Is it just me?
dufus12
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I see a post that I think I can contribute in, or, at least, am interested in, and then I see the adversity and the sniping .....so I give up, I don't bother posting cos I don't want to get involved in it all.
Can't just be me, can it????
Can't just be me, can it????
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Well, thanks for clearing that up,0
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Not at all. I feel exactly the same.0
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iloveeggnog wrote: »Not at all. I feel exactly the same.
Good to know! Ta!0 -
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It amazes me that the know-it-alls have enough time to troll the boards, seemingly only to be condescending and rude to people that have genuine questions. We're all here because we want help keeping track...probably most to LOSE weight, some to gain and others to maintain. At one point, everyone was a newbie, so I have so little patience for those who are nasty.0
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Whats an EMT????0
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Nope. Not just you. And it's not going to change.0
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Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »Nope. Not just you. And it's not going to change.
Ta. But it sad isn't it? I have seen some nasty stuff and I only been here 3 weeks. You want to be part of the community but I can be hard to have the commitment when you see the needless sniping and the adversity0 -
Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »Nope. Not just you. And it's not going to change.
Ta. But it sad isn't it? I have seen some nasty stuff and I only been here 3 weeks. You want to be part of the community but I can be hard to have the commitment when you see the needless sniping and the adversity
I always find this so strange. Maybe it was because I came here from a wedding forum. Before that a dog forum. I was shocked how nice everyone is here.0 -
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MrM27, I didn't look at your pics. Would that help ?
EMT? What does that mean?0 -
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Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »Nope. Not just you. And it's not going to change.
Ta. But it sad isn't it? I have seen some nasty stuff and I only been here 3 weeks. You want to be part of the community but I can be hard to have the commitment when you see the needless sniping and the adversity
Can you give an example? I rarely see anything truly abusive here, and when I do it is usually modded into oblivion fairly quickly.0 -
Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »Nope. Not just you. And it's not going to change.
Ta. But it sad isn't it? I have seen some nasty stuff and I only been here 3 weeks. You want to be part of the community but I can be hard to have the commitment when you see the needless sniping and the adversity
*shrug* - if you see a problem you can either be part of it (by joining in, or doing nothing), or part of the solution. People complain about what goes on here, but they never bother to do anything about it.
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I feel that if i have something decent to contribute to a post i will post it and have my say and be done with it. I will not keep going back and forth. Its not a debate. I gave my 2 cents and its done. Yes, i have seen what you are referring to. There are many know it alls on the forums that feel that if something isint the way they would view it then it must be wrong. If a person is being bashed i will usually give my reply in a private message.0
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ThickMcRunFast wrote: »Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »Nope. Not just you. And it's not going to change.
Ta. But it sad isn't it? I have seen some nasty stuff and I only been here 3 weeks. You want to be part of the community but I can be hard to have the commitment when you see the needless sniping and the adversity
Can you give an example? I rarely see anything truly abusive here, and when I do it is usually modded into oblivion fairly quickly.
I will take your advice, but it not what I came on for, to be honest.0 -
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Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »Nope. Not just you. And it's not going to change.
Ta. But it sad isn't it? I have seen some nasty stuff and I only been here 3 weeks. You want to be part of the community but I can be hard to have the commitment when you see the needless sniping and the adversity
You've made more posts here in your first 3 weeks than I made in my first 3 months. I took the time to read before joining in, learning the lay of the land, and bro-science from truth. (One thing I learned is that mean people posts are for Fridays
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That's life for ya. Sometimes worse online due to a degree of anonymity. *shrugs* What can ya do!?! :-)
Some people love to argue, some don't. Just like at work. I just say what I think I can contribute at the time and call it good unless something needs additional clarity. I get enough *kitten* to deal w/at work that I don't need it here so I have no problem not contributing if it happens.0 -
LiveLoveLift67 wrote: »I feel that if i have something decent to contribute to a post i will post it and have my say and be done with it. I will not keep going back and forth. Its not a debate. I gave my 2 cents and its done. Yes, i have seen what you are referring to. There are many know it alls on the forums that feel that if something isint the way they would view it then it must be wrong. If a person is being bashed i will usually give my reply in a private message.
Yep.0 -
ThickMcRunFast wrote: »Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »Nope. Not just you. And it's not going to change.
Ta. But it sad isn't it? I have seen some nasty stuff and I only been here 3 weeks. You want to be part of the community but I can be hard to have the commitment when you see the needless sniping and the adversity
Can you give an example? I rarely see anything truly abusive here, and when I do it is usually modded into oblivion fairly quickly.
I have not kept a log.. Sorry......0 -
emily_stew wrote: »Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »Nope. Not just you. And it's not going to change.
Ta. But it sad isn't it? I have seen some nasty stuff and I only been here 3 weeks. You want to be part of the community but I can be hard to have the commitment when you see the needless sniping and the adversity
Are you talking about that 51902098430960985908435 person that's been flamebaiting these forums all weekend? Cuz that guy's a jerk and not representative of what this community is actually like.
I find that you have a small minority of people who intentionally come onto the threads to insult or snipe at others.
The majority of those who respond to questions, offer help, or just generally post on the forums do so with the intention of being helpful. It might not be what the OP wants to hear, and the responses might not always monkeys dancing with toothbrushes, but many posters are at least truthful and offer their own experiences or science to back up their claims.
Since tone is difficult to get across and pick up on in the forums and there is no "hey I'm just kidding" font or "I'm just trying to help - it just may be more abrupt than you are used to", it's hard to decipher whether or not a poster is being rude. Mostly what I've experienced is just an - unfortunately - misinterpreted tone or message. Or you will have an OP who asks a question and would like advice; however, they only want to hear one side of things... so if another side is presented, they get upset.
Granted, there are some people when confronted or engaged in discussion can't play nice, but you'll have that everywhere. I've seen many more helpful forum posters than I have unhelpful or hurtful.
ETA: I'm in total agreement with what Emily said.... I just realized it might be confusing as to why I quoted it
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Well...I'm sure this post was much more productive than posting in the threads that you wanted to post in.0
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Until you or one of your family members is hurt or are dying and call 911 so we can come help. Then all of a sudden people are not so brave anymore and forget cabs exist.
I prefer EMTs who aren't mean when they're online. Otherwise, I'll brave a taxi ride. But I guess one can never know for sure...
I'm not sure I understand how your comment to him wasn't mean? I'm not defending MrM, he doesn't need me to - but don't you think your post is ironic? You're saying that people should take a cab instead of trust him to do his job, a fairly low blow - all because he's mean?
That makes you mean, too - by the way.0
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