Social network sites versus forums

[one eyed jack]

Anyone ever notice that you get less hassle, grief and bullshit from social network sites than you do with forums where everyone posts under an alter ego and become anonymous keyboard warriors on a quest to become the ultimate arse hole.

Theres something thats gotta be said for that.

Sorry Im being random and Steve 56 like. (No offence Steve)

[randyandy]

Think it depends on the arse hole.

I know a few people who have been visited on ****book for example only for the new friend to turn out to be a complete arse leaving nasty pointless comments and I suspect other sites will be the same.

They are spineless and misguided in the belief they are being clever, humorous etc.

[one eyed jack]

But thats my point randy andy..when you can see the person is genuine with photgraphs and some kind of history that identifies them and their character you dont get that offensive shit that you sometimes see up on forums likes this and others I dare not mention that seems to be a hive of troublemaking keyboard warriors

People who set up fake profiles and call themselves fake names are just simply avoided.

Im even wary of posting to threads on here when people post up under anonymous profiles or cant be contacted because these people are the ones who like to dish it but dont want any way to be got back at...(re: trolls) Those are the real shit stirrers Im talking about.

[one eyed jack]

Having said that, the moment I signed up to do porn I hardly expected the quiet life.

Abuse seems to be par for the course it seems. Some can take it better than others...oo-er!

[randyandy]

Some photos can be just as fake as the profiles and names Terry.

Like I said it's just determined by how far the idiot is willing to go.

[beck images]

To be honest, there's positives and negatives to both. I don't neccessarily agree that social sites such as myspace and facebook are a hive of honesty either. Girls can take a few pics of themselves on a mobile phone, post them on myspace and say they are a model, without ever having been published anywhere. They can make all sorts of claims without ever really needed to back it up or prove it. The effictively become an online persona only. At least with forums, people may hide behind a nickname but generally that means their views are honest as to what they believe.

[JamesW]

"with forums where everyone posts under an alter ego"

Well I don't post under an alter ego, I really am jamesW

[mrchapel]

Idiots and spammers I can deal with. Its the fucking spammers and bots.
Glad comic relief raised so much money, that`ll buy a shitload of computers in Africa so they can email me with money making opportunities and penis enlargement creams. Or even better is when your an admin at a wrestling forum that 13 year olds have access to and some heathen from the blackhole of fucking Calcutta posts a pornographic link that would make Charles Manson puke. Should cut the fucking third world off from the internet