I’ve just recently deleted a few of the rudest comments I’ve ever had (not here of course) and considering that I’ve had a good sized audience since mid 2004 that’s quite a statement. What is it with some of these arsehats? Did mama not give them the proper amount of nurturing they so desperately needed before striking out on their own as a interwebs commenter?

I’m getting ahead of myself though, first a little background. The sites I run are tech related, not heavy-tech mind you but it is a factor, most of the commenter’s are thoughtful, (seemingly) intelligent and even when disagreeing, polite. A few on the other hand are just downright nasty, I have to admit I’m somewhat interested in what would make someone leave vile and nasty comments on a technology based home entertainment site, I mean we’re not denying anyone a cure for cancer, not even close.

I suppose all the basement dwellers with no lives analogies are too easy and probably not entirely accurate anyway but again, I’m just baffled at some of these comments. I may be really old fashioned but when I see something posted somewhere that’s (1) incorrect, (2) ignorant, (3) rude I just… keep on trucking, no flame wars, no insults, no see I told you so’s, I just leave. If only there were a Wordpress plug-in that could track these guys from site to site and give you the heads up that a known A-hole has just entered a comment. Ah yeah that’d be nice.

• BROWSE / IN TIMELINE
• « At Last Someone worth Voting For
• » Way to go Senator Dodd

• BROWSE / IN Blogging