I noticed quite a few replies to many different posts being a little disrespectful lately.

Having a differing opinion is one thing, flaming or cursing someone out because they don't agree with you is another.

We are adults here and don't need to be "touchy-feely" and "PC" all the time, but respectfully disagreeing with someone (even in a "tough-love" way) is a better approach.

There were times that someone really needed a response that would have even the filthiest mouthed person want to wash my mouth out with internet soap (probably "Lava" soap, since it has pumice in it), but I resisted. Not because they got over on me, but I decided not to engage in a battle of wits with an unarmed person.

Granted, some people post as trolls and bait people, they are so good at it they are "master-baiters", but sometimes a non-aggressive response to them is better. They won't get the rise out of you and hopefully they will slither away back to underneath the bridge where they came from never to be heard from again.

No animals were hurt in the making of this post.

Edited February 14, 201610 yr by 4MRB4PHOTO

Ebony and Ivory - Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder

And I have to say, I have read a lot of rude comments and understand that it can be frustrating to see the same questions posted over and over and whatnot, but we are all here for similar reasons-support. It gets irritating when people bash instead of doing just that, supporting a fellow sleever/bypasser/bander/etc...We were all newbies or inexperienced with this site at one point and it can be confusing for some, especially if on a mobile site instead of the full site on a computer. I get the "tough-love", sometimes it's needed; I'm only speaking to the rude or downright nasty comments that some post. Rather than be an a$$, just keep scrolling as a previous poster had said.

Dang clearly I missed the post with all the cursing out! I love them for the entertainment value!

Henri Mancini's love theme to Romeo and Juliet, how boring!

Forgot to say this above: While or because the topic being referred to was ultra bizarre and trashy, it was the single funniest thing I've seen in BariatricPal. I wish it hadn't been deleted.

I'm so bummed I can't read it!

Oh wait was this the "unsuccessful sleeve" post? Did it get worse? Dang I miss all the fun!

@@4MRB4PHOTO

What's yours??

http://www.birthdayjams.com/

Time after Time - Cyndi Lauper ???? 80s baby!

I have no idea what the actual ratio of posters to lurkers is at www.bariatricpal.com, but I'll cite the well known "1% rule (Internet culture)," which says only 1% of visitors to interactive sites create new content. If that's true here, for every person who creates threads and posts comments at this site 99 other people are reading and lurking the things we post.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1%25_rule_(Internet_culture)

I lurked for just over a year before joining!

Windy, by The Association. Never heard of either...just listened and it was Terrible.

@@jess9395 wrote "Dang clearly I missed the post with all the cursing out! I love them for the entertainment value!

"Henry Mancini's love theme to Romeo and Juliet, how boring!"

The thread in question was my first exposure to heavy-duty cussin' directed at individuals in a site of this type and I'm a little surprised that it wasn't the first.

It wasn't the "unsuccessful sleeve" topic, Jess. The misspelled "Judgement" was in the title followed by a question on whether it's okay to smoke weed after surgery. I can't quote chapter and verse for you, but imagine a Tasmanian Devil trapped in a pit with people reaching in to help. Then imagine the Tasmanian devil going berserk, spitting and hissing in all directions, insisting on being lifted from its hole only as it wishes to be lifted. The more people come along to assist, the more vicious the creature becomes. In the end the creature seems to be spitting, hissing and nipping in all directions because that's all it knows. Then throw in a laugh track.

Henry Mancini is an icon. Cheer up, you got a good one. I'm the one who got the novelty song, "Mañana."

Edited February 14, 201610 yr by WLSResources/ClothingExch

I totally missed that one, too. Bummer. I thought the OP was talking about the classy hushxpuppyx in the stretched sleeve thread.

There's an ongoing "Marijuana and Life after Bariatric Surgery" thread that hasn't gotten volatile, so I guess the deleted thread was all about a particular participant rather than the subject.

@@jess9395 wrote "Dang clearly I missed the post with all the cursing out! I love them for the entertainment value!

"Henry Mancini's love theme to Romeo and Juliet, how boring!"

The thread in question was my first exposure to heavy-duty cussin' directed at individuals in a site of this type and I'm a little surprised that it wasn't the first.

It wasn't the "unsuccessful sleeve" topic, Jess. The misspelled "Judgement" was in the title followed by a question on whether it's okay to smoke weed after surgery. I can't quote chapter and verse for you, but imagine a Tasmanian Devil trapped in a pit with people reaching in to help. Then imagine the Tasmanian devil going berserk, spitting and hissing in all directions, insisting on being lifted from its hole only as it wishes to be lifted. The more people come along to assist, the more vicious the creature becomes. In the end the creature seems to be spitting, hissing and nipping in all directions because that's all it knows. Then throw in a laugh track.

Henry Mancini is an icon. Cheer up, you got a good one. I'm the one who got the novelty song, "Mañana."

Sounds entertaining!

No knocking Henri Mancini, just prefer songs I can sing along to!

And can I just add.....

PLEASE never put these words in a post topic:

"NO JUDGING!!!!"

In my humble opinion, you're just ASKING for trouble.

@@jess9395 wrote "Dang clearly I missed the post with all the cursing out! I love them for the entertainment value!

"Henry Mancini's love theme to Romeo and Juliet, how boring!"

The thread in question was my first exposure to heavy-duty cussin' directed at individuals in a site of this type and I'm a little surprised that it wasn't the first.

It wasn't the "unsuccessful sleeve" topic, Jess. The misspelled "Judgement" was in the title followed by a question on whether it's okay to smoke weed after surgery. I can't quote chapter and verse for you, but imagine a Tasmanian Devil trapped in a pit with people reaching in to help. Then imagine the Tasmanian devil going berserk, spitting and hissing in all directions, insisting on being lifted from its hole only as it wishes to be lifted. The more people come along to assist, the more vicious the creature becomes. In the end the creature seems to be spitting, hissing and nipping in all directions because that's all it knows.

Exactly @@jess9395 I couldn't quite get where they were going or what they actually wanted. Almost like they expected what certain responses.

Edited February 14, 201610 yr by MSDiggs

^^^ Funny! And that's exactly what that OP / thread looked like.

Weirdly, the OP's writing style in that thread was considerably different from his/her earlier posts when she/he first arrived here.

Anyway ... no biggie. Onward.

I must have missed said post. LOL!

I must've too!

Darnit! It sounds like it was great entertainment.

I totally missed that one, too. Bummer. I thought the OP was talking about the classy hushxpuppyx in the stretched sleeve thread.

There's an ongoing "Marijuana and Life after Bariatric Surgery" thread that hasn't gotten volatile, so I guess the deleted thread was all about a particular participant rather than the subject.

I was kinda thinking it was stretched sleeve too.