Well, tonight I sent a reply to a mass emailer who asked me to come comment.
He sent me a letter back making excuses.
He DID NOT address the fact that he has never read me even though I have read him (due to his mass emails) more than once.
I reached to write him back and visions of curse words danced in my head.
Instead I told him to consider himself blocked.
I do not understand how these beggars for comments can look themselves in the mirror.
This one tonight was not one of the worst offenders.
But he still offended ME.
Only a few people have my permission to send me "read me's" and not read ME back. They know who they are.
The rest can go-----
Read themselves because from now on I am blocking most every mass emailer that doesn't read me back within a week or two. (other than the ones I have requested notifications from)
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"The lovin' you get is equal to the lovin' you give." Fritz the Cat.
I've recently blocked and removed from friend connections six people. I cut five people off my list on WritersCafe. (I wouldn't so much mind read requests is the tripe was worth reading and the people wouldn't get all pissy when I suggest improvements).
I don't even send the note: "consider yourself blocked." And, Terry, I agree: the back-and-forth (flame wars, I call it) aren't worth the time.
There's 225,000 members on Gather. No sense dragging dead weight.
Yes usually I just block and remove my connection to them.
Last night gather did not allow me to remove him as my friend however.
(can a leech be a friend?)
I recently began sending out notices, as you know, to a few people... but there are reasons for that which include needing to feel supported as I go through "the dark woods" that you and a few others have expressed an interest in reading. I would never, never presume to send emails out to every one of my friends on every little article. I simply think it is rude.
They can be a pain. Hope you are feeling better now that you spoke your mind. Reading takes a lot of time. But some never read others' works. So they wouldn't know that, I suppose.
How does the expression go? Turn around is fair play.
Ever noticed how John Phillip replies to all of is MANY comments and still manages to read those who support him as well?
That's class.
I at least always TRY to read back those that read me.
Then I read in other places.
But he sent me mass emails and didn't return the reads.
No, blocking is not too strong, and he is lucky that is all he got from me,
Because this sweet girl was feeling used and offended last night.
I know I'm dumping my dial-up connection service, just haven't decided to take up with mobile satellite or telephone broadband.
HAWKING HER OWN WORK.
The only thing that pisses me off more than the users or the leg humpers here on gather--is the SELF PROMOTERS.
I WILL NOT BE USED TO HELP THESE PEOPLE PITCH THEIR ARTICLES.
Now that is not to say I won't thank someone when they comment on me for something truly moving of theirs I just read.
But to me this is MY page, my rules.
And I told her so on an older article of hers before I removed her from my connections. You know, I rarely ask anyone to connect. Instead, if I want to read them, I subscribe to them. I don't mind being connected, but if I want to be used I will go back to dating!!
Oh, and thank you for reading me tonight Patricia :)
Yes, I saw it. I figured you'd deal with it as soon as you read it. I get some of those on my photos, too, and I delete them. They are not even my connections and they put that stuff on my pages. It's getting epidemic around here.
Because I really, truly do!!
For me, Edward Nudelman is always first and foremost.
He was one of my first gather friends and gave me such nice encouragement.
Actually, he still does. I use to actually blush when he commented on my work.
Funny how we see ourselves sometimes isn't it?
What I like the best about writing, is the personal growth that it incurs, both in the reader, and in the writer.
Though not on rants like this one.
And I noticed I stuttered when talking about Edward above, lol.
Man I am naive. :)
It doesn't occur to me that someone is lying because I try not to lie.
I couldn't accept my ex had cheated for 21 yrs because I wouldn't have (didn't) cheat on him, even though I begged for more all of those years.
Then when I found out the truth it almost ended me.
I mention this to make a point....
There is such a thing as being too good.
I think they call it stupid.
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I also want to add the woman I came on here and exploded about last night wrote me a letter late. Asking if I would accept an apology. I wrote back and accepted, thanked her and then blocked her. Not to be mean, just to save myself the stress of the next time.
Dear William,
I saw you on Gather and you look like a man I would like to meet for a very good time. I recently came to America from (foreign country). It would be nice if we could get together. Please send me your address and I will contact you to meet me.
Of course I want a good time, but I can't figure out if she would like to play cards or maybe or board game like Sorry? I certainly don't want to be boring, so maybe you can tell me what game she'd like to play for a good time?
Just dropped in to say hi Terry and to read the comments that I missed. Hope you are having a good day.
He isn't as dumb as he pretends,
And I think you have always been VERY pretty Marge!
Sorry they frustrated you. :-)
(BTW, thanks for commenting on my poem.....)