As for bullying...I'd say it's rife on here....but then I knew about the reputation from Google. I've seen worse than that described below....with members being told to "F right off" for daring to have a different opinion to the masses...
*However, I was very surprised at the reaction I received. When I read through the comments, on the face of it, the worst that they called me was naïve. However, they ridiculed my spelling, questioned my intelligence, were condescending, openly laughed at me and for the most part were not helpful or supportive which I was hoping for. The bottom line is I came away feeling embarrassed, belittled, ashamed and guilty and I?m pretty thick skinned. Sadly the first word that sprung to mind was bullies?..
What worried me the most was when I tweeted about my concern for involving my friend this was the response I received
?oh, don?t worry about BellaBear. Getting flamed is all part of being a real proper MNetter?.
I?m sorry but is this some sort of weird initiation right? It all sounds a bit barbaric to me. If this is all part of being a MNetter I think I?ll give it a miss.*
Some people do seem to think that you have to conform in some way...or be accepted here. You really don't...