Boy, these threads are always the most fun to read. It's the time when all the users of B.net bring out their inner professors to type up multi-paragraph perspectives on the srs business of the Internet.
That being said, I have no real stance on this topic other than neutrality. This might make me a bystander or someone guilty of "turning the other cheek to bullying", but in all honesty, it's the internet. Work it out amongst yourselves, don't accuse the people on the sidelines of "letting it happen". I shouldn't have to get involved in matters I don't give a shit about, just to defend someone who can't handle heavy-handed compliments or criticisms, or to scold some asshole who never learned the Golden Rule.