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Dictators, Bullies, Oppressors and Autocrats:
(Or just another normal day on the Chat Server.)

There is a growing danger to the confidence of this country, to put it simply, Internet chat @-addicts. For the most part, these people are sad little individuals that weigh 400 pounds, wear Muumuus and stuff their faces with Mallowmars with one hand and M&M's with the other while all the time chain-smoking generic cigarettes. Anyone that has utilized the thousands of chat servers can spot these vile beings a mile away. They are the ones that always have the "@" in front of whatever ridiculous nom de plume (or nom de chat if you like) they have chosen for themselves. Of course I am not speaking of the millions of adult sex rooms with individuals trying to get a peek at someone's "Floppy Drive" while stroking their USB cable. I am speaking of rooms that discuss current events, religion, politics and even some Self Help rooms. The "@" signifies that they are in control of the room and often they rule with an iron fist. Many of these so called Admins or Ops as they are titled, are an aristocratic bunch that feel they are deities, to be worship to the farthest reaches of cyberspace. Failure to show adoration, devotion or reverence to these dial-up despots can result in your being thrown out of the room and prevented from returning.

The job of the room administrator is to keep a form of order in a room. Not allowing for MAJOR disruption, while at the same time making available the ability for disagreement. This is not an easy task by any means. Some room administrators walk this fine line like a professional moderator at a treaty assemblage. Now don't get me wrong, there is a need for people to be in control of one of these chat rooms. There is another depraved life form online whose sole purpose in life is to disrupt and cause chaos where and when ever it can (A.K.A. The Room Raider). Often these contemptible populations of Internet dwellers travel in groups, not unlike a pack of rabid dogs, with only one thing in mind and that is to cause disruption. Then there are those that seem to have their own agenda, almost as if Hitler and Stalin were running The Moral Majority. Stating one opinion that is not popular or politically correct in a room with one of these despotic villains in charge can get you bounced into a 24 hour gulag. Doing it a second time can and in most cases will result in the callous autocrat sending you to the concentration camp of modern day chat, "The

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