OMG 5 pages of childish behavior, really?

tdbad1
tdbad1 Posts: 87 Member
in Motivation and Support
I am posting this expecting to get totally slashed by rude and childish ppl.

I just finished reading 5 pages or bullying, judgmental, toatlly irrelivent garbage, on this site. I realize this forum is for expressing facts, opinions and even a bit of fun. However what i read didn't fit into either of those catagories.

Shame on you.
Shame on MFP

We have all had enough of this type of behavior from other "outside" ppl in our lives. I know i come to this site for support, compassion, and also for some tough love to help me through. We, and i say that cause i know im not alone...we come "in" here to find friends, other ppl pushing through what can be the hardest thing in our lives to accomplish. We should be banding together, not pulling someones posting apart.

We all have a common goal, a common bond, a common need.

Seriously, there is enough crap in this world...please don't bring it in here.
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  • orangelobster
    orangelobster Posts: 151
    "Two men looked out from prison bars, one saw mud, the other saw stars." (Oscar Wilde, I believe)

    Me, I try not to look at what I don't want or don't need to see. The internet can be a pretty messed up place so I don't roll in the dirt and I don't wrestle with the pigs.
  • ladytinkerbell99
    ladytinkerbell99 Posts: 970 Member
    "Two men looked out from prison bars, one saw mud, the other saw stars." (Oscar Wilde, I believe)

    Me, I try not to look at what I don't want or don't need to see. The internet can be a pretty messed up place so I don't roll in the dirt and I don't wrestle with the pigs.

    ^ Direct. Nicely said. :flowerforyou:
  • onyxgirl17
    onyxgirl17 Posts: 1,722 Member
    This place is filled with people, same as the world with all our faults and complexities. Yes, this is supposed to be a support group and yes people are allowed to have disagreements. If there is any bullying going on, the moderators do a pretty good job of stopping it/closing threads and such.
  • BaconMD
    BaconMD Posts: 1,165 Member
    I see you are new here. I hope you enjoy your stay.
  • Helloitsdan
    Helloitsdan Posts: 5,564 Member
    If you meet rude people here just hit them with a gif!
    Hugs!
  • gaylynn35
    gaylynn35 Posts: 854 Member
    I try to stay out of the threads I don't agree with. If you read something you don't like, just move on! It will only hurt you in the end if you read too much into some of these posts.

    You can always report the posts if they are really bad.
  • ChanyL
    ChanyL Posts: 41
    You are sooooo right.
  • JessicaBR0
    JessicaBR0 Posts: 256 Member
    I try to stay out of the threads I don't agree with. If you read something you don't like, just move on! It will only hurt you in the end if you read too much into some of these posts.

    You can always report the posts if they are really bad.


    ^ Very wise! And no need to shame MFP this is an awesome site helping a lot of people!
  • dsmpunk
    dsmpunk Posts: 262 Member
    But it's the rude people that keep me entertained here. Nice is boring.

    /popcorn
  • Barbellerella
    Barbellerella Posts: 1,838 Member
    I consider forums for entertainment purposes only. If I have a legitimate question I usually ask people on my friends list!
  • VanessaHeartsMasr
    VanessaHeartsMasr Posts: 727
    You have to take the forums with a grain of salt around here. I use the forums more for entertainment purposes, to be honest with you. I get all my support mainly from the MFP friends I've made here and ignore the childishness in the forums.
  • Moosycakes
    Moosycakes Posts: 258 Member
    If we're talking about the same thread, I agree! I was shocked, it was all horrible.
  • VanessaHeartsMasr
    VanessaHeartsMasr Posts: 727
    I consider forums for entertainment purposes only. If I have a legitimate question I usually ask people on my friends list!

