Slagging off partners or spouses or parents

**PrincessBandit** · 4th October 2009, 18:08

There has always been a degree of slagging off kb'ers family members, often in the guise of "friendly" banter.

Now, I have no problem with people here calling their friends or a person on here who they despise 'bastard', 'prick' or 'dumb shit', or whatever as matey joshing around or hostile words. What I do think is poor form is personally sledging someone's partner/spouse/siblings/parents etc. who have nothing to do with this site or nothing to do personally with the sledgee.

There seems to be a bit of it going around at the moment, noticeably when one long standing member here dredged up an old bone to have a dig at someone via a comment about their wife. You know who you are.

If you have a problem with a kber sort it out between you, but lay off family members who don't have a voice on here. I find it really offensive that people seem to think it clever or funny to attack someone by having a go at their parents or wife or kids - even more so if they are deceased. (No, this does not pertain to the above paragraph).

Slagging off "the parents", "the wife" etc. just to wind someone up stinks.

**Hitcher** · 4th October 2009, 18:14

Why draw the line at family members?

Why can't we just all -- love one another?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W61Q-EZ8R7M

**Headbanger** · 4th October 2009, 18:29

So...........mentioning ugly children would be poor form?

**Headbanger** · 4th October 2009, 18:30

Like, Your kids are so ugly I thought they were going to bark.......

**Headbanger** · 4th October 2009, 18:30

So.....I wasn't surprised when they did

Woof woof.

**Ronin** · 4th October 2009, 18:32

Originally Posted by Hitcher

Why draw the line at family members?

Why can't we just all -- love one another?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W61Q-EZ8R7M

Hug me Hitcher, hug me now.....

I had an interesting chat with my 11 year old son about a comment he posted on youtube. Never post something you would not be willing to say to someone's face. Put a lot of the posters you are talking about in the same room and I suspect there would be an outbreak of love and cuddles.

**FROSTY:Me** · 4th October 2009, 18:43

Originally Posted by Hitcher

Why draw the line at family members?

Why can't we just all -- love one another?

LETS TALK ABOUT LOVE LOVE LOVE --talk about looove
Ok Howsabout a big ol group hug one and all -cept COL cos he breaks ribs

I actually figured it out.--We are all itchin to go riding and our sleeps all been ferked up by this daylight saving thingee.

**Timber020** · 4th October 2009, 19:44

Harden up, this is real life, there shouldnt be cotton wool, safety nets or the false expectation that everyone plays nice and the world is fair.

**one-speed** · 4th October 2009, 19:44

Originally Posted by Hitcher

Why draw the line at family members?

Why can't we just all -- love one another?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W61Q-EZ8R7M

Good point

**Headbanger** · 4th October 2009, 19:54

Originally Posted by Timber020

Harden up, this is real life, there shouldnt be cotton wool, safety nets or the false expectation that everyone plays nice and the world is fair.

No, This is the internet, If this was real life a few people would have had eaten a fist or three.

Of course I believe that everyone I debate with is quite comfortable with the play of the game.

**Mekk** · 4th October 2009, 20:30

Originally Posted by Headbanger

No, This is the internet, If this was real life a few people would have had eaten a fist or three.

We're seeing hordes of people "just discovering" the internet thanks to the likes of youtube and facebook.

Most of the older userbase are trying to establish order or expect to be treated the same as they would offline. They haven't grown up with it or gone through the early phases so they are having a hard time coming to grips with what people will say and do when they can be anonymous.

It's a lolocaust.