What is a Forum Bully?

[tuffgong]

I bully bullies, does that count?

Around here.... not even close.

[RobertX]

I know a site where the net bullies notoriously become the mods.

Horray for bad trash!

[srijantje]

tell me....

[RobertX]

I'd rather not. It turns my stomach with each mention, and my stomach is already turned inside-out.

[imPROvise]

I bully bullies, does that count?

How do you bully yourself?

[ShadyJay]

Getting the engine running, But not driving to the party?

[joew771]

Bullying to me is when you are harrassed by someone repeatedly with more power, influence, status whatever it is, with no real way to defend against it or stop it.

So to me forum bullies don't even exist. Because if you don't go on the forum, it stops instantly. People have to go to school, or work, or live in an area with corrupt officials etc. But no one forces anyone to go on a forum. If you feel bullied on one, don't go there anymore. It's not like there is a shortage of internet forums.

And if you are feeling bullied on several forums, it is probably something you are doing to cause it, so figure out what it is and stop doing it, or live with it, or just stop going on forums.

[snilloc]

My question was simple enough and joew771 you are correct to ignore internet bullies is very simple just don't go to that forum/forums and they are out of your life for good.

What I was trying to find out the mentality behind the bullies and what they hoped to achieve by being one. I did say (This is not a personal slur on anyone here) and that remains so.

It has been interesting to see some of the answers and thank you all for them. Maybe I will never understand the rationale behind the thinking or maybe there isn't one and maybe it's the same old story they were bullied so the bullied become the bullies either way thankfully they are only keyboard warriors and nonentities in real life.

[LZA]

... it is probably something you are doing to cause it ...

Couldn't agree more.

My question was simple enough and joew771 you are correct to ignore internet bullies is very simple just don't go to that forum/forums and they are out of your life for good.

What I was trying to find out the mentality behind the bullies and what they hoped to achieve by being one. I did say (This is not a personal slur on anyone here) and that remains so.

It has been interesting to see some of the answers and thank you all for them. Maybe I will never understand the rationale behind the thinking or maybe there isn't one and maybe it's the same old story they were bullied so the bullied become the bullies either way thankfully they are only keyboard warriors and nonentities in real life.

Cyber bullying and real life bulling can be the same or 2 entirely different things.

Joe pointed out that people have to go to school and work, etc. If your being cyber bullied my school or workmates, that's wrong. That needs to be stopped.

If you're being bullied on a forum by people you don't even though, well, that's different. Let's face it, I've posted things to get me in trouble, but I don't think it was bulling since it was done on my accord.

I'm not sure as far as indepth answers to your questiom, but here is a link you may find interesting...
http://www.stopbullying.gov/what-is-bullying/

[Patryk]

What a weird thread. There is no such thing as forum bully. Now, give me your torrents that you've uploaded today or else...

heh.

Now seriously.

I think a forum bully could be someone who continuously trolls one person

^ I think that might be right.