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ORIGINAL: Real_Trouble


I would suggest that if you find yourself grumpy, unwilling to change your opinion on things, and uninterested in further learning and discussion... that you should stay out of them entirely in the first place.  You will come across as a bitter and annoying curmudgeon if you just get on your high horse and refuse to listen or change.

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ORIGINAL: Hippiekinkster

Are you trying to say you don't quite get the concepts of tact and diplomacy? Hey, I get snarky and go off on folks myself from time to time. I have had it happen in my life, however, that someone I "gave a piece of my mind to", later was in a position to help me consideably. Oops! Burned THAT bridge.

It's easier to be "honest" on teh Interwebs, where there is actually nobody but yourself alive. Everyone else is a digital construct, a "bot" and bots don't have feelings.

"There is solemn satisfaction in doing the best you can for eight billion people. Perhaps their lives have no cosmic significance, but they have feelings. They can hurt.
" Heinlein

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ORIGINAL: MissMorrigan

I appreciate straight talking and forthright honesty, I won't tolerate nastiness however it may be presented as it tends to stifle further debate and rapidly reduces to a slanging match. I do not understand why it is people feel the need (I see it LESS in real life, than I do with folks online so that's kind of telling, isn't it?) to go out of their way to be deliberately upsetting to another person - it's sheer bloody-mindedness (general comment, not aimed at you).

If I am ranting about something which, as you have pointed out, is something we all do to some degree, I appreciate others enabling me to put things into perspective, not that I ever lost it, even if it's to tell me to wind my head in or remove it from my arse. I like to debate especially on issues whose OP viewpoints I don't share and do try to see things from their own perspective - it won't change mine at all, but at least I have gained a better understanding of how others think/formulate their opinions. Threads I do avoid, those from people that are stuck in a perpetual cycle of patheticity, attention seeking and using the boards as a prop. It's not of any benefit to myself, them, or anyone else for me to respond.

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ORIGINAL: STEELOFUTAH

I find it silly when anyone "Attacks" anyone on this board.

We were ALL Green at some point in time. Some people would say I am a Coddler and I want the whole world to live in perfect harmony, but in reality I just want to share with others what I would hope others would share with me.

Yes we come across childish posters and people who in our eyes "JUST DON'T GET IT" but there was a time someone saw US the exact same way.

This Superiority High Horse that some people get on just amazes the hell outta me because you gotta wonder first off how hard was it to ask the question in the first place and then they get tore a new one and so they stop asking and one say the REALLY SCREW UP Because they felt that ASKING a QUESTION was something that gets negative responce in this lifestyle.

HerLord this isn't about you because I don't read many of your posts,

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 this is about the idea in general. I think getting high and mighty on someone is just a waste of time because if they do deserve it then do you think it's going to do any good anyway? And if the don't deserve it what is the long term effect on crushing someone for asking a question or making a point.

No, No one is responsible for the Newbies but just remember there was a time that we were new too and someone showed us a few things without making us feel stupid. Maybe we could pass on the compassion.

Steel