Quote Originally Posted by Ozme52 View Post
Perhaps you, or those you have watched, did not themselves show appropriate online manners...

I don't spend a lot of time on chat, but when I do, I never have had to deal with rude or bad manners, not more than once.

It's sort of a 'reap what you sow' venue.
Agreed on both points.

I spend a bit of time in chat, but mostly as an observer, or chatting in PM's with friends. I can't say that I've caught the kind of attitude that I'm describing, but seeing it pop up is something that has set me wondering about the situation, however.