Is it just me seeing this? So many times I have seen a post from someone who is so upset about a comment that someone has wrote, saying that it has brought them to tears. Do comments affect that much? I say that everyone has their own opinion, and that is how I take them, as opinions. I think everyone is entitled to their opinion and I'm not going to lose sleep over someone who dont agree with me. I am so past all the drama that life has to offer to let something like words bring me down. What is your take on Gather comments?
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I do have more important things to cry about, plus family doesn't like me that upset. I will and have quit sites that get me going that bad!
Nice post Nation! I may see I am the first to comment, but I am a human turtle ;0)
It was done to me, I think its crazy to just write fluffy pieces...so I am get in hot water again, but I will be tougher skinned. .....let it flow
I don't know about most of you, but I don't have time to have that many friends that I socialize with in person so this is a place to share ideas and thoughts and opinions and discuss things without having to take me away from other things that are important in my life. I can do it at my leisure and can choose what to read and what not to read and get involved with. I've made some wonderful friends here and I like that many of us are supportive of each other and try to encourage one another and help one another instead of tear each other down.
Anyway, that's my take on things.
And for you that do this silliness, Get a life and stop doing these rude and upsetting things, it's just shows how pathetic you are. Remember, that what you do comes back to you tree times over....so I'd be careful about putting out bad vibes like that.
I mean, I can't help it if a person's not normal and thinks that some people are out to get them for whatever reason.
I don't want to know what are are doing now, what you just finished doing and what you are going to do next, save that for your status update!
Have a nice day. :)
Looking right above this comment box it clearly says
"Join the conversation"
Hard to do that when someone just is interested in getting your click without allowing you to join the conversation.
otherwise ...
AND although this is only the internet, still people have feelings. Some people here are so rude on purpose. But sometimes it's the unexpected things that can trip you up the worse and hurt your feelings.
People who post stuff in public internet forums should be aware of this and expect it. Whining about "mean people" on Gather seems to be a good way to get points. :)
There is an obvious difference between an opinion and a personal attack or sarcasm, and I think some people hide behind the statement "I have a right to express my opinion" in order to slam people or feel superior to them.
Those are the comments that I find upsetting- wherever I see them.
And the written word can hurt as much as the spoken word. Even from someone you don't really "know".
It's a perfectly reasonable sentiment but it's not very realistic. People should be better than they really are too.
I do think some people create their own drama and use it to rake in more points. I tend to skip over those posts altogether.
As far as the whiners go, I do try to feel sorry for them, in comment form, because I don't like to think of people having hurt feelings, or being sad at all, really.
People have to set the bar for their own behavior and for what they are willing to tolerate from others. If we just throw up our hands and say "that's the way it is", nothing would ever improve anywhere.
and the good thing about gather is that if somebody leaves a negative comment all you gotta do is delete it. And its gone! just like that!
so, whiny people just need to delete comments they dont want and forget about it. dont complain to the rest of us that dont know what the hell your talking about anyway. think of something better to write about than your boohooey feelings.
Not my normal modus operandi.
Overall though I simply avoid negative postings and whiny people. Gather is so much more fun when you have found a nice group of people to interchange with.
Discussions however, like kelldogg pointed out are great and it's a shame if someone doesn't have a clue how to argue their point and instead goes on a frontal attack.
Oh wait . . . here on Gather . . . new day = new dose of dumb drama!
I'm gonna have to agree with Po Dunk. I, too, would more than likely bitch slap them into next week!
Thanks for posting to my group, Anythingwriting
I wrote a story about how I met my first husband (who passed away Christmas day 03) and how I met my current husband . There were quite a few that said some nasty things about me like I was cheating on my spouse !! Which never have I done or said in my article. My husband passed away how can you cheat on a man who is in Heaven already???
lol
NEVER argue with an idiot, for they will ALWAYS beat you with experience.
--Joe