Thanks for a civil disagreement over a blog post with 'fuck' in the title ;)

Now that you mention it, I wouldn't be surprised. This is like debating whether Pluto is sad that we don't call it a planet any more: it turns out, Pluto can't even hear us in the vacuum of space.

That's fair -- the stuff this guy is up to is completely disgusting, and I'm glad Matt is standing up for himself legally. On the other hand, have you read this post Matt linked? http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/06/funnyjunk-lawyers-wife-wades-into-fray-calls-critics-nazi-scumbags/ It sounds like they have already snapped. They're cartoon parodies of crazy people at this point, and it's partly because of Internet vitriol gone way too far. Sometimes the Internet responds so violently to bullies that it crosses a line. Nothing here comes close to that line, or even to the real-world legal bullying that started it all. But man, famous people have it rough: you can point out the empirical fact that someone's a huge jerkpile, and if the stars line up, an Internet crusade just erupts.

What's effective about insulting someone on the Internet, though? The only "effective" things I've seen done are Oates starting the charity, everyone who donated to it, and Oates' lawyer responding to the suit. I think the point we disagree on is whether Carreon (wow, I've been misspelling that name!) is standing between the proverbial dying mother and her cure for cancer, or if he's a fireball that we keep throwing more gas at. Also, I want to say that I respect Wil's and everyone's right to express how they feel here -- hell, this is a blog; it's kind of what they're for.

The way I see it, only a human could go that crazy.

It's great that you donated, but kind of disappointing to see you adding to the negativity towards Cameron. He's a bully confused by the idea of an Internet nerd standing up for himself, and it's really tempting to grab your pitchfork and join the mob, but please, don't. It's just feeding the troll. Even though he's being a dick about it, he's clearly a human being who doesn't like being threatened, insulted and shouted at, and the more we do it, the more scary stuff he does. This is a role-model opportunity, and I'd love to see you choose the paragon option on this dialog tree.