Fifteen years ago as I first was active on FR I began making the comment that we all need to understand that, here on an internet forum, the manners, comments, decorum and courtesy were exactly like what we had at a Junior High bus stop.
I have only had fleeting times when that rule seemed to not apply. Overall, it is still the best description I can offer.
“...the manners, comments, decorum and courtesy were exactly like what we had at a Junior High bus stop.”
Will have to rely on your experience as I didn’t have that experience. The bus stopped in front of my house, and I got on. I didn’t live in a town or city. I lived in a Sun Oil Camp in the middle of the east Texas oil field. As a child, I climbed on oil derricks. I suppose if my parents had known that, they would not have been happy with me, but I never did fall.