Vicious, anonymous comments posted by various people around the world are certainly not a positive thing in the online society. It is incredible how such hateful and negative words can be published on a website with that person feeling absolutely no remorse or regret.
I definitely have to agree with the points being made in the article where they talk about "...how easy it is to sit behind a computer and launch a heap of self-righteous cynicism at something as harmless as this." I feel as though many humans find any possible reason to say something inappropriate or harmful online. However, they do this with the ability to stay anonymous and hidden from the real world.
A "hot spot" developed where the articles talked about fear, and the face people would really present if they were not anonymous. "...if there were no such thing as consequences: That's the real us." This quote represents how this "protective force field of anonymity" shields people who comment and allows them to say whatever they desire.
The articles raised the question of what exactly the Internet should do in order to eliminate improper, inappropriate, and negative comments. Perhaps a type of filter could be placed on websites that don't allow hateful messages to be posted. Maybe non-cussing filters should be used to avoid offending certain people who may read the comments.
Whatever the way of monitoring websites may be, I believe people should still have the freedom to say what they choose, as long as nothing vicious or negative is being said. Also, websites should force people who want to post a comment display their full name. This would remove most of the users who put on their "online masks" when sharing their thoughts about a topic.
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