I agree that it depends on the community. It's not science related, but I recently moved to Los Angeles and started using Yelp. The LA Yelp Talk forums are fill

I agree that it depends on the community. It's not science related, but I recently moved to Los Angeles and started using Yelp. The LA Yelp Talk forums are filled with the most horrific comments and interactions I've ever seen. I was so taken aback that I went to my hometown's Yelp Talk to see if all of it was like that, and the difference was night and day. In fact, my hometown's Yelp Talk forum talked about what frightening and unbelievably rude people participated in Yelp Talk LA. This particular community has no sense of netiquette and it is basically a free-for-all. In my experience, it is interesting how this is very indicative of the popular/mainstream culture in Los Angeles, as well.