Not a good start to this website.

sherip22

Please, don't delete your account because of an idiot! There are tons of awesome and inspiring people here.

Munchiemooka

Just shocked that a person could be like that on this site..... Block them and carry on, you got all of us behind you :flowerforyou:

sunshine4me

Wendybirduk said you had a horrible first encounter I am truly sorry! Please stay and become my friend! There are so many people out here that want you to succeed! And... we need your support too! If there is anything I can do let me know!
Have a Magical day!

millerll

Unfortunately, there are internet trolls who come here and create a profile just to do this very thing. I picture some 17-year-old in his parents' basement with too much time on his hands who thinks this is the height of witticism. Usually, the site moderators catch on pretty quick and they soon disappear. If you haven't already, please report this person and Mike (the moderator and creator of this site) will take care of it.

Sometimes, they'll just create a new profile and start all over again. Eventually, they tire of it and move on to some other forum to wreak havoc. There's always another one to take their place, though. It's one of the reasons I don't do "friends" on forums.

Rest assured this was an isolated incident. Stick with us and good luck!

taletreader

I'm sorry to hear this happened to you. My guess is: this wasn' t a member of the community, but someone who signed up with the express purpose of insulting overweight people. A woman reported a similar incident the other day, mixed in with lewed remarks about her pictures. I *hope* these people are guys under the age of 14, who will feel ashamed in a few years when they realize how stupid and immature, not to mention offensive, this behaviour is.

Unfortunately, it's pretty hard to vet new members and to automatically tell who signs up just to be a puerile jerk. I'd just report them and put the incident aside.

(BTW, I don't accept every friend request myself -- I look if there's a credible note, or if it's from someone who has posted in the same thread I have and whose post might have resonated with mine. Sorry for those who are merely looking for friends without posting.)

skynyrdchick

What a jerk! What kind of moron would join a weight loss site just to mock people? I'm sorry some idiot had to be rude to you /

Nigel99

Don't let one bad apple chase you away. Most everybody seems to be very nice and supportive on here, and it seems like this person would be the rare exception.

Hang in there and keep working, and don't let that incident get you down.

kidtechnical

All the porn in the world at their finger tips and they troll MFP instead, Mummy & Daddy must have the parental controls set pretty tight :ohwell: Please don't let one person put you off, I've been here since Aug, a serious user since 1st Jan and I've not had any negative contacts... make sure you BLOCK them and feel free to add me as a friend

sarahTV

I agree with everyone else, that it is rare to find a person like that on this site. However, it is the internet and there will always be trolls who find amusement at the cost of another person's feelings. I do remember when I first joined, I got a couple of 'friend requests' from people that I didn't know. I just denied the request b/c I wasn't that familiar with the site yet and I didn't know if I could trust them. (I wouldn't be surprised if the same thing would have happen to me that you're describing) But, I've developed friends on here since then, I would say that anyone you connect with in a blog or post like this would be safe to friend or someone from your real life who has joined on here as well. Avoid 'strangers' that you've never interacted with, unless they send a friendly email and can explain WHY they wanted to be your friend.

It'll save you some stress in the end.

deandp371

Please report them, if you haven't already!

Dobsaya

Doing it on your own will be much harder. I have only encountered encouragement and even if I got random insults, the site is so beneficial that I would just ignore it.