IdahoRose wrote:
In my teenage years before I discovered WP, I used to post on a really large forum called Gaia Online. Most of the time I was ignored, but when people actually did pay attention to me, they were very mean. However, it didn't surprise me because the whole site seemed like one big contest to see who could be the meanest person, especially in the General Discussion forum.
Some specific incidents that come to mind:
I posted my artwork in the Art Forum. Quite a few people gave me constructive criticism, but a few people made nasty comments like how they were "amazed at how bad of an artist [I was]". Another time I made a post asking how much Gold (in-game points used to get items for your avatar) I could get for my artwork by doing commissions and included sample pictures. I was told I could only get 100 Gold at most, while in other artists' threads they were told they could get 5k or more for their artwork.
The worst was when I posted a picture of myself in a "Post a picture of yourself" thread and wound up on a list of "ugliest" site members.
Boxxy posts there. Nobody has anything on her in terms of level of annoyance.