OT: Flame Warriors (we who are about to post salute you)

[Keir Maxwell]

On a not so cheerful note I feel the need to recount a little spat I witnessed on the DBM (ancients wargaming) board. One generally civil poster lost it at a somewhat abrasive yet decent poster who said something to the effect of "you are being rude and grumpy - whats your problem?" The reply was "I buried my father yesterday."

Lest we forget that people have real lives, many stresses, and the norm on the internet is to be blunt to the point of rudness. I try to be civil on the internet but its hard to maintain in the face of the put downs that are so commenly thrown around.

Sorry for looking on the sad side Gandalf but I have the flu and I'm finding it hard to laugh today.

Cheers

Keir