I <3 MFP but really, is this nastiness necessary?

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  • Newf77
    Newf77 Posts: 802 Member
    WAIT A MINUTE!!!! you cant shoot.... They will hear you and they all come rushing in to EAT YOU!!

    Bows and Arrows is the way to go:happy:
    I hate everyone. Hopefully the zombie apocalypse will come soon so I can start shooting.

    remember: douple tap to the head

    IMO a flame thrower would be a better option, if they get to ya at least there would be some roasting when they turn ya.
  • azuria518
    azuria518 Posts: 48 Member
    I hate everyone. Hopefully the zombie apocalypse will come soon so I can start shooting.

    Lmao...love
  • nikolaim5
    nikolaim5 Posts: 233
    I've been here quite a lot over the past week and I've yet to see a nasty post. What am I missing? Is this some people's first internet forum?? I belong to MANY forums and this is BY FAR the tamest of them all. Hell, I'm on a couple forums populated mostly my engineers and scientists and they can get NASTY
  • _binary_jester_
    _binary_jester_ Posts: 2,132 Member
    This forum is so tame that I can't believe people get butthurt about the minor digs and jabs posted here. People are ruder to me in line at the Post Office than they are on MFP. The mods here are so quick to crush anything that is remotely racy or sexist or off-color (aka, "fun") that this forum is drier than a popcorn fart.

    If you are so insecure about something posted on here that may possibly kinda maybe be poking a little fun at you, I strongly recommend you avoid the rest of the internets. It is not a very nice place out there.


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  • Jade_Butterfly
    Jade_Butterfly Posts: 2,963 Member
    I totally :heart: you for writing such an awesome response to the chaos in the masses. .Beautifully expressed and so on point. . I truly hope it hits home where it needs to! Have a lovely day.:flowerforyou:
  • _binary_jester_
    _binary_jester_ Posts: 2,132 Member
    WAIT A MINUTE!!!! you cant shoot.... They will hear you and they all come rushing in to EAT YOU!!

    Bows and Arrows is the way to go:happy:
    I hate everyone. Hopefully the zombie apocalypse will come soon so I can start shooting.

    remember: douple tap to the head

    IMO a flame thrower would be a better option, if they get to ya at least there would be some roasting when they turn ya.
    Flame thrower? If you set a zombie on fire, what do you get? A flaming zombie running towards you.
  • _Khaleesi_
    _Khaleesi_ Posts: 877 Member
    I guess I'm just wondering how someone writing a post about how people should be less mean, will change anything? I mean... it's not like some "bully" is going to be like, "omg... I am totally who this post is about. omg. I am a meanie mean pants. I need to change." Telling someone to smarten up and change their behavior isn't going to be met with change very often... if at all.
  • engineman312
    engineman312 Posts: 3,450 Member
    Passive aggresive bullies are just as bad as well


    i can't if you're being serious, or ironic.
  • FearAnLoathing
    FearAnLoathing Posts: 4,852 Member
    Passive aggresive bullies are just as bad as well


    i can't if you're being serious, or ironic.


    Im all mysterious like that
  • CoryIda
    CoryIda Posts: 7,870 Member
    I guess I'm just wondering how someone writing a post about how people should be less mean, will change anything? I mean... it's not like some "bully" is going to be like, "omg... I am totally who this post is about. omg. I am a meanie mean pants. I need to change." Telling someone to smarten up and change their behavior isn't going to be met with change very often... if at all.
    Would it be better to do nothing at all? I don't think so.
    I would rather make the effort and possibly not get results than do nothing and guarantee no results.
  • juliesauber13
    juliesauber13 Posts: 62
    You can be honest AND funny without being mean. As someone who has a lot of experience being bullied, has worked extremely hard to get healthy physically and emotionally, and feels a very real responsibility to set a good example, I can't really NOT make my own stance known.
    But doesn't perspective mean anything here too? A few weeks ago I refuted a female about lifting lighter weights and higher reps to lose fat (her opinion was that that was the best way). I did it tactfully and without being malicious at all. A few minutes later she pm'd me saying why I was so mean to her. WTF? I explained it nicely and even backed it up with clinical study evidence and she continued to harp on that I embarrassed her by telling her that she was misinformed. Goes to show that some people may take things out of context and perceive them as being mean or bullying.


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  • brittanyleigh05
    brittanyleigh05 Posts: 16
    i agree. and i think that's all i should say.
  • thatgirl125
    thatgirl125 Posts: 294 Member
    So glad others such as yourself feel the same way I do. I hate reading forums and reading that stuff. It is all immature bs and needs to stay out of here!!!
  • juliesauber13
    juliesauber13 Posts: 62
    This is a PERFECT example of life! Humans get upset, many try to do what they think is the right thing, many feelings are hurt along the way, and then everyone gets eaten by zombies in the end.
  • fatboypup
    fatboypup Posts: 1,873 Member
    posting before this is removed ;)
  • Donnaakamagmid
    Donnaakamagmid Posts: 198 Member
    Well said.:smile:
  • StarvingDiva
    StarvingDiva Posts: 1,107 Member
    Because I am an adult and it is my responsibility to behave like one.

