For those of you that have been following Bunny got Blog, you know I spend a great deal of time utilizing the web and learning new things. I love to learn and I am also very curious about Thumper’s work. Over the last couple of months, he has been following this forum - and I decided to check it out the other day.

Internet Etiquette

I feel having good manners on the web is important and appreciated. Treating other human beings with respect in the same way you would want to be treated in return.

Another important factor is observing the website in question for a while before participating in the discussion. When I decided to observe this forum Thumper is visiting every now and then, in order to see just what was so interesting about it, what I found was a vast amount of obnoxious behavior.

It seems to be a haven for hostility, sexual harassment and discrimination. If you ask a question or comment, most of the time you will be directed to a link that looks authentic but it takes you to a disgusting page that you can’t close too easliy. I had to close it in the Windows task manager. The site enlarges your browser window beyond the borders of your screen, while mimicking the browser on the page. This way, you think that you are hitting the “close” button but you’re not… it’s just a graphic. Someone’s ingenious intelligence took the time to do this, and people on the forum are having a jolly good time trying to get newbies to click through to this site.

The forum is being abusive and hits hard on discrimination. I have seen racial slurs, and the nudity is ridiculous. It isn’t just all photos of women, either. There are transgenders and gay photos. So this is a site that offers a little something for anyone. I read a post where a new member actually posted a couple of nude pictures of women as an offering – I am serious. I thought to myself this poor naive kid. You are sheep among wolves.

When the members aren’t bashing your race, gays, or women. They are degrading other forums. This is so distasteful, then it is more like a brotherhood where anything goes.

Giving the site the benefit of the doubt

Hard to do. Since I have seen so much and have experienced first hand. All of the above takes place in one section of the site; there are others that are very insighful on many topics. But does the existence of real information justify the coexistence of the abusive part?

The only creditability the site has is the expert knowledge some of the people there have. Of course you have to sift through the other stuff first. I too, have read some very informative articles. There is a good spin on the topics, and insights in different perspectives.

This is the reason why Thumper sometimes visits the site. It also has a web development section that has very useful information. The people frequenting this section are pros in their fields. He sometimes asks a question about a bug or problem with one of his projects and almost always will get a very quick and accurate response.

The rest is many kids using their time and creativity to entertain each other. This is where I find it sad. Someone came up with an idea of providing a site with a relaxed atmosphere, and the end result is a playground of juvenile delinquents and posers.

I am sure there are many more of these sites around. I don’t care to explore it. I have been offended and expect retaliation since there is no privacy statement.

My conclusion

I have vented enough about this site and I will not give you the link. If you find a site that is abusive, stay off it or report it to your local police department. That is up to you.

I will respect Thumper on this and expect his respect to how I value my time and my space. I wanted to share this with those of you who have spouses or boyfriends on sites that make you angry. You should talk about and then put it to rest.

Perhaps too much of their time is spent on social sites or maybe game sites? When it starts to interfere with your relationship, then you have to mention it. If you ignore it, it will only grow into something worse.

As I have been told, when you are a couple, one has to have patience – well that is true, but one does not have to compromise their own morals in order to make peace. Both sexes have a little immaturity at any age. Some more than others.

If you have anything you would like to share on the topic, feel free to vent now!