Attacked for an opinion
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Multi Level Marketing0
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Ahh, got it thank you.1
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singingflutelady wrote: »
Thanks. I don't see much of an attack there. Maybe someone deleted the attack comments?3 -
I've found the same, OP. There are enough negative, nasty, argumentative trolls in MFP to keep themselves busy, I don't have the time or willingness to engage them. It does make the positive and encouraging comments all the more refreshing.
Keep your chin up, and best of luck with future discussions! 2 -
I don't remember there being any comments that aren't there anymore1
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I've found the same, OP. There are enough negative, nasty, argumentative trolls in MFP to keep themselves busy, I don't have the time or willingness to engage them. It does make the positive and encouraging comments all the more refreshing. Keep your chin up, and best of luck with future discussions!
You know, it's funny. All of the posts about 'mean' people on MFP are the ones with the most inflammatory language. Negative, nasty, argumentative trolls? Well, aren't you a peach.13 -
I've found the same, OP. There are enough negative, nasty, argumentative trolls in MFP to keep themselves busy, I don't have the time or willingness to engage them. It does make the positive and encouraging comments all the more refreshing. Keep your chin up, and best of luck with future discussions!
You know, it's funny. All of the posts about 'mean' people on MFP are the ones with the most inflammatory language. Negative, nasty, argumentative trolls? Well, aren't you a peach.
Yes, you almost have to admire the kind of blinders that lead someone to think insulting large numbers of people is the best way to express appreciation for positive and encouraging behavior.11 -
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Just went through the linked discussion...did not see "attacking"...I saw the OP make claims such as "no processed food" and people pointed out that the very stuff she distributes is highly processed...and mostly I saw people tell the OP of that thread not to waste her money on gimmicks.8
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benjaminhk wrote: »singingflutelady wrote: »
Thanks. I don't see much of an attack there. Maybe someone deleted the attack comments?
Nope. That thread is unedited.2 -
troll
/trōl/
verb
gerund or present participle: trolling
1. informal -
make a deliberately offensive or provocative online posting with the aim of upsetting someone or eliciting an angry response from them.
"if people are obviously trolling then I'll delete your posts and do my best to ban you"
From Urban Dictionary:
Troll - Being a prick on the internet because you can. Typically unleashing one or more cynical or sarcastic remarks on an innocent by-stander.0 -
I see your perspective. On this site I have been both misunderstood and felt attacked or belittled. It is very easy for people to judge each other based on a tiny thumbnail picture and a comment or to take a something that was quickly typed and not reread to be an attack. Yes, there are some people that suck. However, I think there are just a lot of strong opinions that clash and sometimes that doesn't go well. Sorry about your experience.4
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singingflutelady wrote: »I don't remember there being any comments that aren't there anymore
I didn't notice anything missing, either.0 -
troll
/trōl/
verb
gerund or present participle: trolling
1. informal -
make a deliberately offensive or provocative online posting with the aim of upsetting someone or eliciting an angry response from them.
"if people are obviously trolling then I'll delete your posts and do my best to ban you"
If you feel this applies to people, perhaps just try reporting them?4 -
troll
/trōl/
verb
gerund or present participle: trolling
1. informal -
make a deliberately offensive or provocative online posting with the aim of upsetting someone or eliciting an angry response from them.
"if people are obviously trolling then I'll delete your posts and do my best to ban you"
From Urban Dictionary:
Troll - Being a prick on the internet because you can. Typically unleashing one or more cynical or sarcastic remarks on an innocent by-stander.
but there were no trolls in that thread..................5 -
troll
/trōl/
verb
gerund or present participle: trolling
1. informal -
make a deliberately offensive or provocative online posting with the aim of upsetting someone or eliciting an angry response from them.
"if people are obviously trolling then I'll delete your posts and do my best to ban you"
If you feel this applies to people, perhaps just try reporting them?
Yes. This. Mods actually want trolls to be reported. Just use the flag and select "Report", then "Trolling". Send. Done. Let the mods handle it.0 -
I think maybe the OP in this thread is thinking people were replying to her after she posted in that thread? Most were just replying the OP.1
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melltrembley wrote: »So...can someone please help me understand....
