I’m sorry, I just have to ask*

*And I realise that not all new posters do this, but…

When you come to a site as a new person, and you basically introduce yourself by saying something rude, what response are you expecting ?

In a way it’s like coming into a new town and immediately mooning the residents. What do you see resulting from that ?

One of my favorite posts here about this, from a friend, sums up what we occasionally see (thanks @uncalled4):

"Why introduce yourself? Ain't nobody got time for that. Just do a psychotic verbal drive by." I mean, these people fling open the door like Kramer on Seinfeld.

Then later we see them upset and announcing that they’re leaving, because "nobody’s friendly here."

Just something I’ve been wondering about.

robingoodfellow · M

I never understood why some people set different behavioral guidelines for themselves online than they do in real life.
It doesn't matter that your face isn't physically here, this is you.
Why not be the best you can be?
But it's the Jekyll and Hyde thing. Some people are dying to let Hyde out and so they do.