Comments on: Study Shows 99.9% of Internet Commentary is Insipid

By: JIM THE BOSS

JIM THE BOSS — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 14:55:40 +0000

I ARGREE HOLEHARDEDLY 999% OF POEPLE POSTIG IN THE INTREWTENT ARE COMPLEET IDOITS THERE DIRVEL ISNT WROTH WASTIG TIMEW ON

By: AE64

AE64 — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 13:22:52 +0000

I actually saw that comment prior to this post. And so many more just like it.
It always makes me want to get down on their level, but I have to resist, most of the time.
I generally feel an urge to retort with things like..
Stupid, much? Jealous much? Passive-aggressive much?
Do your parents know what you do online?
However, the last laugh comes in those great little buttons or links called ” Report abuse”. Hehe!

By: John Congdon

John Congdon — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:33:07 +0000

I agree whole heartedly. One of my biggest gripes is when people respond your welcome. (I am?)

I am not the brightest person. I am not a great writer. But I am not thrilled with the direction we are heading thanks to texting and IM. How short can we make words or sentences, should we start morse code so we can just worry about 3 keys, dot (.), dash(-), and space( )?

By: Oskar

Oskar — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 11:12:42 +0000

Well, Youtube’s comments have been that way for a long time by now. At least I have noticed that. I wish those people would grow up.

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IGN Boards - most of the time i think this article applys to the vesti — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 05:22:50 +0000

[...] Study Shows 99.9% of Internet Commentary is Insipid [...]

By: spencer

spencer — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 04:29:07 +0000

We all have to remember that you shouldn’t write something and send it to a complete stranger that you wouldn’t be willing to say out loud to a complete stranger.

For instance: “ur a tard”
“I’m gonna eat you’re babies”
or
“You should lower your buffer size”.

Nothing we would shout at someone we don’t know.

By: TheSleepyGeek

TheSleepyGeek — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 02:48:52 +0000

Wow, that has to be on the worse side of the scale. Number 5 in your list made me actually laugh out loud. I am not the type when alone! I like number 9 for the movie reference… “You can’t handle the TRUTH!”. Number 10 is great, one of my biggest pet peeves. Most likely way over his/her head!

By: em17466

em17466 — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 01:38:19 +0000

What a totally immature comment, there is no need for comments like that.

By: sarah

sarah — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 01:12:35 +0000

I made a little “2 sentence comment” previously, but I just want to say a little more….you happen to be one of my new favorite people and their comment really annoys me.

I really don’t know why people make comments as the vulgar one you pointed out…
What are they thinking? What are their motives?
Are their own lives so sad that this is how they get attention?
Are they trying to “hurt your feelings”?
Do they think that by hurting another human being it will take away some pain in their own life?
Do they not have anything else more productive to do with their time?

I’m just frustrated because lately all I seem to read is negative/insulting/bashing/flaming comments on blogs, YouTube channels, yahoo groups, email lists, etc.

If this person attended a “live taping” of a tv show they would never be so insulting to a host/commentator, otherwise they would be ostracized. But because you choose to use the cyber world as your means of conveying your information it is acceptable for this person to be vulgar?

Just so you know – I am not a “geek”, I’m far from it. I actually relate more to Ponzi. However, my boyfriend got me watching your videos and I fell in love with your youTube channel / blog, etc. You are informative in an entertaining manner and even a non-geek (like myself) can enjoy many of your videos. You provide relevant information in an “easy to understand” way (most of the time, not always but just because I’m really “techno-challenged”, for most people I’m sure it’s easy to understand.)

What I’m trying to say is thank you – thank you for your videos on YouTube, thank you for your blog, thank you for your live chat (help room) where you do seem to keep very “female friendly” (free of vulgarity). I appreciate all of the above and I’m sure as I watch you more, I will have even more things to thank you for. So when you get another insulting comment as the one you mentioned (and I’m sure you get them all the time) – please pull out this comment and read it to remind yourself that many people love and appreciate you.

blessings to you,
Sarah

By: Ethan Baker

Ethan Baker — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 23:21:39 +0000

Just say back “and she’s loving it!”

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 22:59:51 +0000

I just don’t get the point of those comments. Are these people as bored as they seem to be? So does it make fun to post such a comment?

I think those comments are posted by kids. Of course their age vary because there are some kids out there who are already 21 but most of them seem to be younger.

You should just ignore them!

By: Isaac D.

Isaac D. — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 22:15:27 +0000

Judging by “possible response (#6)”, I’m guessing that you were implying Intelligent Design was ignorant/stupid; That sounds like bigotry to me, and I say bigotry and ignorance/stupidity are best cousins.

By: amazenyou

amazenyou — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 21:52:17 +0000

Number 4 is a great answer, makes him think…

I’ve got to agree, internet commentary is completely insipid these days.

What’s amazing to me is how 99% of these people would never say those things in actual life, but put several thousand miles between you and them… they become the most brave individuals on the planet.

By: sarah

sarah — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 21:50:48 +0000

I completely agree with cananito, why say anything if you are just going to say something insulting?

They not only show their ignorance, but also waste everyone’s time.

By: Irockman1

Irockman1 — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 21:37:54 +0000

I deal with this kind of stuff all the time. I find ignoring them to be the easiest and most effective thing to do. The people that do this obviously want attention, and if they don’t get attention, they’ll eventually stop.