Splat | WiseTome.com

Social Networking Sites, as much as they build bridges between people, also are a cause for deterioration of behavior of the community as a whole.

It is basically not just Social Networking Sites, but any site that foster interaction between people - is a place where community behavior could take the wrong turn.

Could you imagine how in appropriate it is, for people in real life, when they meet each other in person, in a public place to rant out ‘colorful’ words at each other? From the mild ‘you suck’ to anything highly profane - uttered in public would be ridiculed. It is not that people do not use such words at all - but it is acceptable in some places. Say a intoxicated people in a drinking place, or may be on a free form wrestling ring.

The anonymity or the layer of insulation that the internet gives is sufficient for the people to go over the edge. It takes all forms and shapes - and is quite amusing to study. Even credible people cringe at the thought of the Digg userbase. It does not take long for a userbase to turn into a mob. All rationality is thrown to the winds and what remains is something that is much closer to a deranged beast.

Of course, I have made a lot more friends online than the times I have had to face such nuisance. But I have to admit that the chances that you run into a person with retarded behavior is much more than your neighbor being a psycho killer. (No, it is not based on any statistics )