I have with interest observed how
some people behave in newsgroups and when they send e‑mail. John C. Dvorak
mentioned that these people just surfed from group to group in order to spread
venom. They use a language that never would have occurred in a letter or a
conversation.
All parents will remember how their
children went through a stage when the big interest was wee‑wee and ba-ba. The
professionals will characterize this as “The anal stage”. Most children will
outgrow this at the age of 4 or 5. When I participate in some newsgroups or
read e-mail I have received, I can only conclude that some
Internet-surfers have never left that stage.
Next time you observe one of these
crap-throwers, you can calmly state the fact: “He is still not past the anal stage”.