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I think we all go through this. Many of us spend time on forums and chat groups. I do this as I like to share knowledge. I like to help people. I also like to learn from other people. Sharing knowledge as well as learning about new cultures.
The trouble is there will always be the selfish attention seeker. Or those arrogant people who think that they know better than everyone else.
IMHO - the big problem with forums and groups on the Internet is you have no idea who people are. In real life when you meet someone you can judge a character. On the written page this is harder to do.
You only have to head to some of the more mad areas of the web like davidicke.com forums and you can see the out pouring of mental illness and paranoia. At least on that forum it is clear that you are surrounded by unstable people.
The problems occur when you are on a forum like Winamp. You really don't know who it is who is ranting at you.
I feel sorry for you being driven away from your group chat by a single idiot. I have had this myself on forums where I used to be the major contributor. I was one of the few people who could really assist on that forum, but I was driven away by a selfish individual. Screaming at me because I didn't reply during Xmas!! Because of that one person everyone else suffered.
After six months I quietly rejoined the forum and like you was welcomed back. But I learnt from that and took more of a back seat. I learnt I can't fix everyone else's problems.
Even this forum here at Winamp has its fair share of selfish idiots. People who can make arguments out of simple assistance. I have been driven away from here a few times by people like that.
We all have to learn when to take a break from the Internet.
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