does being attacked by scene kids back in like the mid-to-late 2000s count?
So, back in the late 90s and for most of the 2000s, I used to be 100% fluent in netspeak. No "anyone", "to/too/two", or "later" for me - it was always "ne1", "2", and "l8r/l8er". Anyway, that's how I got attacked by scene kids on a forum for a (now disbanded) boy band (not 1D - this was much earlier and with a way lesser-known group). It started out with simple name-calling for my typing habits, but then it escalated to things like banning me from a Fall Out Boy thread in the forums' music section and demanding I post pics of Pete Wentz's man parts for reentry. All I did was express my excitement for their then-unreleased third album... oh, and to make matters worse? THEY WERE FRIENDS WITH THE FORUMS' FREAKING WEBMISTRESS!
And that, y'all, is why I questioned the toxicity (or lack thereof) of this board.