Cyber Bullying.

[Alexia_Ashford]

Not sure I quite understand this. If someone's an asshole to me on the internet, I say 'who gives a fuck, it's the internet.' People take this shit too seriously. Don't give out your information, don't get too friendly with someone you're just getting to know, and just use your head in general and you shouldn't have an issue. If you're truly bothered by what someone says over the internet, you're either too sensitive or putting yourself out there too much...and maybe a combination of both.

I agree with this. It's the net, who cares? Sure, it's easy to get involved with these things when you're young, but sometimes you have to learn life lessons the hard way. I don't really get "cyber bullying" because you can get all sorts of a-holes on the net, it's to be expected, you just have to stand up for yourself and not get too involved.

Why let something someone on the net says have any impact on you, unless they're a friend you know personally? I'd never let someone on the internet "convince me" of anything about myself, I'm self assured of who I am anyway. If someone you've never met can convince you your life isn't worth living, then maybe the solution can be found by looking inward instead of the fact it's on the internet.

I can understand with kids who aren't well-versed with the internet can sometimes get a bit too involved with it and have to learn things the hard way, or, like in real life, learn to stand up for themselves. However, I find it hard to have sympathy for grown adults who should be older and wiser than let some dicks on the internet have any sort of impact on their emotional well-being.

I think it's a lot more malicious and serious when you become emotionally involved with someone (be it friend or otherwise), and they begin to lie about themselves and use their lies with intent to cause emotional damage. I've been involved in such situations before when friends pretend to be dead or in a car crash or something.

[YamiYumes]

Not sure I quite understand this. If someone's an asshole to me on the internet, I say 'who gives a fuck, it's the internet.' People take this shit too seriously. Don't give out your information, don't get too friendly with someone you're just getting to know, and just use your head in general and you shouldn't have an issue. If you're truly bothered by what someone says over the internet, you're either too sensitive or putting yourself out there too much...and maybe a combination of both.

So, so this.

If someone starts a trollin' and/or being a douche block them and move on. Getting hung up on such trivial matters is just pointless and idiotic.

[Vector]

Not sure I quite understand this. If someone's an asshole to me on the internet, I say 'who gives a fuck, it's the internet.' People take this shit too seriously. Don't give out your information, don't get too friendly with someone you're just getting to know, and just use your head in general and you shouldn't have an issue. If you're truly bothered by what someone says over the internet, you're either too sensitive or putting yourself out there too much...and maybe a combination of both.

[Inferno04]

That's exactly like what happened to me recently on a forum I will not name, because bringing up the name might provoke them. They convinced me I was ugly and had no reason to live. I was also "stupid for believing in a higher power", and not entitled to my own opinion. Nothing I said was right and they'd jump on anything and everything i'd reply to with a "STFU you stupid bitch" Or "You're such a joke". I can't really get over it, I'm trying to because it shouldn't matter what they think, but its hard to as well because anyone telling you something mean is hurtful and it usually sticks with you more so than the positive stuff people tell you.

I'm a very sensitive person myself so it hurts to be verbally abused. People who have the time to be mean are losers anyway. It takes more time to be mean than to be nice. Being nice is easy so why can't people do that more often?

Because people want to be mean and get away with it. xD It's sadly, a sort of human nature thing, and the internet just gives a chance to do just that.

[TheMedic]

Eh, I've had two occurances of people thinking I was too 'annoying' so, rather than calmly telling me like a normal person, they posted this spew of hate, both in public places. One of the times, it was even a group, so every single one attatcked.

I think I was around 14 and 16 for both times. Sometimes it STILL bothers me, sometimes I end up flashing back to it. But it the end, I supose it made me stronger. ><

That's exactly like what happened to me recently on a forum I will not name, because bringing up the name might provoke them. They convinced me I was ugly and had no reason to live. I was also "stupid for believing in a higher power", and not entitled to my own opinion. Nothing I said was right and they'd jump on anything and everything i'd reply to with a "STFU you stupid bitch" Or "You're such a joke". I can't really get over it, I'm trying to because it shouldn't matter what they think, but its hard to as well because anyone telling you something mean is hurtful and it usually sticks with you more so than the positive stuff people tell you.

I'm a very sensitive person myself so it hurts to be verbally abused. People who have the time to be mean are losers anyway. It takes more time to be mean than to be nice. Being nice is easy so why can't people do that more often?

[Inferno04]

Eh, I've had two occurances of people thinking I was too 'annoying' so, rather than calmly telling me like a normal person, they posted this spew of hate, both in public places. One of the times, it was even a group, so every single one attatcked.

I think I was around 14 and 16 for both times. Sometimes it STILL bothers me, sometimes I end up flashing back to it. But it the end, I supose it made me stronger. ><

[Cuz7ate9:(]

Yeah. Bebo, Facebook and Tagged are filled with losers who try to bully others for their own gain. Most mature video games forums with a pleasant atmosphere don't tolerate such spammers. I deleted my profiles on those social networking sites a while back because they were so shitty and without a purpose. But, yeah... You get net bullies everywhere. Almost every mod on Wikipedia is a bully. Like, they think they own every edit.

[Dan Corson]

Basically... people are dicks.

[Karui]

People need to get a life and find something better to do than tear people down.

[TheMedic]

I've noticed a lot of kids are getting cyber bullied and having psychological issues due to what's being told to them.

I myself was a victim of cyber bullying when I was in highschool. Being down talked by people who were obviously too scared to say it to my face. Sitting behind a computer, typing stuff to a innocent teenage girl doesn't necessarily make you a tough guy. It's actually laughable now, but what it did to me at the time was pretty bad. I was starting to question myself and begin to believe what they said about me.

A lot of kids take the internet seriously now, which is scary. I just wanna say to anyone and everyone out there who's been a victim of cyber bullying and sees someone else being victimized, stand up for them. Stand up for them since no one stood up for you. It'll really help, most people are too scared to stand up to someone being cyber bullied, because they're scared they'll be bullied back. Which is true, but the more people against the bully the better and eventually they'll back down.

Anyway what are your thoughts and concerns on this subject?