly innocent discussion with the third-party whose thread it was. He was later warned, and I gather one or two others had similar treatment from him. I think he later left the site - or was expelled - but crept back under a different alias months later, as I received a similar attack in a similar "literary" style. Oddly, he was capable of decent discussion, but I did notice his first alias was the acronym for an obscenity.
The only real defence for the site as whole against people who behave in that way, is for the administrators to bar the miscreant via the real identity they know.
xSharp · 31-35, M
no one is better than anyone else, which means it is impossible to descend to their level as you are already at their level, making it perfectly fine to be there. :)
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alan20 · M
@xSharp We're talking methods of defence now, which is different. Your argument was "no one is better than anyone else". I would hope I'd never gratuitously hurt anyone else, at any rate deliberately. So when I encounter someone who seems to enjoy it, I don't want to know them. Also when we think of people like Hitler, I don't see how you can maintain that nobody is superior.
xSharp · 31-35, M
@alan20 personal abuse is a type of violence and it can be prevented by self defense
hitler claimed that he and the german people were superior,
when i think of people claiming to be better than someone else for any reason, i think of nazis, so i dont see how you can maintain that anyone is superior
hitler claimed that he and the german people were superior,
when i think of people claiming to be better than someone else for any reason, i think of nazis, so i dont see how you can maintain that anyone is superior
AlmostAnAngel · 100+, F
LyricalOne · F
Sure, unless I can hack their personal information so I can buy myself a bunch of stuff.
Deadcutie · 18-21, F
Yes.. just say that’s cool yo dawg
SW-User
Yep