I find it amusing how people have “friends” online that they stick up for, even when they consider themselves “professional”. Rather than letting their “friends” deal with the consequences of their childish and unprofessional antics - they tend to jump in and “back up their friends” at all costs, without even thinking.

It’s actually quite pathetic. Especially when everybody sees how unprofessional you really are offline. I wonder how many of these people hang out offline? I wonder if they’d deal with the consequences offline?

I’m going to bet no…

So why would they do it online, all while promoting their products or services? It’s politics. “You got my back - I got yours” for arguments sake.

How childish is this? I mean I can see it from the 17 year olds I see on some forums… but grown men?

Get real. If you consider yourself “professional” - then be professional and keep out of arguments you know nothing about. Especially when it’s your “MSN Buddy”…it makes you look…sad, to say the least.

I also find it funny how easily people contradict themselves online. From doing the same thing, in the past, as others do in the future and then talking bad about them is ridiculous.

I also find it funny how quickly people ATTACK others, all the while not even knowing what’s really going on. It happens on the DigitalPoint forums all the time.

I can see it on sites like that because they’re not professional. Sitepoint has it’s fair share but the mods there are very professional and quick to defuse a situation. phpFoX forums are ran by kids, except 1 who is busy with other stuff, and it’s LITERALLY bringing the business down with it. I warned them about it months ago and lately it’s definitely been happening, which is why I left. It’s sad to see so many know-it-alls and “perfect” people destroy entire communities.