Why are so many so self righteous and judgmental? Why do people get so crack ass offended when someone disagrees with their opinion? Why the name calling and the finger pointing? Why the insults and put downs?

Haters.

Clique.

Troll.

Leader of the Pack.

b***h.

It's the INTERNET people!! We are NOT all friends, we are NOT all family. We are NOT all going to agree on everything every time. It's a bunch of strangers behind a computer monitor, free to say what they want without repercussion. It's highly unlikely that everything that is said on an internet forum would be said to someone face to face.

IT'S OK!!!

You don't like me? I'm OK with that. You hate my opinion? I'm OK with that. You think I'm a b***h? AWESOME!! I really don't care.

I have real life friends and family, as I am sure you do. If I make a few friends here, fabulous. If I make a few NOT friends here (I don't do internet enemies, that's silly), fantastic!

Forums are a place for discussion. An exchange of ideas. A place to share your opinion and hear the opinions of others. We learn and grow from opinions that don't match ours. It doesn't mean we have to change our opinion or that our opinion is BAD or WRONG, it's just different.

You hate this place and want to leave? GO!! Don't let the doorknob hit you.

You love this place and want to stay and argue? PERFECT. Glad to have you.

You like to debate? Love it.

You enjoy playing devil's advocate? Great!

You want to call names? You're the problem.

You want to post inflammatory crap and then erase it? You're the problem.

You want to pass judgement on others for living their lives differently than you? YOU'RE THE PROBLEM.

We have an awesome feature on this forum where you block people you don't like. You will never see their posts again. Use it. If you don't like something you've just read, MOVE ON. You replied to a thread and don't want to read any more about the topic? UNFOLLOW. Someone's advice mortally offends you, say so respectfully and move on. You aren't interested in what you've read or you think someone has moved off topic? Don't read further. It's no big deal. You don't like reading the same question over and over? Don't answer. The world WILL NOT stop because you didn't put your two cents in, I promise you.
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Take what helps you, leave the rest. No big $*^%$(&%^ deal. Seriously. You can add to the discussion or you can BECOME the discussion. It's really up to you.

Edited January 8, 201511 yr by LipstickLady

Hey now! Guilty of multi quoting but not a mod. I did it simply because the one I quoted has a tendency to delete his/her posts and then cry foul that others are abusing him/her. Let the facts speak for themselves.

[edited cuz my internet fail was a... fail]

Edited January 11, 201511 yr by Sharon1964

I don't know why, probably the late hour and the need for sleep, but the cat picture posted a few screens up (flounce flounce) made me think of Toonces the "Driving Cat" ... flounce. You know this cat flounces out to his/her car and flounces on down the road listening to... metal? pop? npr?

Edited January 11, 201511 yr by no onions

Where have I been? I'm dying to see where this started. It's the nosey neighbor in me. Wait, no... Nobody's in me. I meant... Oh whatever...

@@LipstickLady what is a "OP"?

@@Elode original poster I think

Oh! Ok thank you! I've been wondering about that!

@@amponder You're the best!

Surely this corpse can at last be declared dead.Amen.

Surely this corpse can at last be declared dead.Amen.

Oh my goodness! If YOU don't like a topic, don't reply. Unfollow it, stop reading it. You are in no position to tell people when to post or when to stop. Yeesh!

Surely this corpse can at last be declared dead.Amen.

Oh my goodness! I'd respectfully suggest that if YOU don't like a topic, don't reply. It's really that easy.

Best wishes to you.

Edited January 12, 201511 yr by LipstickLady

Surely this corpse can at last be declared dead.Amen.

It's simple. Stop posting in the thread and it will fall off. Every time someone comes in to wag a cyber finger it bumps the topic up.

I'm cracking up at work! Im practicing my flouncing but im just not prancing nearly as well as i will once i lose the weight. And personally i think this thread should last forever. The smiles and giggles are worth it!!

Someone here just liked a post I made months ago on another thread. Like everything else I've posted here, I'd forgotten what I'd written.

Part of my old post (pasted below) is relevant to this thread's OP and to the upsets that occur from time to time on online forums:

I hope you keep posting authentically and transparently just exactly what you feel / think / are curious about. Besides, nobody's post is ever all they think about a topic or the last thing they will ever think about it.

In many ways, message boards are like a big city where some people grew up, others moved in from smaller towns, and others moved there from different countries. On these boards you find disparate cultures colliding with each other. The most unsophisticated visitors assume that their own personal values and culture are the superior values and cultures and should be reflected by everyone else on the board. They spend a lot of time bitching about how others aren't following their rules, making them more comfortable or meeting their needs.

This is a message board. It's not anything else. And you're not responsible for others' feelings.

IMHO.

Hey now! Guilty of multi quoting but not a mod. I did it simply because the one I quoted has a tendency to delete his/her posts and then cry foul that others are abusing him/her. Let the facts speak for themselves.

Pardon me, my mistake. HOST. Or is it hostess? A good one would provide popcorn, since there's a wonderful flame provided.

Edited January 13, 201511 yr by UrsulasShadow