So I was in a discussion board where I saw the OP asked for opinions +/- on a certain product. There were approx. 8 posters all being negative. I was the first positive post about the product. The next thing you know I am being attacked for how I felt about something. The OP was asking for opinions...
For the most part, I really enjoy MFP and all the support most give; the last place I expected to be attacked for expressing my feelings.
I'm not sure I will post my opinion again due to this experience...as it was brutal. I have always been told I am a very kind person and I guess I do not understand why I was being attacked. Anyone have the same experience?
Welcome to MFP.
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Sometimes (ok, a lot of the time), it feels like an attack ... be like a duck (let the water shed off your back).1
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OP distributes a product and doesn't like the product being critiqued? Say it ain't so.9
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I sometimes think I'm the only person who is actually nicer/less sarcastic/less blunt online than I am in person.
TL;DR - just because *you* "hide behind your keyboard"/say things online you wouldn't say in person doesn't mean that *everyone* else works under that same code.
ETA: and in the spirit of MFP, I didn't quote the person to whom I was replying but left it general so everyone could be outraged instead of just the appropriate recipient.
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It never feels good to be informed that you are wrong or challenged to provide proof that what you present is the truth... unless you are a scientist. Scientists groove on that sort of "attack". That's because they don't just want to learn new things but they want to grow and develop and maybe even change the world for the better. They even keep doing it while the general public is busy convincing one another that they are evil and trying to destroy us all.
Anyway whether or not you feel good about the opinions presented to you is not as important as how you respond. It is your choice.
You can chose to:
Accept that perhaps you are wrong but decide to continue in your beliefs.
Accept that you may be wrong and explore the idea further and determine if it requires action in the form of change in yourself. Make an informed and logical choice as to which path to continue on based on the information gathered.
Refuse to entertain any idea that you might be wrong and assume that everyone else is wrong and allow them to be wrong. Realise that this has nothing to do with who you are and where you are heading.
Get but hurt and create a thread complaining because people don't agree with you and are unfairly exercising their civil rights of free speech to say so. And if that doesn't work you can always opus out of the forum because you just know that the forum will be devastated at the loss of your wonderful presence. Probably within weeks it will cease to function and may eventually lead to the demise of the entire internet.... just kidding.
You don't actually get to expect the world to tiptoe around your feelings. I mean you can, but it won't get you anywhere. If you don't feel like your input in a thread is being appreciated. Just stop posting on that topic.
You don't throw away a whole forum just because a few people don't agree with you.15 -
shadowfax_c11 wrote: »It never feels good to be informed that you are wrong or challenged to provide proof that what you present is the truth... unless you are a scientist. Scientists groove on that sort of "attack". That's because they don't just want to learn new things but they want to grow and develop and maybe even change the world for the better. They even keep doing it while the general public is busy convincing one another that they are evil and trying to destroy us all.
Anyway whether or not you feel good about the opinions presented to you is not as important as how you respond. It is your choice.
You can chose to:
Accept that perhaps you are wrong but decide to continue in your beliefs.
Accept that you may be wrong and explore the idea further and determine if it requires action in the form of change in yourself. Make an informed and logical choice as to which path to continue on based on the information gathered.
Refuse to entertain any idea that you might be wrong and assume that everyone else is wrong and allow them to be wrong. Realise that this has nothing to do with who you are and where you are heading.
Get but hurt and create a thread complaining because people don't agree with you and are unfairly exercising their civil rights of free speech to say so. And if that doesn't work you can always opus out of the forum because you just know that the forum will be devastated at the loss of your wonderful presence. Probably within weeks it will cease to function and may eventually lead to the demise of the entire internet.... just kidding.
You don't actually get to expect the world to tiptoe around your feelings. I mean you can, but it won't get you anywhere. If you don't feel like your input in a thread is being appreciated. Just stop posting on that topic.
You don't throw away a whole forum just because a few people don't agree with you.
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singingflutelady wrote: »
There's nothing even close to an attack (against a person) in there. Those products aren't very popular though!4 -
NorthCascades wrote: »singingflutelady wrote: »
There's nothing even close to an attack (against a person) in there. Those products aren't very popular though!
I just went and read that thread and agree.
OP if you call that an attack I suggest you stay out of the forums. JMO2 -
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