Internet Comment
Battles
From time to
time I hear bloggers complaining about nasty commenter’s and blogging comment
wars. I have received a nasty comment or
two and gotten involved in a few comment battles. Nothing is ever resolved in these
battles. I often wonder what angers anyone enough to get into such a battle. Why even comment? Why do people,
myself included even respond? It might
be a “Getting in the last word” sort of thing.
Sometimes I think it is just a matter of someone having too much time
and probably too few friends.
The battles
I see on most blogs I follow are both lame and tame compared to comments on
news articles. I do occasionally follow
these battles, but I do not participate.
They can be quite entertaining as they slowly escalate.
No matter
what the news article the comments start on, they always result in battles and
name calling, and they always end up about politics.
News Story: Santa Clause giving candy
to sick children at local hospital.
COMMENTS:
Sandeshore
Sweet story.
ChrisMas
Nice to see people giving.
Upurs
Who are they giving to?
Upurs
Typical libtard thinking giving is
always good.
Sandeshore
@Upurs Stupid Tea Party
a-hole…Libtard is not a word.
Upurs
@Sandeshore Retarded
liberal
Sandeshore
@Upurs Oh aren’t you cleaver
Upurs
@Sandeshore Well you
can’t spell, or am I a tool for a butcher?
Sandeshore
@Upurs You are a tool,
and as a conservative you are prbably a butcher also
Upurs
@Sandeshore Prbably?
You probably butcher the English language…libtard.
Sandeshore
@Upurs Scum bucket
Upurs
@Sandeshore Piece of
dog dirt.
Sandeshore
@Upurs George Bush is a
piece of dog shit
Upurs
@Sandeshore Barack
“Barry Sutoro” Obama is not a citizen
Sandeshore
@Upurs You should be
deported
These
comment battles go on and on. No
opinions are changed, nothing is accomplished except two a-holes get to let off
steam and make fools of themselves.
But isn’t it
nice of that Santa giving candy to sick children in a hospital.
Unless you
have an issue with kids getting too much candy, or if the hospital is supported
by any tax payer funds then Santa crosses the line of church and state, or if
you think Santa may scare children, or you think Santa is a big liberal,
or…Hell, I don’t know…any comments?
i've made the mistake of reading some of those comment streams on news articles. never again. makes me lose all faith in humanity.
ReplyDeleteI've never understood the point. The same crap happens on Youtube. Just silly.
ReplyDeleteI've only had somewhat "dubious" comments appear on "ze blogue", and I usually opt for a quick "delete". And off they go.
My blog. My rules. (Well, until big brother takes it away)
Keep on truckin'.
Now this particular stream I find entertaining. Guess I just have to be in the mood for them. Some are actually pretty clever and funny and make me feel good that I have an active life with no time to join in myself. However, I have stumbled upon some that are horrifically racist and really, really nasty - ewww. Feel sorry about the depth of the depravity those creatures crawl in.
ReplyDeleteLife's much too short - I commented the other day on a post promoting a website where women post photos of themselves naked because it 'empowers' them - I said, doesn't it just make them naked? I was then called a misogynist feminist - is that even a thing??? (but it's ok because she put a smiley face after that comment)
ReplyDeletehuh! I've seen my naked self in the mirror and there's nothing empowering about that vision.
DeleteI think that they are funny. Did you make them up?
ReplyDeleteI haven't seen too many comment wars on people's blogs, but on news sites that have comments set up, wow! Some people will negatively comment on anything and everything someone might say. Makes you feel kind of bad for them that if they have that much hate in leaving a comment, how are they around people who know them personally?
ReplyDeletebetty
I just think that life is too short to participate in comment wars.
ReplyDeleteSince I've been blogging, I've only unfollowed two bloggers because it was apparent they were pushing a political agenda. I don't mind discussing issues with people who hold different opinions from mine, but my polite comments were ridiculed in a nonproductive way. My goal as a blogger is to entertain, so I try not to push too much politics, although things slip out from time to time.
ReplyDeleteWhen it comes to criticism I'm reminded of the old joke: Some people would complain if you hung them with a brand new rope!
So far I haven't participated in "comment wars." I've only gotten one or two unkind comments and I just deleted them.
Luckily I've mostly been spared from nasty commenters, and those that did didn't have the stones to leave their name and went with the "anonymous" moniker. I always feel if you can't sign your comment, it's not worth my time.
ReplyDeleteAmazing and amusing what they can say to each other. I remember one flying battle of words on your blog.. Proper words were exchanged, but the intent was to win--from each side.
ReplyDeleteYep, these comments are abundant. I try not to respond to these idiots. Ever once in a while I do and it serves no purpose. I will tell you that I dump rude folks from my reader when needed. If I can't stand reading what they are spewing I'm gone. I don't say why, I just disappear.
ReplyDeleteHave a fabulous day Joe. ☺
I got sucked into a nasty comment war early in my blogging history. It's not happened once since I came on Blogger, thankfully. It was very uncomfortable. If I got an unpleasant comment now, I'm not sure what it would do it would take me by such surprise. Maybe I need to be more controversial?
ReplyDeleteI have been lucky on my blog, I have a great set of commenters I really enjoy.Those who don't like my posts usually just go away quickly.
ReplyDeleteHowever like you, I have occasionally read some of the comments attached to a news story and I am always stunned by the vitriol. Your example sadly is right on.
To quote Thumper's father, "If you can't say something nice, don't say nothing at all!"
ReplyDeleteI'm very glad I've never had such ridiculousness going on in my comments. I've had the occasional spammer and I just delete them.
ReplyDeletei think it's nice of Santa to give sweets to kids in hospital as long as the kids aren't on restricted diets for some reason.
You're absolutely right, Joeh. News sites should not allow comments. I've seen too many wars break out on the sites that do.
ReplyDeleteThe worst that's happened on my blog was spam.
ReplyDeleteI usually don't have time to read comments on news articles. But from the little that I've seen, I'm glad I usually don't!
Yeah....I remember the first one I was any part of....seemed to me it was a familiar blog......heh...
ReplyDeleteIn my instance it was more "kin" inspired, sticking up for people that didn't need it. But I've read some of the new ones...and sports, a source of head-shaking for sure.
Won't do the slipping into the insoluable ones again.
Oh but they get to do it all anonymously. That makes it alright!
ReplyDelete"There's a sh*t disturber born every minute," never-said P.T. Barnum.
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