Jarvis on a regular basis threatens to hit, slap or 'do me' in my reputation points or by PM.
I don't take it very seriously especially having seen the photos of him. Whoever photoshopped out the zimmer frame did a good job.
It got me thinking though. Would you ever deck a poster from an Internet board for posting about something you didn't like or for insulting you?
There have been reports in various newspapers of people being assaulted over online games and I believe one kid in Vietnam was tracked down and beaten up after he killed a player and stole his sword on World of Warcraft (NickA beware).
So the question is.
What would it take for you to smack a member of an Internet forum? Or to arrange for him/her to have an accident?
Are there too many people out there taking this far too seriously or have these virtual worlds of asynchronous communication taken over from real pubs and social clubs and stepping outside is now a real threat.