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> you were allowed to make an argument based on logic and reasoning. Old man here, No this was never the case. Nerds were always hysterical and used the ban ha
by KaiserPro 4mo ago
> you were allowed to make an argument based on logic and reasoning.
Old man here, No this was never the case. Nerds were always hysterical and used the ban hammer frequently. the difference between then and now is that there were more distinct islands of nerdary you could escape to, and they wouldn't blend together.
also they generally had a "no outside opinions" rule that meant that forums were single subject. This allowed you to socialise with degenerates like emacs users in different contexts without descending into flame wars (mostly...)
- nyeah 4mo agoExactly. I'm glad someone else remembers the pre-eternal-September internet. (For me mid to late 1980s.)
- Mezzie 4mo agoGod, I miss off-topic rules and their enforcement...
- KaiserPro 4mo agoOff topic rule discussion are banned, you will be shadowbanned for 1 week.
- bad_username 4mo agoOld man here, it has never been perfect, but it used to be vastly better than today.
- supertroop 4mo agoEven early BBS message boards and usenet were foul. Where does OP think the original internet archetypes came from, Mr Beast?