Not at all. During the 80th and early 90th I encountered many personal attacks, and few of them escalated into physical encounters. I was involved quite heavily

Not at all. During the 80th and early 90th I encountered many personal attacks, and few of them escalated into physical encounters. I was involved quite heavily into the C64 and Amiga scene, attended quite a few copy parties. Most conflicts I knew of, started on a personal level. 98% of the persons that attacked each other knew each other in real life. The scene met at copy parties, or did phone conferences. There were also some funny encounters, when groups who were at war with each other met at copy parties. In Venlo for example, I remember the bouncer quite well, because he was some huge 2.10m dude. I can tell you of dozens of other encounters. Some works, that caused trouble, are even sanctioned by officials. And this is good.