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> Didn't stop folks from flaming and trolling. Definitely not but the prevalence was far less. The local nature of BBSes inspired a lot of prior restraint we d
by giantrobot 5y ago
> Didn't stop folks from flaming and trolling.
Definitely not but the prevalence was far less. The local nature of BBSes inspired a lot of prior restraint we don't see a lot on the Internet anymore. That's not to say anonymity or pseudo-anonymity is bad. It just creates a different environment than what you'd typically find on BBSes.
- Karrot_Kream 5y agoOh totally. Plus you were using your cash on minutes so there's only so much bad behavior you could do.
- giantrobot 5y ago> there's only so much bad behavior you could do Or afford to do. Trolling is a lot less attractive at 1200 baud for a dollar a minute.