Once again, I'm sorry I posted to the "[Ended] Geniune Cherry Red ESC key" topic without realizing it was a couple of years old. I actually read about it
on Overclock.net (obviously failing to notice the post dates there, too), and it seemed amazing enough to go see it.
As soon as I'd posted my rather good-natured, little (four-word) comment and returning to the topic, I realized to my horror what I'd done, and the crapstorm of abuse I might've invited. So I quickly reopened the message, deleted my text, and typed:
[Sorry—I didn't notice how old this topic was; please disregard]
That was the best I could do, as I'm not aware of a way to actually delete a message.
But I wasn't quick enough. Before I could click Save, several people had
already replied. It was as though they were lurking around, actually
waiting for someone to do something wrong so they could leap on them.
I was disappointed by the personal, adolescent nature of the attacks ("Are you a retard?", etc.). Really, guys, have you nothing better to do with your time?
I know how anxious some of you get when someone starts talking about something that hasn't been talked about for a while. But there also seems to be a kind of tribal "swarming" effect. I doubt any of you would be so hostile if you didn't know several others would chime in right after you. Individually, I can't believe any of you are that mean-hearted.
I'm also wondering why we're here. To share some really cool, specialized interests the rest of the world doesn't care about? Or to vigilantly watch for chances to humiliate each other? Maybe I misunderstood the idea of this site. In any case, it's a letdown.