Forum Bully Behavior - Observation

Moomin1 said:
Who was Skewby? I asked this before but nobody replied! :confused::o
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Was Skewby the same person as Just-finished-wrapping? Or have I completely lost the plot? :o

I've read this thread (well most of it) after not being online much for the last few days. Interesting and entertaining reading!

I don't think there's much real bullying in this forum. There are one or two ill-mannered rude posts from some people but not that often IMO. Also you do get "in" jokes which again, aren't bullying, but can rather exclude those not in the know. It must be a bit like walking into a room, introducing yourself and people carrying on laughing about something which happened earlier, without explaining it to you. :rolleyes:

Poor manners, rather than bullying.

Mostly I've always found this forum helpful and entertaining. I can be quite sensitive myself at times, but I've never felt "got at" here.

There are of course a few posters who only seem to appear on the forum to stir things up, cause trouble and snipe at people. They usually get banned when they take it a little too far. But they come back, under new names, and I do think at least one of them's here on this thread....
 
tbh i wouldnt be able to name anybody as i have only had 1 post that upset me which was when i was a newcomer so unless i went through al the posts to find it i wouldnt be able to say. I feel i dont need to as iv had nothing but helpful advise since. i just bought my post up as i thought it was a good example how things can be blown out of hand, when it was inocent to start with. a few members from that thread did pm me to appologise that day.
 
I don't see how naming the "bullies" will help (not that I feel there are any) it will just esculate into arguement. One of my main gripes is when people correct anothers spelling. I feel it is totally uncalled for and rude. For all they know the poster could be dyslexic. I cannot name names however as I don't always find its the same people who do it. I do feel there is a "in crowd" however I don't feel they bully or try to be nasty. But the "in jokes" do get boring after a while. But I just ignore them threads. Simples :)
 
LaurenBay said:
I don't see how naming the "bullies" will help (not that I feel there are any) it will just esculate into arguement. One of my main gripes is when people correct anothers spelling. I feel it is totally uncalled for and rude. For all they know the poster could be dyslexic. I cannot name names however as I don't always find its the same people who do it. I do feel there is a "in crowd" however I don't feel they bully or try to be nasty. But the "in jokes" do get boring after a while. But I just ignore them threads. Simples :)
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Isnt that supposed to signify that someone has lost the argument, (after saying you smell) Criticising someone's spelling? :D
 
Fii said:
That will be just me then....by myself......on my own......again! :(.....*sniff!*
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My point was, I also have a rodent avator. Do keep up, please. :rolleyes:

FionaM12 said:
There are of course a few posters who only seem to appear on the forum to stir things up, cause trouble and snipe at people. They usually get banned when they take it a little too far. But they come back, under new names, and I do think at least one of them's here on this thread....
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Actually, looking back, at least two of these re-incarnations appear to be here. :eek:


I quite enjoy some of the "characters" on this forum. I don't think it's fair to name them, these are only my (possibly quite wrong) opinions/assessments and I don't want to embarrass anyone.

There's one who springs to mind who often delivers harsh, barbed comments which all the same sometimes make me shout with laughter. :D Telling an anxious Mum to get her child ballet lessons instead, for example. :eek:;) the same poster seems to me to be very knowledgable and often gives sound, sensible advice though.

Then there's another who clearly invented a second identity whose role was to come in and back themselves up when "losing" an arguement. That was really fun to watch. :D:D
 
black_horse said:
Fii you can be in a clique with me if you like :P
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But i dont have a beautiful black horse to do stressage on...or a blingy bridle!! :(
Will have to start a new clique......It will be called..............
* The Poking sharp sticks at people clique !*..............Is that bullying?:confused:
 
FionaM12 said:
There's one who springs to mind who often delivers harsh, barbed comments which all the same sometimes make me shout with laughter. :D Telling an anxious Mum to get her child ballet lessons instead, for example. :eek:;) the same poster seems to me to be very knowledgable and often gives sound, sensible advice though.

Then there's another who clearly invented a second identity whose role was to come in and back themselves up when "losing" an arguement. That was really fun to watch. :D:D
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You don't need to name either of those ones Fiona :p
 
FionaM12 said:
My point was, I also have a rodent avator. Do keep up, please. :rolleyes:



Actually, looking back, at least two of these re-incarnations appear to be here. :eek:


I quite enjoy some of the "characters" on this forum. I don't think it's fair to name them, these are only my (possibly quite wrong) opinions/assessments and I don't want to embarrass anyone.

There's one who springs to mind who often delivers harsh, barbed comments which all the same sometimes make me shout with laughter. :D Telling an anxious Mum to get her child ballet lessons instead, for example. :eek:;) the same poster seems to me to be very knowledgable and often gives sound, sensible advice though.

Then there's another who clearly invented a second identity whose role was to come in and back themselves up when "losing" an arguement. That was really fun to watch. :D:D
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I feel like a complete dunce. I've missed all the subtle nuances and people being banned and new identities and notorious bullies. In real life I am quite perceptive. On here I think I turn into an 8 y o pony lover and just like seeing photos of new forests and highlands and hearing about other people's Arabs!
 
Blimey! It's taken me hours to read all this and I'm still none the wiser. I don't think I know anyone on here (but who knows!) but I do tend to take some posters' advice more seriously than others, I do want to push the non-existent "like" button for some posters' posts and I do ignore some opinions but I can't remember who's who from one day to the next in most cases! I must be in my own clique...
Off to bed before I'm tempted on to another thread.
 
bluewhippet said:
I feel like a complete dunce. I've missed all the subtle nuances and people being banned and new identities and notorious bullies. In real life I am quite perceptive. On here I think I turn into an 8 y o pony lover and just like seeing photos of new forests and highlands and hearing about other people's Arabs!
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Or, you may just have a life. :)


Some of us really need to get out more. :o
 
FionaM12 said:
Then there's another who clearly invented a second identity whose role was to come in and back themselves up when "losing" an arguement. That was really fun to watch. :D:D
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What a strange thing to claim, so that person couldn't have had a friend or even family member fairly recently join the forum then? Certainly that's happened to me, I know few people on here but recently a couple of people local to me have either joined the forum at my say so or made themselves known to me on here...and have had similar views on subjects..:confused:
 
I am about to attempt to read this thread, it is rather long so may take a while.... please nobody get it pulled before I reach the end ;)
 
Spiritedly said:
I am about to attempt to read this thread, it is rather long so may take a while.... please nobody get it pulled before I reach the end ;)
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Haha! I arrived quite late in the day and thought the same. It wouldn't be the first time I've got halfway through an engrossing thread when It's disappeared into the ether. :(
 
xxMozlarxx said:
What a strange thing to claim, so that person couldn't have had a friend or even family member fairly recently join the forum then? Certainly that's happened to me, I know few people on here but recently a couple of people local to me have either joined the forum at my say so or made themselves known to me on here...and have had similar views on subjects..:confused:
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Do they share a distinctive and eccentric syntax with you though? :D
 
We also had the strange case of the person who came in to slag someone off (a dealer, I think). Then they invented a second ID to defend the slagee and the two argued. :eek: It seemed most likely "both" were in fact the person being discussed. Most odd.
 
FionaM12 said:
We also had the strange case of the person who came in to slag someone off (a dealer, I think). Then they invented a second ID to defend the slagee and the two argued. :eek: It seemed most likely "both" were in fact the person being discussed. Most odd.
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Yes that was odd but then the world is odd isn't it ?
 
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