# I'm goddamn tired of the inability for people to have a civil online conversation **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 11, 2009, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-goddamn-tired-of-the-inability-for-people-to-have-a-civil-online-conversation/517136 "2009-11-11T02:15:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Unintentionally\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unintentionally_blank/32/5418_2.png) [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2009, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-goddamn-tired-of-the-inability-for-people-to-have-a-civil-online-conversation/517136/1 "2009-11-11T02:15:03Z")
It’s happend in three different forums, on three different topics. (and some stupid schmuck will say ‘well maybe the common point is you!’ and to that person I say: Fuck you!) It’s not me. Two folks can be completely right, and one will take an affront because HE’S right, therefore you must be WRONG! I swear this is how the crusades started. Person A says something Person B says ‘well, not really, I’ve seen _this_ personally.’ Person A disagrees with a thinly veiled jab at person B’s manhood. Person B sends another light salvo in reply. Person A starts claiming Person B must be incorrect, otherwise they wouldn’t be resorting to ad hominim attacks. Jesus folks, I’m not going to throw a 400 page PDF proving I know a topic of conversation before starting a response that says ‘my personal experience is different’. At one point, I think I’ll concede a little ground with an ‘I agree, i’ve experienced similar’ Only to get the response “Well that’s cuz yer a mouthbreather, perhaps you should leave it to the more experienced.” FUCK A DUCK! Here: EVERY SINGLE THREAD ON A FORUM IS NOT FIRTLE GROUND TO KILL YOUR OPPONENT! Here’s a hint: If you’re a dickhead enough, eventually people GO AWAY, how much fun is it to debate alone? OH, and freeking let me know when the gauntlet is thrown and we SWITCH to the fucking Lincoln-Douglas rules of debate. I’ll switch gears and be MUCH more careful of how I play my debate cards. I also really need to learn the debate skill where I come up with 8 things, the other person ignores 7 and says ‘I don’t think so’, I think come up with another 8 well reasoned items, and they say ‘I don’t think so’, repeat. By the time I’m done, I’ve got 64 valid statements on the table and they’ve got ‘that makes no sence.’ GAAAH! I need to learn to walk away before getting involved in these things in the first place. ---
**Author:** ![ivn1188](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e480ec/32.png) [@ivn1188](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivn1188)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2009, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-goddamn-tired-of-the-inability-for-people-to-have-a-civil-online-conversation/517136/2 "2009-11-11T02:19:03Z")
So what you are saying is that people who are idiots are sort of incapable of debating a point without making it personal? And that those idiots tend to ruin discussions? Hmmm, couldn’t agree more. ---
**Author:** ![LunarPlexus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LunarPlexus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LunarPlexus)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2009, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-goddamn-tired-of-the-inability-for-people-to-have-a-civil-online-conversation/517136/3 "2009-11-11T03:13:39Z")
I love an appeal to civility that includes a preemptive “Fuck you!” Edit: No offense. ---
**Author:** ![Unintentionally\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unintentionally_blank/32/5418_2.png) [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2009, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-goddamn-tired-of-the-inability-for-people-to-have-a-civil-online-conversation/517136/4 "2009-11-11T03:23:04Z")
It’s the Pit. I was tryin’ to make it Pit-worthy. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![armedmonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2009, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-goddamn-tired-of-the-inability-for-people-to-have-a-civil-online-conversation/517136/5 "2009-11-11T03:24:55Z")
**Unintentionally Blank** , when ever I feel as you do, I just remember [this](http://xkcd.com/386/). One other thing. Double spacing annoys the hell out of me. Put your rant in a paragraph form. Using isolated sentences ruins the whole post. ---
**Author:** ![Unintentionally\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unintentionally_blank/32/5418_2.png) [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2009, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-goddamn-tired-of-the-inability-for-people-to-have-a-civil-online-conversation/517136/6 "2009-11-11T03:28:14Z")
Can’t. Edit window is closed. (and I really expected someone to call me a pussy, or ignorant, or wrong by now.) Won’t happen again. ---
**Author:** ![St.Anger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@St.Anger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/St.Anger)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2009, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-goddamn-tired-of-the-inability-for-people-to-have-a-civil-online-conversation/517136/7 "2009-11-11T03:35:22Z")
Fuck off. ---
**Author:** ![Unintentionally\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unintentionally_blank/32/5418_2.png) [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2009, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-goddamn-tired-of-the-inability-for-people-to-have-a-civil-online-conversation/517136/8 "2009-11-11T03:39:05Z")
You keep your ad hominem attacks off my thread! ETA: fucker! ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2009, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-goddamn-tired-of-the-inability-for-people-to-have-a-civil-online-conversation/517136/9 "2009-11-11T03:39:19Z")
Your penis is probably too tiny to fuck off, or on for that matter. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2009, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-goddamn-tired-of-the-inability-for-people-to-have-a-civil-online-conversation/517136/10 "2009-11-11T03:52:09Z")
