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Exactly, this is actually okay in this forum, us posting in a polite manner and they retort in a really crass manner, is fine , since we posted , they can use any language and reply back. This is acceptable in this forum. It is really appalling that this forum first has no age ban and then this kind of behavior is OKEYED by the rule makers. 

I have seen it too, and ignored , but when I it caught in the crossfire I might as well make my points about rules on this forum questionable

They did get away JERRY with just warnings... Also people who retaliated got the same, so these were both equal crimes by the rule makers. 

One was making our point of view , and the other was total abuse  and violation of rules. 

I want stringent rules followed in this forum about abusive language , no matter wo makes apost or comments. This is a open forum, anyone can make posts and anyone can retort back, not on personal looks or age. 

I know someone who committed suicide after being a victim to cyber bullying, because she couldn't handle it! We are mature enough to understand that these people are cowards, but like you said, prabba, a teen might not understand and might actually take these things to heart.

I don't know who is to blame... their parents who bought them a computer so that they can study and believed them to be responsible? or their "friends" who blindly encouraged them to insult real people? 

I think the likes and comments might have given some people a celebrity status, which went to their heads. When their delusions were encouraged, they were tempted to be more delusional, and claimed to spread positivity! We tried to stop them from spreading rumors, but then they turned everyone against us saying we were being negative. That was fine too.. but then started the name calling and gosh, when I started seeing hate threads .. saying beware of the bashers .. I was shocked! Even when such posts were closed, that didnt stop them! With encouragements from their followers, they resorted to insults and name-calling and surprisingly, their followers "liked" those too. Young minds are very impressionable .. what lessons are we teaching the kids on this forum? It's ok to break rules, insult real people all in the name of something that is unreal.. TV and reel life is more important than studies, work, family, friends and even jobs and lives of cast and crew! 

I have decided I will keep a close watch on what my kids do on the Internet, well, when I have kids! 

ARTI, when i was commenting about a teenager in place of me, it actually scared me, what if it was my daughter... She takes little things to heart.. I am upset , though having experience in life. But this is what I was trying to explain here, that this an online bullying just like in schools, only difference is here there is anonymity cloak  to hide identity...

 

PRABBA I LOVE YOU...

Thanks Debby... Got a hard hit for a while but practicality kicked in to try to do the right thing as a parent and as an individual.