Browsing an old school network of mine in Facebook, I discover a thread asking former pupils to name their “most hated” teachers.

The thread rapidly degenerates into shocking name-calling, abuse, and in several cases actionable libel. The people making these comments appear to think that Facebook is some kind of closed forum; they don’t seem to have any concept that *anyone* can join Facebook, and *anyone* can see what they’ve been writing about their former teachers.

I’ve little doubt that the internet will come back to bite these people in years to come, when they’re looking for jobs, sourcing referees for their CVs, or even trying to find a date. They are the embodiment of the Greater Internet Fuckwad Theory - except in this case, they don’t even have the Anonymity part of the theory as an excuse.