About 7-8 months ago, I left the other site I had blogged on for years. I have been back now and then to read some of my favourites, but haven't quite felt like making my account visible again, or even blogging much (I did post twice in November and then left again).
I decided to focus on the most important thing at hand right now: my wedding. So I joined this wedding website. They have a community with forums where brides can go and ask advice or rant about any aspect of their wedding planning. In a way, it's like blogging, but mostly about wedding related stuff, which is my favourite topic right now.
However, I've noticed that the childish behaviour I witnessed over on my other blogging site was not just centered there. It seems to be everywhere, including this wedding website. People blasting other members, writing long rants, posting private messages in the public forum. It's ridiculous.
What is it about the internet that makes people act out like this? Is it the air of anonymity? That they won't be physically hurt? Whatever the reason, I don't know.
I just shake my head when I read these drama posts. I don't post there enough to be considered a regular. I try to use that site as what it's marketed to be: a wedding planning aid. People need to realize that not everyone is going to like their ideas. In the same respect, others need to realize that there is no "one way" to throw a wedding. There are many different etiquette rules depending on the type of wedding it is. Each wedding is going to be unique in their own way.
Sigh. I'm getting deja vu all over again. But what can I do really, this is the internet after all.
