Immaturity on Forums

[Captain_Planet]

Let me start off by saying taht the Escapist seems to be the most polite forum as far as respect for other peoples ideas. I know that this is not saying too much.
But to be honest, I am appaled at other forums and the way that people treat each other. It is incredible to go to a forum about videogames on say, Amazon or IGN and see the bile fly.

The level of fanboyish immaturity is incredible. For example, take a look at this thread on Amazon, a discussion about Team Ninja's statement about XBOX 360's disc capacity,a nd see what it has cahnged into: http://www.amazon.com/tag/video%20games/forum/ref=cm_cd_dp_rt_tft_tp?%5Fencoding=UTF8&cdForum=Fx1T1DM93QU4XL1&cdThread=TxQ93U2T122WL7

Lets look at some evidence.
I'm talking to you. Everything you post is tired and pathetic. Don't you get sick of slurping MS's balls in every post you make?
And another...
Wrong answer Kr155. It would cost more to release a game on Blu-Ray than on two DVD's....perhaps three DVD's is a different story. I quarantee MS would wave the fee for Rage.
You really need to stop spouting off at the mouth, because you're are ill informed.
Any ideas why people are like this?
Would you ever insult a stranger to this degree if you were talking face to face? I think not.
Thoughts?

 

[mokes310]

Captain Planet...how big of a loser are you? j/k

I know what you mean bro. I joined a couple months back and have been pleased, for the most part, with the forums here. Hopefully, you'll have an experience as good as mine has been

 

[Labyrinth]

Welcome to Escapist. We have manners and dictionaries.

 

[ianuam]

Indeed. I think what helps here is that we have active moderation that encourages civil discourse. I'm surprised by the difference every time i visit another forum.

 

[Limos]

God I love this forum.

It's so civilized, and everyone has proper spelling. It's like internet heaven!

 

[Hunde Des Krieg]

Even the escapist is not immune to flame wars, strife, and trolling, things often get rather heated, especially if it comes to anything remotely religious(always dissolves into flame wars, always). But for the most part we are relatively polite and curtious.
EDIT: people are like that because they think they are always right, no matter how demonstrateably (sp?) wrong they may be.

 

[Fox1789]

i love the fact that everyone has manners here and that they don't troll ppl


its nice to feel welcome

 

[Siuss]

Welcome to Escapist. We have manners and dictionaries.

I think the having dictionaries is why escapist is by far, in my humble opinion at least, the best gaming forum out there.

On topic: Yes people on the internet think they are awesome because they can start pointless fights. Also I read the "M.E." fellows posts on amazon, the fact that he thought the insult "Ballwasher" was an amazingly witty and intelligent insult gave me a giggle.

 

[crimsondynamics]

Since when has religious discourse ever been anything but heated?

I think what really helps the Escapist, apart from the reasonably effective moderating, is the sheer emphasis on correct English language usage. Here you have to be proper and polite even when trolling.

 

[Captain_Planet]

the fact that he thought the insult "Ballwasher" was an amazingly witty and intelligent insult gave me a giggle.

That one caught my attention too.
It degenerated so quickly into some sort of discussion about insults that are neither poignant nor topical, and the level of immautrity reached an all time high.

 

[Limos]

Since when has religious discourse ever been anything but heated?

I think what really helps the Escapist, apart from the reasonably effective moderating, is the sheer emphasis on correct English language usage. Here you have to be proper and polite even when trolling.

That seems paradoxical, a well behaved Troll. It's like a Chimp wearing a tuxedo, sort of cute at first, but then a little awkward.

 

[L.B. Jeffries]

It's always handy to remember that quoting someone who is announcing that they don't want anything more to do with the argument and mocking them for leaving might generate a negative reaction.

 

[JakalMc]

There is one word that sums up the majority of internet forums: Anonymity.

People start shit 'cause they can.

It is rare that you'll find a place that is as well maintained as this one. I'm lucky to be a part of a couple of pleasant forums.

 

[The Rusk]

I like the fact that you're actually allowed to have an opinion here... most other internet forums seem to frown upon it.

 

[Mean Mother Rucker]

I actually have been on many different forums, and the spelling+trolling+general feces-tossing has been incredible.
I am glad that whatever hopes for the internet-using community there are, they are all settled in here.

 

[MasterStratus]

I have joined several other forums and this is by far the best forum out there. Other forums are filled with inconsiderate people who cannot spell and throw F bombs around all day long. This forum is filled with insightful topics and civilized people who have respect for other human beings.

 

[crimsondynamics]

That seems paradoxical, a well behaved Troll. It's like a Chimp wearing a tuxedo, sort of cute at first, but then a little awkward.

Well, in this day and age, having a well-behaved forum is kinda paradoxical in itself!