netiquette
Does adherence to netiquette resemble a normal curve?
When I first got into fandom I was a bit rude and snotty and bratty cause I was still unfamiliar with the codes of behavior for fandom. I wasn't so terrible because I kept in mind that I was interacting with other people, but a lot of my early posts make me cringe. I spent some time in fandom, made my rounds at various sites, and picked up more of the unwritten rules of good behavior. Tried to be a good little fandomer (one of those people who everyone doesn't point and laugh at) so I was all polite, reasonable, some what diplomatic, and tried not to get involved in every topic under the sun. Now it's been three years and I find that my manners are slipping somewhat. I'm proofreading less, basically spamming at fanficrants, making stupid comments all over the place, and posting things that I sort of expect to get called on. All of it is stuff that I did as a newbie, things that I mostly know not to do.
I'm wondering if I really care much anymore what anyone in fandom thinks of me or if I'm just too lazy to go and build up a public front for a whole new slew of people. I don't think I've got patience for someone who's getting a bad impression of me just cause of one stupid comment. I'm getting so sick of *shrugs* and *sorry*, just man, it was a stupid reply to something, please let it slide. Have people on lj always been this hypersensitive or am I just noticing it now cause I keep getting jumped on for slips?