I can't speak for BF1942, since I played the demo and was disappointed, but Call of Duty has a somewhat more mature community compared to, say, Counter-Strike, but it can still be pretty immature and idiotic at times. It's really hit or miss, but if you don't enjoy a particular server, there are literally hundreds of them out there.
First and foremost, make sure that your game has all the latest patches, then open the multiplayer segment of the game. When the list of servers pulls up, pick one that has an amount of players on that you are comfortable with, and preferably with a ping under 100 ms. Then just double click or click and select the Join Game or Join Server button. Voila. Welcome to the magical world of online gaming. Expect to get your ass handed to you for a while, until you learn the in's and out's of playing, since a lot of guys play these games almost religiously.
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