When I joined at launch, there were a lot of shitheads from gamespot, and then things calmed down after a few months, so that part of history is excused.
But I recall several (if not hundreds) of times when someone when post a blog or a topic and it would just be torn apart. And I mean ripped to shreds, not just "first" or "lol fag". Even the "Hi I'm new" blogs would get riddled (no pun intended) with insults and internet shenanigans, and any time someone slipped that they were a girl, it was "togtfo" or "make me a sandwhich". 
 
In a twisted way I sort of miss seeing user bashing. Which I feel horrible admitting, but that's 70% why I love the internet; the anonymity while insulting and raging at the expense of the weak and vulnerable. I'm pretty sure that makes me a bad person, so I apologize to anyone (and everyone) I've made cry.  (Which really shouldn't be anyone, because I'm pretty goddamn nice). Anyway: Have the trolls gotten bored? Is it thanks to the mods cleaning out the trash? Or has the user population matured in age the last two years? I don't know. But if you see me being a jerk, it's only out of nostalgia.
 
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