    AMEN!
  • therealkittymao
    therealkittymao Posts: 194 Member
    this is why i love the new "ignore" feature. i know of several ppl on here who i cannot STAND, due to personality conflict. i'm sure that, to ppl who don't clash with them, they are perfectly nice individuals. that doesn't mean i have to like them. and now, i don't have to even see them on here.

    basically though, don't be a d!ck. ignore the ppl you don't like and this site gets a LOT cooler. and it was pretty up on that scale anyway.

    Nice! I wish they'd make an ignore feature for Pinterest, too...
  • juliesauber13
    juliesauber13 Posts: 62
    For real though, kudos to OP for taking the time and energy to express her opinion!

    I happen to agree with it. But hey, I'm a sensitive therapist. I need to keep blinders on most of the time when I'm online, so I don't have flashbacks to childhood bullying and start rocking back and forth in a corner.
  • Khadines
    Khadines Posts: 64 Member
    AMEN!
  • JennW130
    JennW130 Posts: 460 Member
    calling somebody an asshat isn't constructive criticism? This makes me sad :cry:
  • AprilVal
    AprilVal Posts: 940 Member
    I agree.. I dont see why people have to be so nasty. I guess its a crime to ask for help, or have an opinion now days. But sometimes, your opinion is best if kept quiet. Somethings just shouldn't be said. If you want respect you need to be respectful. But then again, you best respect yourself first. Everyone struggles in their own way, and may not know as much as they want, thats what were here for. to help others out. not degrade them or make them feel worse than they already do.
  • tataliciousd89
    tataliciousd89 Posts: 465
    I hate everyone. Hopefully the zombie apocalypse will come soon so I can start shooting.
    :laugh: Yes! I think I love you.
  • _Khaleesi_
    _Khaleesi_ Posts: 877 Member
    I guess I'm just wondering how someone writing a post about how people should be less mean, will change anything? I mean... it's not like some "bully" is going to be like, "omg... I am totally who this post is about. omg. I am a meanie mean pants. I need to change." Telling someone to smarten up and change their behavior isn't going to be met with change very often... if at all.
    Would it be better to do nothing at all? I don't think so.
    I would rather make the effort and possibly not get results than do nothing and guarantee no results.

    Hmm... Well it would be nice if it was so cut and dry, but it isn't. Posting something like this often makes matters worse, not better. But whatever, you've made your peace and now we can all go back to the way it was...
  • JJhoney
    JJhoney Posts: 29
    this is why i love the new "ignore" feature. i know of several ppl on here who i cannot STAND, due to personality conflict. i'm sure that, to ppl who don't clash with them, they are perfectly nice individuals. that doesn't mean i have to like them. and now, i don't have to even see them on here.

    basically though, don't be a d!ck. ignore the ppl you don't like and this site gets a LOT cooler. and it was pretty up on that scale anyway.

    This is the most important thing that will be said in this thread, most likely.

    Don't like someone? Put them on ignore. You don't even need a good reason. Just set them to ignore and you never have to hear from them again.

    OR you can start threads when someone is saying something you don't think they should, like you're their mother. Basically exacerbating the problem. Nobody likes to be told how they should behave by a stranger.

    So why not just put people you don't like on ignore as opposed to starting threads calling them out to increase the drama? Hmm?

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    Perfect!
  • KMSForLife
    KMSForLife Posts: 577 Member
    that this forum is drier than a popcorn fart.


    I don't care who you are - that was funny :laugh:
  • Jellyphant
    Jellyphant Posts: 1,400 Member
    I hate everyone. Hopefully the zombie apocalypse will come soon so I can start shooting.
    I am SO READY.
  • AlSalzman
    AlSalzman Posts: 296 Member
    Someone has a blue waffle as their profile pic.
    BEST

    IDEA

    EVAR!!11!!11
  • samatalma
    samatalma Posts: 197
    I have to agree with everyone else.
    Clearly, you've never been anywhere else on the internet.
    Go spend some time on the Babycenter forums if you think what you've read here is nasty then come back and we'll talk.
  • TigersFanHoosierMama
    TigersFanHoosierMama Posts: 44
    I don't even post very often because I find the responses so nasty, sarcastic and sometimes just cruel. Also why I don't have a profile pic, I wasn't even going to post now because I figured I'd just be opening myself up to the cruel but I'm a member of a number of online forums and none are as cruel or judgmental as this one. Perhaps I've just been lucky with what I've found. I enjoy MFP for the close friends I know in real life who are also here and the food logging. I scan through forums looking for tips, strategies and inspiration but most of the time I just lurk and get disappointed with all the nastiness.

    So to the OP - I agree completely!
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