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| Thread ID: 81483 | 2007-07-29 00:49:00 | Dividing PressF1 | Sweep (90) | PC World Chat |
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| 573789 | 2007-07-30 15:59:00 | I don't understand why some people feel the need to ignore posters on here (or any other forum for that matter). If you get offended easily, maybe forums aren't for you. If someone makes you mad, you obviously are forgetting that what they are saying (typing) is their point of view, and at the end of the day, just words on a screen. Do they really affect your job, your wife, your bank balance? Unless you know them personally, the answer is no. Turn the other cheek, roll with the punches, or if it gets too hot, get out of the kitchen It's not an easy thing to do. It took me ages (when I was in chat) to figure out, and occassionally I still forget Tsk, tsk...there will ALWAYS be exceptions...... |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 573790 | 2007-07-31 03:17:00 | Myth: I am supposed to not participate in forums because there are a few people who habitually abuse or insult other posters? I'm not offended by vigorous discussion . But I'm not prepared to tolerate personal abuse . I don't respond to it . I won't respond to it . If it recurs, I put the person onto the list . I don't have to, and I won't, waste my time attempting to communicate with them . I am certain that any pearls of wisdom they might accidentally scatter among the ordure aren't essential to my enjoyment of life . Certainly from the extracts from their postings sometimes quoted by other members I'm not missing anything . I find it possible to discuss things without descending to personal abuse . Is it so hard for the few offenders to comply with the "keep it friendly" rule? It appears that there are some who seem to think that being "banned" for grossly offensive behaviour is some sort of badge of merit . Sad, isn't it? |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 573791 | 2007-07-31 05:58:00 | Myth: I am supposed to not participate in forums because there are a few people who habitually abuse or insult other posters? I'm not offended by vigorous discussion . But I'm not prepared to tolerate personal abuse . I don't respond to it . I won't respond to it . If it recurs, I put the person onto the list . I don't have to, and I won't, waste my time attempting to communicate with them . I am certain that any pearls of wisdom they might accidentally scatter among the ordure aren't essential to my enjoyment of life . Certainly from the extracts from their postings sometimes quoted by other members I'm not missing anything . I find it possible to discuss things without descending to personal abuse . Is it so hard for the few offenders to comply with the "keep it friendly" rule? It appears that there are some who seem to think that being "banned" for grossly offensive behaviour is some sort of badge of merit . Sad, isn't it?I never said you shouldn't participate . I just said don't let it get to you . |
Myth (110) | ||
| 573792 | 2007-08-01 01:37:00 | Exactly . I don't let it get to me . I use the "Ignore" option where appropriate . But that's not how I read your original posting . Even in the days when downloading the messages in User groups cost real money, people didn't have to put up with nonsense from the minority . The kill list stopped postings from offenders being downloaded . That let people avoid paying to be insulted . |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 573793 | 2007-08-01 02:06:00 | Surely if something wasn't getting to you then you would take no action,only when it gets to you do you decide to press the ignore button. | Cicero (40) | ||
| 573794 | 2007-08-01 02:12:00 | I like the format as is. I find it a great way to expose myself (in a good way :D) to all kinds of new stuff - areas that I hadn't even considered might be important to me (or even areas that I didn't know existed). It's a great way to learn and benefit from the huge knowledgebase that is PressF1 members - sometimes, you just have to take it with a grain of salt - you certainly get to know the barrow-pushers pretty quick. If the format was changed to an OS-centric forum, the opportunity to learn would be diminished - the tendency to only browse the forum you're familiar with would be reinforced, because it might be just too much trouble to bother browsing the others. I like hearing about Linux and Mac stuff, (alongside the various Windows permutations), because they are not areas I am familiar with - or necessarily want to become familiar with - but I pick up stuff and file it away for potential use at some distant point in time. I appreciate the fact that some posters (especially new ones) may not express themselves or their issue(s) clearly, but that is really just a training issue in my view. The "raison d'etre" for this forum is to help others. As I see it, if you can't understand the poster's problem you have two choices: ignore it, or request clarification. |
johcar (6283) | ||
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