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teknix said:
Simple, refrain from using personal insults. There are rules about that in the forums aren't there?

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Cutless said:
If you can't take someone calling you a faggot or whatever, maybe opting-out would be the route to go? I mean you're rating a person, and if you're rating them negatively that negative opinion was probably built up over a period of time. Making your rating of them a rebuttal to everything they've said that you disagree with is crazy, nobody has that sort of time, so it's bound to get personal.

As for the rules, hell if I or anybody else knows. Some mods say obscene ratings are grounds for warning while others say as long as it contains a reason and isn't excessively obscene it's all gravy.
I wish the admins would step in already.

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Here is what that equates too:

If someone can't take being raped then they should probably stay off the streets. Right?



We can obviously rate people how we like, yet calling names is a childs game.

I guess it would be a bad analogy, because they don't directly cause physical harm, although they can and have indirectly. They both can cause emotional harm.

It is called cyberbullying.

Admittedly It is more of a common occurrence for adolescents then adults.

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We define cyberbullying as: "Cyberbullying is when someone repeatedly harasses, mistreats, or makes fun of another person online or while using cell phones or other electronic devices." Approximately 20% of the students in our sample admitted to cyberbullying others in their lifetimes. Posting mean or hurtful comments and spreading rumors online were the most commonly reported types of cyberbullying they reported during the previous 30 days. About 11% of the sample reported cyberbullying using one or more of the nine types reported, two or more times over the course of the previous 30 days.
http://www.cyberbullying.us/research.php

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Cyberbullying does not just apply to children. There are adult groups dedicated to harassing and defaming others as well, along with websites created online specifically to make fun of and demean individuals. These people can be found in communities linked to blogs and chat rooms and they use the disguise of “anonymity” to harass their prey. Sometimes, these bullies will take their online squabbles offline and press people online to harass their prey's family and friends.
http://www.overcomebullying.org/cyberbullying.html

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Believe it or not, kids are not the only victims of cyberbullying. Adults can just as easily become prey to vicious internet attacks. Cyberbullying involves anyone who is targeted maliciously through any form of electronic access. Cyber bullies are simply cowards because they get to hide behind their hurtful words and anonymous user names. You'd think your high school days were behind you, along with all of the immaturity and hurtful teasing. Unfortunately, the world wide web has a way to take bullying to the next level. The following steps will give you some tools in fighting against this faceless form of bullying.

Read more: How to Fight Adult Cyberbullying | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/how_5270535_fight-adult-cyberbullying.html#ixzz22hkO76rW

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teknix said:
It is called cyberbullying.

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