Scum of the Internet

[Soviet Heavy]

What are the worst places to go on the internet. In your own experience, what websites are the most hostile, user unfriendly playgrounds of chaos and bullshit you have ever seen?

It doesn't have to be vulgar, but it feels oppressive, harsh, and just dangerous.

Obvious sites like Youtube of course, are nesting grounds for this kind of crap.

But, if you have any sites that made you feel unwanted, vulnerable, or just plain mad, post'em here.

I have a little obscure one. Holowan Labs, home of the Knights of the Old Republic Modding community.

Sure, it doesn't have its share of flame wars, but my god are they strict. Basically, KOTOR modding didn't want to go the way that Jedi Outcast modding had, with people stealing other's mods, and claiming them as their own creations.

So, so much as a single mis-quoted reference, or a failure to credit a person, and their moderators bring down a shitstorm on the unlucky perpetrator. Its not fun to watch.

So, what websites do you consider to be internet scum?

 

[Wardnath]

4chan's /b/ and Encyclopedia Dramatica's Offended.

There, I said it before everyone else could. ^_^

Edit: I forgot, the YouTube Comments section.

 

[The Warden]

Huh.
Didn't expect to find another Lucasforums user here.
Actually, this video somewhat answers this question for me by showing a youtube convo


I'm actually referred to in that video, I'm not telling you what my username was though, I want someone to guess first.

 

[soapyshooter]

/b/

Encylopedia Dramatica, although sometimes they can be funny.

Foxnews.com Those people scare the shit out of me and make me feel nasty for being an American.

 

[cheese_wizington]

/b/.

It's just so confusingly frantic, it makes no sense.

Going on /b/ will melt your brain.

 

[Z(ombie)fan]

Encyclopedia Dramatica's Offended.

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sweet jesus the nightmares...

 

[Larkin99]

The youtube community are horrendous. I watched the "American troops kill reporters" video and the comments were near unreadable. SO many spammers, idiots and vitriol-spewing fuckwits there.

 

[AkJay]

Well, it's not really the entire community, but The Escapist has a few bad eggs in the bunch.

 

[Jaded Scribe]

The WoW suggestion forums... *shudder*

 

[ZeLunarian]

ooh! Porn... Watch out for porn >.>

Encyclopedia Dramatica's Offended.

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What is so bad about that? I hear constantly of how people fear it, but what exactly is the fuss about?

My word... Have you SEEN it?
I honestly felt ill after seeing that page. And two girls one cup just meh'd me. tho still quite horrid

 

[mcgroobber]

4chan, i just hate the whole lay out

 

[Naya Merai]

fireemblemempire.com/forums, most flaming hating place you will ever go to,lol

 

[Z(ombie)fan]

Encyclopedia Dramatica's Offended.

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sweet jesus the nightmares...

What is so bad about that? I hear constantly of how people fear it, but what exactly is the fuss about?

OT: Gamefaqs/Spot. Just visit any one of their forums.

... HAVE YOU SEEN IT!?!?!? its a massive page of presumably real autopsies, a guys headthat exploded, deformed babies,etc,etc.

 

[SnootyEnglishman]

/b/, youtube comments, destructoid, /y/, and myspace.

 

[Quiet Stranger]

Chat Roulette, it's just a waste of time

 

[Z(ombie)fan]

ooh! Porn... Watch out for porn >.>

Encyclopedia Dramatica's Offended.

.

What is so bad about that? I hear constantly of how people fear it, but what exactly is the fuss about?

My word... Have you SEEN it?
I honestly felt ill after seeing that page. And two girls one cup just meh'd me. tho still quite horrid

lol ninja'd.

we even started the same....

 

[Soviet Heavy]

Huh.
Didn't expect to find another Lucasforums user here.
Actually, this video somewhat answers this question for me by showing a youtube convo


I'm actually referred to in that video, I'm not telling you what my username was though, I want someone to guess first.

I'm not actually part of their forums, but I do spend a lot of time around there, watching whats going on in the modding community.

Cool video, too.

 

[oppp7]

I'd say from experience... Roosterteeth has some pretty bad forums. /b/ and such are good choices too, but I've never seen anything that bad in Youtube.