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Originally Posted by wildernesse
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Originally Posted by JamesBannon
Actually, although no-one takes Mick especially seriously, he does make some good points about the way  works. Even though only one person has been banned from , the infamous latinjral IIRC, think about how the members deal with trolls. This place is almost unique in that respect.
Internet bullying is a phenomenon that should be taken seriously. It can hurt emotionally, and, occasionally, physically. People have been driven to suicidal behaviour before now. Admittedly, this phenomenon is not all that common, but it can, and does, happen. |
I agree that internet bullying is a problem, but I just don't see it rising to the level of emotional and physical harm here. Do you have examples of people being bullied here that couldn't be solved by them deleting FF from their favorites and finding a new place to hang out? Or using the ignore button? |
I personally haven't seen anything on FF that I would say was real bullying or harassment. There have been attempts at it, by Sovereign towards Shelli & CC, for instance, but those have been quickly squashed. In part, what makes this community effective is the fact that most people like each other and are reasonably tolerant of each others' "foibles".
On the use of ignore: It is a bad use of ignore to stop bullying. This simply enables the offenders. There is only one effective way to deal with bullies - kick them hard. If that means banning them, then so be it. As I say, it hasn't been necessary here because the community is pretty close-knit.