Why are there so many crabby pants on MFP?

mommamellymac

its because everyone is "dieting."

kayemme

people are crabby everywhere; mfp is no different. put a man behind a monitor & keyboard and he's suddenly not accountable for politeness. it happens sometimes, especially with people who are "giving up" things they're emotionally connected to (like certain foods/ drinks)

so be patient with them. and be kind yourself. and then you'll find that most people are just people, like everywhere.

have a sweet day

Couldn't have said it better myself, although some women act the same way...justsayin.

i didn't mean it by sex, i meant it as species

kayemme

ermahgerd, this id the best thing i've seen all day!

jeremyw1977

I wouldn't expect the MFP forums to be any different that any other forum out there.
Any forum is comprised of those who actually want to help, those who want to help no one, and those who's idea of helping is to tell you that everything you're doing is wrong and everything they are doing is right.

Just because we all share a noble goal doesn't change the makeup of the people who reside here.

Hearts_2015

I wouldn't expect the MFP forums to be any different that any other forum out there.
Any forum is comprised of those who actually want to help, those who want to help no one, and those who's idea of helping is to tell you that everything you're doing is wrong and everything they are doing is right.

Just because we all share a noble goal doesn't change the makeup of the people who reside here.

tagging this because I like how you worded it.. really never had thought about it this way before. This may make life easier on the boards for me after reading this and thinking about it. Thanks:happy:

lorenzoinlr

I must be tuning into threads that aren't representative of what goes on around here because I'm just not seeing abuse. I do however seem to be finding an abundance of threads complaining about abuse.

If anyone feeling troubled could post a few links it would help those of us who aren't getting it.

icandowhateveriputmymindto

Haven't come across any yet... I'm sorry

Lyadeia

ermahgerd, this id the best thing i've seen all day!

Careful, now!

As awesome and hilarious as I find this post to be, someone actually reported me last week for simply saying exactly the same thing without the picture even though myself and the OP laughed about it 3 posts later!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I think some people who wear their emotions on their shoulders go into the boards with the sole goal of reporting as many people as they can because they have nothing better to do.

Sure, there are people that can get mean. But 99% of the snarkiness is funny and is not intended to offend. Anyone with a sense of humor can see that...but some people have a lack of this sense of humor of which I speak...

But to answer the original question...it's because people are tired of answering the same questions every day and every night over and over again...

wendybird5

It's due to cake deficiency...

chubbygirl253

Some people are hungry. Hungry = crabby.

Some people are just sarcastic. Welcome to the internet.

Some people are just tired of the redundancy of the forums. Perhaps if people want genuine help they should do a search on that topic instead of assuming their thoughts are completely unique. Chances are if you are struggling, others have before you. When there is countless threads about the very topic yours is about, expect it to go bad quickly. OOOOOOH THIS AGAIN? LETS SEE HOW BIG A JERK I CAN BE.

Unhealthy practices, fad diets, Dr Oz worshipers. People who will not listen to reason... Two weeks later... HELP! I'm doing everything right but I can't lose weight. *head desk*

So many willing victims, so little time. What do you expect when nearly half of thread starters are whining and complaining. Diets suck and exercise is hard. No one said it would be easy. So buck up, buttercup. Or they could just hurry up and quit and go back to facebook. Usually these people are calling everyone mean or bullies.

And one of the biggest reasons people get their dander up and the claws come out is because someone is discrediting their method of weightloss and they are defensive of it. The more success someone has had with the method in question is often in direct proportion to how defensive (and therefore rude) they get. Frustrating. I'm not one of the people begging for advice. I'm not the one on a 4 month plateau. I didn't gain everything back over the holidays. So dont tell me my methods dont work.

Velum_cado

It baffles my mind how many people seem to think motivation and support means "tell me what I want to hear". If someone is touting the benefits of a diet that is unhealthy or a plan that is unrealistic, they should be told that. This is about your health and your future... A bit different from perfumes, doncha think?

jennifer_417

Yeah, it's another "people are so mean" thread. But, here's the thing: We wouldn't keep having these threads if people weren't so mean!

mockchoc

I must be tuning into threads that aren't representative of what goes on around here because I'm just not seeing abuse. I do however seem to be finding an abundance of threads complaining about abuse.

If anyone feeling troubled could post a few links it would help those of us who aren't getting it.

Yes, someone please show us some abusive threads. I haven't seen any and I'm on here a lot.

jofjltncb6

Yeah, it's another "people are so mean" thread. But, here's the thing: We wouldn't keep having these threads if people weren't so mean!

No.

_Witsy_

OMG I'm so mean!
<~~meanie cat




Wait.


Dammit..I did it wrong. *kicks rock*

(People are much too coddled these days.)

_Witsy_

Best.thing.ever.

_SusieQ_

They iz crabby because they iz:

WinnerVictorious

I like to go to another site it's just devoted to perfumes and it's fun and light hearted. Noone tells someone that they are wrong because they like this perfume over another. It's just oh great that works for you and your individual skin chemistry.

Why are the forums on MFP so hostile? It's just a weight gain/maitenance/loss tool that has the option of being able to share in a community of others who are interested in the same thing ie. fitness.

But some of these people you would think others have offended their religion when it comes to diet! Holy freakin' mother of whatever diety you worship! Some come on here spouting how this way of weight loss is mornonic others go into bashing whole food groups or saying that someone who is trying really putthing his/her heart and soul into this is doing it wrong. Simple questions that are innocent and someone is really looking for help are torn to shreds.

It's down right dirty and vitriolic the way some people are on this a fitness site! Jeesh, I think we all just need to breathe and put it into prescpective it's just food and excercise.

My two cents, but you know sometimes it's a mistake to come into the forums because they really arent that supportive. I guess it's someone's goal on here to make others feel like incompetent idiots.

Repeat all together...BREATHEEEE!

get off my lawn!

infamousmk

I see the waaaaambulance has already been summoned... I don't have anything more to contribute.

N8r8r

BEST...PIC...EVER!!! LMAO!