..if individuals on the Internet didn't treat their anonymity like a reliable mask?

I've never understood people who act like jackasses on the Internet. Trolls, I suppose I should refer to them as?

Let me make an exception, however.

Those who are mean/in your face/etc. in person? I completely understand their idiocy elsewhere. It's who they are. Thoughtless in person, thoughtless on the Internet. At least I know where you stand.

What really gets me is the mostly 'normal' people who understand/usually follow social etiquette. You put one of those people on the Internet and some of them somehow realize that they can make fun of others to their 'faces' without consequence. Someone who might be able to hide their hatred/irritation in person does a complete 180 on the Internet.

I just don't get it. Maybe I should be glad I don't.

Another thing that bothers me lately: I've recently been noticing people going to others' pages and commenting things like, "Such a great gallery! I hope you'll come comment on some of my pictures!".

Not to be offensive or mean, but the people I've witnessed doing this actually have the talent to bring in viewers without 'begging'. Normally, I would expect it from a 13 year old amateur 'anime artist'. Not from a 20 something who knows what they're doing.

Am I the only one who usually holds artists who seem to know their craft to a higher standard of etiquette? I know that being direct/honest isn't necessarily wrong, but somehow it just seems rude. "Great gallery. I hope you'll take a look at mine!" That's generally just a given. Either they appreciate your comment enough to take a look, or they don't.

I'm just being nitpicky there I suppose..