Never seen a community forum like MFP's!

love it!!! lol if you don't like the forum..simply just get out!!! lol

I have no clue what message boards you've been on, but this is easily the most supportive, positive, sunshine and rainbows community I've ever come across.

It's expressly set up so as not to offend people and to cater to people who are new to online forums. There's so much stuff on here that would be bannable offenses on other forums I've been on: necroposting, posting the same topic over and over and over, posting something that is clearly already at the top of the forum, failing to use the search function, posting a topic in the guise of a legitimate question and then attacking everyone who tells you you're wrong. It's all completely allowed here and a lot of people don't even bat an eye at it.

I don't even understand why people think there is so much negativity and trolling on this site in the first place. If I had to estimate, I'd say that threads on average have about 60% helpful/supportive responses, 5% mean/inappropriate/trolling responses, and the remaining 35% chunk is people yelling at the mean people for being mean and then spending the remainder of the thread complaining about how mean everyone is. It's rare that I see a post that is actually over-the-top mean or nasty; most of the time, people are responding to someone's tone or when someone tells another poster that their goals are unrealistic. That's not mean or trolling, not even close. Just because you didn't want to hear it doesn't make it bad.

I have no clue what message boards you've been on, but this is easily the most supportive, positive, sunshine and rainbows community I've ever come across.

It's expressly set up so as not to offend people and to cater to people who are new to online forums. There's so much stuff on here that would be bannable offenses on other forums I've been on: necroposting, posting the same topic over and over and over, posting something that is clearly already at the top of the forum, failing to use the search function, posting a topic in the guise of a legitimate question and then attacking everyone who tells you you're wrong. It's all completely allowed here and a lot of people don't even bat an eye at it.

I don't even understand why people think there is so much negativity and trolling on this site in the first place. If I had to estimate, I'd say that threads on average have about 60% helpful/supportive responses, 5% mean/inappropriate/trolling responses, and the remaining 35% chunk is people yelling at the mean people for being mean and then spending the remainder of the thread complaining about how mean everyone is. It's rare that I see a post that is actually over-the-top mean or nasty; most of the time, people are responding to someone's tone or when someone tells another poster that their goals are unrealistic. That's not mean or trolling, not even close. Just because you didn't want to hear it doesn't make it bad.

couldn't of said it better!

My least favorite trolls are the people that come into the chit chat forums and demand to know what the topic has to do with fitness. Or the people who come in an make posts and threads asking people why they behave the way they do. Oh, and of course the people who are always saying that society is going down the tubes and not like the good ol' days. Those are my least favorites.

The mods are always the worst trolls. Always deleting our shiz.

All up in our shiz. The nerve!

Ladies! Ladies! Language!

I prefer the term "pewp"

I'm sorry, I've been a party to many different message boards. This is no different. In fact I think it's better.
I've met friends for life here, I've met people who will be in my wedding.


Sometimes there is a bit of snip, but honestly that's life. Things are what you make of them.

I didn’t expect everyone to agree with my opinion and reasoning on some things I believe but I can say I wasn’t expecting the angry, name calling, and hate e-mails on the site from others who didn’t agree with me. I didn’t leave MFP I just opted out of reading anymore posts on my own thread after a while. I simple don’t want to read such things. I realize now it is a post, and no everyone will read it or get out of it what you personally mean necessary. Some will take it wrong, offensive, pointless, or even as if you just personally told them they are stupid because it is aganst their own belief. SO I won’t be as forward with my opinion on specific things without first wondering if it will negatively affect someone and start a fight. It’s not that you have to tip toe but if you don’t have a MASS majority of consideration before you say something you should expect a few whacks on the head. LOL

Way down inside some people are just d-bags and it shows when they post. They confuse honesty with sarcasm and forget what their mothers taught them about using good manners. You can always tell who these folks are because they contribute little to any discussion and when someone calls them out on the trolling d-baggery, they sieze on it and over take the conversation to argue their "point".

It's best to not feed the trolls. Ignore them and they'll move on to other forums.

Oh yeah!?

Well, your an idiot.

Way down inside some people are just d-bags and it shows when they post. They confuse honesty with sarcasm and forget what their mothers taught them about using good manners. You can always tell who these folks are because they contribute little to any discussion and when someone calls them out on the trolling d-baggery, they sieze on it and over take the conversation to argue their "point".

It's best to not feed the trolls. Ignore them and they'll move on to other forums.

Oh yeah!?

Well, your an idiot.

You think this is bad, ever gone on Yahoo Answers?

Honestly, every message board and anything social on the internet is like this. People are a lot more free to express themselves when they don't have to worry about others judging them or talking about them. Unfortunately, that freedom brings out the worst in some people.

This is pretty tame. People commenting on Slate, MSNBC, NYTimes are way, way worse.