Enough time in chat turns people scary and mean, almost ratlike.
What does this? Why does this happen?
Programs like MSN Messenger and stuff usually ask you to add contacts, who are usually people you know and hang out with socially in the real world. IRC is a lot more anonymous-y and you're usually talking to people you don't fully know personally. It may be one of the reasons why.
werfgags
also see this quote, possibly submitted by someone called Bane (Baneus Singollo?)
Being in IRC for more than a couple of hours a year makes me want to set autoban and lock down the channel.