You might have heard already Mathew - I've just found out, through http://thedailyvoice.com/voice/2008/11/black-te..., that some of the people in the forum were actually egging him on! Just sickening, absolutely unbelievable.
This sent chills through my spine to think that he broadcasted it for everybody to view. But I guess he was so self-enveloped he didn't think about the impact it might have on the other chatters. Also, like antje said, such a shame that he was connected with other people but still felt so useless.