Heaven Help those who heed RWO

[pinkemu]

I don't thing there is anything on RWO that could be constituted as "Cyber Bullying"

What is Cyber Bullying?


Stop Cyber Bullying

No matter what your opinion is on my POV you've got to love this line.

"Furthermore, cyber-bullies might be emboldened when using electronic means to carry out their antagonistic agenda because it takes less energy and courage to express hurtful comments using a keypad or a keyboard than with one?s voice."

[pinkemu]

Bullying is usually defined as something that is done directly to people, but the players are not here, so it's not really bullying. For some people here it perhaps feels like bullying because they take any criticism personally.

"Cyber-bullying can be as simple as continuing to send e-mail to someone who has said they want no further contact with the sender, but it may also include threats, sexual remarks, pejorative labels (i.e., hate speech), ganging up on victims by making them the subject of ridicule in forums, and posting false statements as fact aimed at humiliation."

I believe this occasionally happens.
Remember, Bullies sometimes don't know they are Bullies.

Maybe I'm a bully?

[Triple B]

I really don't imagine many of the players give a rats tossbag about what gets said on here, in fact most would have a good chuckle.

It's the families of the players who do it the toughest, reading vitriolic crap about their husbands/sons/brothers/uncles etc, even fathers in some cases.

[Big Al]

Maybe I'm a bully?

With the name like "Pinkemu"... not a chance.

[dimelb]

We are a cross section of society and have our share of intemperate ratbags as well as sage commentators. We all know who falls into which category. The mods cut out the worst offenders, thankfully, so the place remains reasonably liveable.
As for scapegoating, it goes on here as elsewhere. Time tends to show who the real goats are.

[Rob-bloods]

Cyber What!

Main problem on here is cyber wanking....

[goswannie14]

Main problem on here is cyber wanking....

or thinking that what we say on here is really important to the club, and that they will listen...oh yeah....same thing.

[ROK Lobster]

It's the price we pay for a world full of morons.

[smasher]

I agree that having a family member whether a parent or sibling,it is quite distressing to be taunted about your son or bros efforts on the weekend.We need to be sensitive to these people when we write continual negative thoughts about a player,especially our so called "whipping boys".I know a lady who has rarely watches her son play at this level because of the banter that she hears abour her son who is a high profile player for a melbourne team.You can't blame her really.

[satchmopugdog]

It's worse when your husband(now ex) is an umpire!!! They get death threats and have their pet dog killed and left on the front door mat.

[Primmy]

I must ease up on Cheese.....I must. I don't want to be seen as a bully. Not Moi! Now all he has to do is work his butt off and I won't cyberbully him again. Is that too much to ask?

[goswannie14]

I agree that having a family member whether a parent or sibling,it is quite distressing to be taunted about your son or bros efforts on the weekend.We need to be sensitive to these people when we write continual negative thoughts about a player,especially our so called "whipping boys".I know a lady who has rarely watches her son play at this level because of the banter that she hears abour her son who is a high profile player for a melbourne team.You can't blame her really.

This is where many of us come to "vent our spleen", we have the right to do that. If relatives etc don't want to hear/see negatives about their family, they don't have to come here.

[Primmy]

There is an advantage venting on R&W. We can be pretty sure that the recipients won't know. ....

[pinkemu]

There is an advantage venting on R&W. We can be pretty sure that the recipients won't know. ....

pretty sure?

Lucky those Beyondblue posters are displayed above the urinals at the SCG or Bevo might not know who to turn to in his hours of dispare.

[pinkemu]

This is where many of us come to "vent our spleen", we have the right to do that. If relatives etc don't want to hear/see negatives about their family, they don't have to come here.

Yeah, and they don't have to come to the games either, they can stay home and watch it on TV, selfish so and so's