Well, you know what they say - on the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog. ( http://randomknowledge.wordpress.com/2007/12/30/on-the-internet-nobody-knows-youre-

Well, you know what they say - on the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog. ( http://randomknowledge.wordpress.com/2007/12/30/on-the-internet-nobody-knows-youre-a-dog/ http://randomknowledge.wordpress.com/2007/12/30/on-the-inter... ). A part of the problem is that on the net you're usually not held to account for your comments, as they're usually posted anonymously (or somewhere on a site with like-minded people). (Mind you, the existence of anonymity on the net is overall a good thing in my opinion). 4chan.org (parts of it very nsfw) is of course the prime example of what happens when you remove all constraints and let anybody upload and comment anything anonymously. A seething cesspool of sexism, racism and a bunch of other -isms. Another relevant comic is a recent PVP thread, with this one pretty much summing up the article in question - http://www.pvponline.com/2009/04/03/no-comment/ http://www.pvponline.com/2009/04/03/no-comment/ . And to round it off, John Gabriel's Greater Internet Dickwad Theory can be found here, http://us.st12.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/yhst-34640480252896_2048_6556014 http://us.st12.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/yhst-34640480252896... (Usually not big on linking to images, but just this once I'll go with the one pic equals a thousand words saying).