Can stand the people on MFP!
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Sometimes I think it is just the way people write. Some people have a hard time expressing themselves and it comes off rude. Sometimes it is just short and to the point. And sometimes they are just being funny but people take it too serious.0
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Can we get a warm welcome from the internet granny please??? :flowerforyou:0
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No, you're not the only one. People will be people. Overweight and in shape people both, can be ugly. I hate it too. All kinds of people are on here. There are also a lot of positive people to interact with, LIKE ME!
And me! I'm positive, but I don't sugar coat the truth when I feel it should be said. People need real support, factual information and cheers along the way. PS I think a lot of the "whackadoodles" who spew in blarghety ways on people on here take things far too seriously. I was defriended today because a want to be Barbie couldn't hack being told she had to eat and do some actual work to put on muscle, but it had to be said... some people who are naive and easily sold falsities really need to be kicked in the butt sometimes.0 -
Am I one of the only ones who cant stand to even read some posts? Like whenever anyone asks for "diet tips" or even at the name of HCG people just get plain rude! The poster may be new to losing weight and it should be ok to talk about. The forms should be open for all discussion not just "diet and exercise is the only thing to lose weight"
Does anyone else feel this way too? This has just been bothering me for a long time!
Someone needs to remove that gun to your head that's forcing you to read these posts you can't stand.0 -
Yep. I'm an A**hole.0
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Don't forget, "rude" is subjective.
In my 6 months here, I've yet to see anything that made me think "Wow, that's RUDE!".
Some things have been said a bit more bluntly than i would have said. Some things I've found myself thinking "Very tactfully put!", only to find out the next poster thinks that tactful post was "rude"!
Seriously, it seems that if you say ANYTHING other than what the OP wants to hear, you'll be accused of being rude, cruel, putting others down to make you feel good about yourself, etc etc.
Opinions. Discussion. Debate. Not just my way or the highway.
Get thicker skin. If you think people are rude on here, wait till you try real life.0 -
People DO discuss these things. Daily. Sometimes several times a day.
THIS^^^ It gives those of us bored at work something to do!0 -
This place is like the rest of the internet, there will be lots of different opinions and you just need to but on the old critical thinking cap and pick out the nuggets. The points folks make about the truth not always being what you want to hear is right on target as well. I was in denial for about a month after my doc told me i was diabetic. I was half the size of the other folks in my "welcome to diabetes class" and thought he was rude and full of crap... well as it turns out me gave me the "punch in the face" i needed to turn my health around.0
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well as it turns out me gave me the "punch in the face" i needed to turn my health around.
Exactly. A boot up the *kitten* is better than mollycoddling someone imo.0 -
Can we get a warm welcome from the internet granny please??? :flowerforyou:0
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Am I one of the only ones who cant stand to even read some posts? Like whenever anyone asks for "diet tips" or even at the name of HCG people just get plain rude! The poster may be new to losing weight and it should be ok to talk about. The forms should be open for all discussion not just "diet and exercise is the only thing to lose weight"
Does anyone else feel this way too? This has just been bothering me for a long time!
Well, one might argue that saying you can't stand people on MFP is rude.
Hmmmm that is what I was thinking. I guess it depends on what you consider rude. The truth is hard to hear sometimes but that doesn't make it rude.0 -
There are rude people in the world. Thats nothing new.
I get that out of thousands of strangers not everyone is going to be supportive of everything I choose to do.
Why is it so difficult for adults to grasp that concept?0 -
I'm fat, you're ugly. But I can always lose weight.
And thats the brutal truth!
So now go cry me a puddle so I can jump up and down in it while I laugh at your hurted feelwings!!
Cuz internetz make me tuff!!0 -
Oooooo, look how many angry, opinionated people crawled out of the woodwork to comment on this one!
Mollycoddling people is no good for them; but on a site that is SUPPOSED to be all about positive support and encouragement for people trying to make a difference to their lives, there is a major difference between being straightforward and being unnecessarily harsh!
everyone needs to chill the heck out and back off a bit...0 -
the forums are open to a variety of subjects. that is not a secret. most of them do happen to be related to diet and exercise, because...that is what MFP is based upon.
your topic is seeming a little too grumpy and judgmental for me...0 -
Oooooo, look how many angry, opinionated people crawled out of the woodwork to comment on this one!
