Reaction paper on chapters 11 and 12

In chapters 11 and 12 I finally feel like I understand these topics of CMC. I understand the aspects of discussion groups. I am now savvy on how they started. (neat) I like the idea of having discussions on certain topics and getting feedback from others. I like the idea of being able to gain knowledge and have conversations with people. I myself have conversations all the time by using my e-mail. Perhaps I will become more computer savvy and join different discussions online. I am already starting by using this blog. I am having some trouble following up with what I am supposed to do with all of it, but I am learning more. The things that bothered me about these chapters was about people being able to change thier identity and talking to you or other people by misrepresenting theirselves. That part to me is very scary. Knowing all the trouble especially kids could get in is very scary. I can't believe there are people out there who actually send threatening messages to actually hurt or scare people. I believe they call it trolling. I guess there are crazy people and in these two chapters especially I learned how people can try to hurt you online and other ways to prevent things from happening. I learned about online behavior and how you are supposed to present yourself and act verses the way you are not allowed to act. I guess there are always people that will take advantage of everything ruining it for the rest of us. The part in chapter 12 about cyberspace rape really disturbed me. What kind of person even thinks to do something like that? Again crazy people. I guess that is one of the big disadvantages of going online. But because that happened now there are better ways of being protected too. Well that's it for me today. Untill next time.