Quote Originally Posted by pezhetairoi
Works better because that way if you offend people it'll at least be because you wanted to, rather than to have someone bite your head off and you still asking 'what...what happened? Is the battle over already?'
The problem with that is no one can bite your head off here, so is there any need for insults? If someone insults you, it isn't viewed as a sign of weakness to take the higher ground and respond diplomatically. Actually it'll make the attacker look like a dumbass, so maybe he'll hold his tongue the next time around. Since you can't kick ass via internet, there's no need to defend yourself by attacking.