    Wow! Great minds think alike! :flowerforyou:
  • _JR_
    _JR_ Posts: 830 Member
    Did i miss the reference she is talking about ("5 pages"). If you're gonna to shame us, at least show us why. You owe me that much if you're going to jump down my throat for other people's comments.
  • jmatthews75
    jmatthews75 Posts: 525 Member
    What ever happend to the old saying... something about sticks and stones...
    In this world of politically correct, why can't people just turn a head and not read something. If you are really effected by the words you read on some internet forum, then perhaps it would be easier just to not read them. Nobody is sitting behind you forcing you to read 5 pages worth.
    I realize that we all are here on a mission, to get in better shape for most of us. But sadly, there are people out there that just find the need to bash others to keep themselves on that high horse. Such is life. I close my eyes at night and rest peacefully because I am happy with who I am, if people decide to bash me for who I am. so be it. Its their choice to say such things, Its my choice to not hear them.
  • taunto
    taunto Posts: 6,420 Member
    If you have problems with a particular thread or somebody bullying, please use the report button rather than creating a new thread where you are bullying others and telling others "shame on you".

    Thank you
  • BrettPGH
    BrettPGH Posts: 4,716 Member
    Only 5 pages?

    Slow night.
  • sarahisme18
    sarahisme18 Posts: 574 Member
    I am posting this expecting to get totally slashed by rude and childish ppl.

    Aha, your true motive presents itself!
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    Did i miss the reference she is talking about ("5 pages"). If you're gonna to shame us, at least show us why. You owe me that much if you're going to jump down my throat for other people's comments.

    Yes, please do tell.
  • invisibubble
    invisibubble Posts: 662 Member
    That's the sad truth of the internet. The semi-anonymity brings out the playground behaviour in people. Trying to talk sense into a group of adults on a forum is as pointless and frustrating as banging your head against a brick wall. Ignore and move on. :wink:
  • _JR_
    _JR_ Posts: 830 Member
    Only 5 pages?

    Slow night.

    QFT!!!

    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
  • Cranktastic
    Cranktastic Posts: 1,517 Member
    I disagree.

    OHNO i am now a BULLY.
  • mjhedgehog
    mjhedgehog Posts: 249 Member
    Only 5 pages?

    Slow night.


    :laugh:
  • taunto
    taunto Posts: 6,420 Member
    That's the sad truth of the internet. The semi-anonymity brings out the playground behaviour in people. Trying to talk sense into a group of adults on a forum is as pointless and frustrating as banging your head against a brick wall. Ignore and move on. :wink:

    I think the sad truth of the internet is that anytime somebody disagree's or tries to correct wrong information, they're labeled bullies
  • slkehl
    slkehl Posts: 3,801 Member
    I consider forums for entertainment purposes only. If I have a legitimate question I usually ask people on my friends list!

    This is great advice. Add people who seem to know their stuff, and ask them your questions.

    I don't know what thread you are talking about, but something that happens a lot around here is people jumping on each other for posting blatantly false information. They are not attacking the person, but the idea, though some aren't the most tactful about it. I admit I've slammed Dr. Oz's theories pretty brutally, but it's because it really upsets me that he's allowed to go on national tv and pimp out completely useless products. Seems like it should be fraud. I'm not mad at the person, I'm just trying to point out that the dude is a quack. But then people get offended, and my point doesn't get made, so I find it's usually better to preface with something like "it's easy to be deceived, and I understand why you think this might work but..." so no one feels like its them I'm after.
  • nikilis
    nikilis Posts: 2,305 Member
    Only 5 pages?

    Slow night.


    :laugh:

    if you never ate a carrot before, and then once you did you didn't like it, you would stop eating it, not grab the 5kg box and chomp through them all.

    yes. people are d!cks. but this is akin to:

    OMG! I JUST GOT REDIRECTED TO A PORN SITE, I WAS SO DISGUSTED I WATCHED ALL 5 HOURS OF PORN ON THERE. I NEVER KNEW PEOPLE DID NASTY *kitten* LIKE THAT! SHAME ON YOU WORLD. SHAME ON YOU INTERNET.

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  • sapphireswi
    sapphireswi Posts: 583 Member
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  • StupidBunnySuit
    StupidBunnySuit Posts: 3
    Shame on you.
    Shame on MFP

    That's not very nice.
  • neverstray
    neverstray Posts: 3,845 Member
    What would batman do in this situation?
  • ksboyd20
    ksboyd20 Posts: 21 Member
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    OMG. You guys are killing me tonight. LOL

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