I read a column written by a New York journalist which vented about the crassness & cowardice of rude individuals who post inappropriate comments to articles on line, "hiding behind their user IDs."
It assuredly applies worldwide; I see it almost constantly on the webpage of our local CBS affiliate. "Holier than thou" types make rude comments about the misdeeds, accidents, foibles, & pratfalls of others which happen to make the news, often leading to threads that end up discussing anything BUT the news piece about which the original comments were made & going on a bit (as they say in England) before culminating in somebody's comments being deleted for "violating the terms of use."
My grandmother's advice remains true today: "If you can't say something nice, don't say anything," but substitute "post" for "say" for Internet applications.
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