Is it normal for sites to encourage and allow bullying?

There is a lot of sites on the internet but many times the management and mods will allow and encourage bullying of certain members. I just wondering is this normal?

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33% Normal
Based on 46 votes (15 yes)
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  • disthing

    Yes it's normal. The internet is a big melting pot of communities and some are less concerned about maintaining peace and order than others.

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  • RoseIsabella

    I suppose it depends on the site.

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    • I seen this on a couple sites. Usually this is worse with forums. Not so much on Chat sites.

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      • RoseIsabella

        Well, if it's any consolidation cyber bullies tend to be overweight with acne and living in their mommies' basements. They generally don't get laid very often but do spend lots of time abusing themselves to internet porn. Often times the internet bullies who tend to be trolls are grumpy because they've injured themselves whilst practicing their masturbatory activities.

        *All bullies are trolls but not all trolls are bullies.*

        *No disrespect to overweight people or those suffering from acne.*

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        • disthing

          In all honesty though, the whole 'basement-dwelling, acne-ridden mummy's boy' idea of cyber bullies is pretty inaccurate MOST of the time.

          If you look at the majority of cyber bullying cases where a victim has committed suicide, the bullies don't fit that description at all.

          It's kind of like our preconception of what a child molester looks like, or a serial killer - in practice, these archetypes are pretty wide off the mark. They come in all shapes, sizes, ages, genders, backgrounds and ethnicities.

          *But I get you were only kidding really*

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          • RoseIsabella

            True that, but at their core bullies are losers.

            ;-)

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            • disthing

              Ha not arguing with that :)

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  • driedroses

    Bullying should never be encouraged.

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  • Do you mean bullying eccentricweird? Thats normal that guy is a walking target.

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  • funlovingbitch

    Bullying is so so wrong

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  • DominusNLMHammerus

    who cares why do emotional people go on places like this anyways. this is for comedy

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  • Shrunk

    I've never seen it encouraged unless its the type of site that's built around trolling, in which case you should be able to take it lightly in order to even be there..

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    • hitchman

      the villagers quake in fear as the elephant prepares to charge the nearest palm tree

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      • Shrunk

        Way down South where bananas grow, an ant stepped on an elephant's toe, the elephant cried with tears in his eyes, "Why don't you pick on someone your own size?"

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  • Aliceee93

    I think on this site it's more banter than anything else, just some users take it too seriously.

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    • Not talking about IIN. I talking about sites on the net in general. I wanted to know how normal people think this is. I see many sites doing this and I just don't understand why a site would encourage something that scares off members.

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      • Aliceee93

        I'm sorry, I think other sites people like banter though, but there's a lot of people in my area killing themselves because of being bullied online, I know it's awful.. But they shouldn't take theirlife they should switch their Internet off and seek help.

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  • GiveMeAFuckingNameAlready!

    Bullying? bullying?!, I encourage bullying it builds character!.

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