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Depends on a size of community and where.

Early 2000s, public channel on a LAN with ~3k people in a post soviet country – say something stupid to a wrong person and you'll find yourself with a broken nose, because the guy/gal is a friend of the admin.



Obviously macro communities exist that differ in etiquette.

I was just responding to the generalisation made by the GP.




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