Was someone angry? I didn't notice. It's interesting to see what we, as readers, actually bring to the text we interact with...0 -
Oooooo, look how many angry, opinionated people crawled out of the woodwork to comment on this one!
Mollycoddling people is no good for them; but on a site that is SUPPOSED to be all about positive support and encouragement for people trying to make a difference to their lives, there is a major difference between being straightforward and being unnecessarily harsh!
everyone needs to chill the heck out and back off a bit...
So do you advocate positive support for somebody that is doing something that is blatantly unhealthy in order to lose weight? :flowerforyou:0 -
that is the nature of these kinds of blogs...some people probably are rude and others might be taken that way because they have a blunt way of saying things or maybe even a different sense of humor. i say...read what you want to read and skip over the rest. i guess it isn't the place for really sensitive folks0
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Oooooo, look how many angry, opinionated people crawled out of the woodwork to comment on this one!
Mollycoddling people is no good for them; but on a site that is SUPPOSED to be all about positive support and encouragement for people trying to make a difference to their lives, there is a major difference between being straightforward and being unnecessarily harsh!
everyone needs to chill the heck out and back off a bit...
So do you advocate positive support for somebody that is doing something that is blatantly unhealthy in order to lose weight? :flowerforyou:
sometimes tough love is needed! right?0 -
first time i came across a rude comment to something i posted was yesterday .. How did i handlle it .. I thought about commenting on the rude remark but thought better of it skipped over it and chose to focus on the other 23 remarks by people that were being respectful and positive and i forgot about the rude poster untill i read this post today ... Don't be discouraged by people who are rude... there are more positive nice people here than there are rude people .. Just roll with it .. 0
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Oooooo, look how many angry, opinionated people crawled out of the woodwork to comment on this one!
Mollycoddling people is no good for them; but on a site that is SUPPOSED to be all about positive support and encouragement for people trying to make a difference to their lives, there is a major difference between being straightforward and being unnecessarily harsh!
everyone needs to chill the heck out and back off a bit...
^^^^THIS!!!!! +1
When I first joined I asked a question about a particular diet because I was curious and knew there were people on the boards that followed this diet and thought someone here would be able to answer my question. One person not following that diet advised me to "get up off my *kitten* and quit looking for an easy way out." This completely put me off the boards for a while and for several days I didn't look at the boards at all because of the impression I was given of people on this website. Then I thought that's stupid. It's one person not the everyone on the site. I started reading the forums and though I don't post as much as others, I've found there are way more nice, positive and supportive people on this site than those who are rude, negative and unsupportive. (For the record, I never did get an answer to that qusetion!)0 -
I agree with poster. When I first came abord, I asked a few question,, I didn't like how I was dumbed down. But then, I agree with others -- it's the internet.
Some of my "friends" are RUDE,, I am this close to unfrending some so-called friends.
Catch 22,, it seems0 -
Readers must separate a work from its creator in order to liberate the text from interpretation.0
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I agree. Some people on this site are so rude towards others. I know people have their own opinions on all the different diets out there but there's no excuse for rudeness!
However it's only a select few who are cruel. All of my mfp friends are very supportive and seem like lovely people!
****like*****...................!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Sorry your feelings were hurt. Sending you a cyber hug!0
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Some posters make me feel like this:
Others like this :
Others like this:
Others like this:
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I agree with you. If you can't respond without sarcasm & being salty, don't respond. Everyone is at a different point in their weight loss journey & that is the benefit of this website, help from others.0
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I love how its ok to be an A-hole in the name of being brutally honest! Just saying!! Theres a way to tell the truth, a way to not leave things sugar-coated... Its called having tact. Something a LOT of people lack on this site. If you cant be nice and supportive, or give information thats CORRECT in an informative way, rather than bashing people, then don't speak. Snide, nasty people fill the world.. We should be allowed to be safe from that here. MY FITNESS PAL, Not MY FITNESS A-HOLES! Get it? Got it? Good!0
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I tend to sit while dealing with people on MFP. It's hard to stand and type.0
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I've only ever seen meanness once and that thread was shut down.
Even when someone msg'd me with unasked for advice I didn't put that as rude (more tactless and thoughtfully mean)
If you're asking for advice you need to expect all sorts of advice. People aren't here to hold your hand, they're here to better themselves and help those who want help.0
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