\*Fuck You Fuck your whole family and your relatives Fuck You Fuck your little sister and your little brother Fuck You Fuck all your friends and everyone Fuck You Fuck your little puppy and your puppy dog Fuck You \* -Red Hot Chili Peppers 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Unintentionally\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unintentionally_blank/32/5418_2.png) [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2009, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-goddamn-tired-of-the-inability-for-people-to-have-a-civil-online-conversation/517136/11 "2009-11-11T03:56:13Z")
Man, you can’t even quote RHCP right, why should I take you (or **Boyo Jim** seriously? I mean what are your qualifications?) You’re not making sense! ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2009, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-goddamn-tired-of-the-inability-for-people-to-have-a-civil-online-conversation/517136/12 "2009-11-11T04:06:27Z")
> [@Unintentionally\_Blank](#): > > It’s the Pit. I was tryin’ to make it Pit-worthy. 😃 Pit worthy? Heck - I printed it out! And I promise myself to, at some point tomorrow, use the phrase “fuck a duck”. That has now topped “fuck me with 40 fucking dwarfs with fucking dildos” as my favorite use of the word “fuck” in an expletive phrase. My congratulations - for what they are worth. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2009, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-goddamn-tired-of-the-inability-for-people-to-have-a-civil-online-conversation/517136/13 "2009-11-11T04:26:54Z")
> [@Unintentionally\_Blank](#): > > Here’s a hint: If you’re a dickhead enough, eventually people GO AWAY, how much fun is it to debate alone? Don’t visit the **Starving Artist** threads much, do you? ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2009, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-goddamn-tired-of-the-inability-for-people-to-have-a-civil-online-conversation/517136/14 "2009-11-11T04:38:56Z")
> [@kopek](#): > > Pit worthy? Heck - I printed it out! And I promise myself to, at some point tomorrow, use the phrase “fuck a duck”. This [aphorism](http://www.stickergiant.com/Merchant2/imgs/125/dcb1738_125.gif?code=125.gif) seems apropos. ---
**Author:** ![Pray\_for\_peace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Pray\_for\_peace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pray_for_peace)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2009, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-goddamn-tired-of-the-inability-for-people-to-have-a-civil-online-conversation/517136/15 "2009-11-11T04:47:40Z")
You people call yourselves MC’s but you’re garbage men Takin’ out the trash when you pull out the pen And if you don’t like it then hey, fuck you! -Beastie Boys 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2009, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-goddamn-tired-of-the-inability-for-people-to-have-a-civil-online-conversation/517136/16 "2009-11-11T05:29:43Z")
> [@Beware\_of\_Doug](#): > > This [aphorism](http://www.stickergiant.com/Merchant2/imgs/125/dcb1738_125.gif?code=125.gif) seems apropos. For those of us who do mean it, there’s [this gem](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UToAWHBVrk0&feature=channel). ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2009, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-goddamn-tired-of-the-inability-for-people-to-have-a-civil-online-conversation/517136/17 "2009-11-11T05:40:44Z")
> [@ivn1188](#): > > Hmmm, couldn’t agree more. Yeah, but your endorsement is useless because you’re kind of a moron. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2009, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-goddamn-tired-of-the-inability-for-people-to-have-a-civil-online-conversation/517136/18 "2009-11-11T05:57:56Z")
What I think is hilarious is that this happens less often in the Pit, the one place where it is specifically allowed. I honestly think that some people enjoy having someone be a dick to them, because it gives them the justification to be a dick back. I choose **Blake** , as he is the first person I’ve seen throw around hostility in the [GD thread I’m currently reading.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=539219) OP: I think you’re best bet to keep this in the Pit is to specifically insult the posters that have done this. I hearby nominate ---
**Author:** ![ivn1188](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e480ec/32.png) [@ivn1188](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivn1188)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2009, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-goddamn-tired-of-the-inability-for-people-to-have-a-civil-online-conversation/517136/19 "2009-11-11T06:21:39Z")
> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#): > > Yeah, but your endorsement is useless because you’re kind of a moron. Yeah, because you’re known far and wide as a coherent, intelligent, and thoughtful poster. Which is why, of course, you even get honorable mentions in ATMB for being an example of a fucktard. Seriously, I know you’re a mental defective, but I am willing to bet you wake up at night and wonder why you fail so badly at life. ---
**Author:** ![ivn1188](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e480ec/32.png) [@ivn1188](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivn1188)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2009, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-goddamn-tired-of-the-inability-for-people-to-have-a-civil-online-conversation/517136/20 "2009-11-11T06:27:17Z")
P.S. dipshit: Great job on trolling at [stormfront](http://www.stormfront.org/forum/showthread.php?t=40309) and on writing some shitty [Star Trek Fanfics](http://trekiverse.us/author/author.php?aid=A000002341). Winner alert! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-goddamn-tired-of-the-inability-for-people-to-have-a-civil-online-conversation/517136.md?page=2)