The internet is serious business.
And yes, you can just ignore people in real life. I do it every day. If I didn't, I'd go insane.
Exactly. I would agree that you can't ignore people in public, but when going in private you can.
When looking at this site, I view the threads as being "public". I wouldn't ignore someone just because of what they post in the threads.
I view the PMs as being "private". If you went home, you certainley wouldn't want people banging on the door of your house, or calling you over and over and leaving you nasty voicemails. I was complaining about people writing me stuff in private that was teetering to crossing the line.
I hope people understand and do not think I am childish...