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member bashing is it reallly necessary ?

105 replies

justsue · 18/06/2010 01:41

I have only posted a couple of times and have either got the responses I wanted or taken a "bashing", walked away licked my wounds and got over it.

My question is: What about the vunerable posters that literally take your advice etc for gospel. Does it eat at your conscience when you give your sarcastic comments or is this site just to vent anger/frustration/mocking/from the heart/ views at others.

Who decides if a poster is a "troll", I mean do u decide straight away that the post is off the wall and all shout TROLL. She/he could actually be genuine and have a real problem that she does not want to talk to her friends in real life as mad as it seems.

I read so many posts on here and my heart goes out to so many and then I read the sarcastic comments and read the OP's posts back and think "ffs give them a break".

It certainly seems like a elite group and all I can say is give posters a chance

OP posts:
StayFrosty · 18/06/2010 19:10

This reply has been deleted

Message withdrawn at poster's request.

Jamieandhismagictorch · 18/06/2010 19:11

Are you planning to Contented ?

You know I was only pulling your plonker don't you?

< worries she will have totally proved justsue's point >

porcamiseria · 18/06/2010 19:12

LOL no it wasn't you vanilla!!!

Portofino · 18/06/2010 19:13

Talking of trolls. What happened the other day with "Boxroom" - the troll that was not a troll? My flabber was gasted!

catinthehat2 · 18/06/2010 19:13

Can we have a link so we can be shocked at their animalistic behaviour? Sounds most excellent.

ContentedVanilla · 18/06/2010 19:13

Umm I might do, lol. I'm not totally sure what macrame is or what I would need bunting for(?)

ImSoNotTelling · 18/06/2010 19:15

So this thread is about people pulling their plonkers, then?

Jamieandhismagictorch · 18/06/2010 19:16

Yes, plonker-pulling, member-bashing, and Self Love

porcamiseria · 18/06/2010 19:17

boxroom has major major ishoooos

quite sad really

ImSoNotTelling · 18/06/2010 19:18

I feel sorry for poor old boxroom

If only she would stay as "her" she could get some ongoing advice

I guess that's not what she's after though

strandedatsea · 18/06/2010 19:19

Love it! Now I know how to get people to read/reply to any threads I wish to start: put a phnar phnar double entendre in the title.

Ok I might get lots of wierd answers from people who thought they were coming on to read about sex but at least you'd get some answers!

And in reply to the OP - yes.

prettyfly1 · 18/06/2010 19:21

DAMMIT - i thought this was going to be a good one - its FRIDAY fgs and there are NO good threads yet

OP this is what - your fourth attempt at posting this sort of thread. Seriously - stay away from aibu. It is where we get our stress out.

NickiSue · 18/06/2010 19:22

stayfrosty Normally I'd have said something unwitty about fruitshoots and sausage rolls and flounced off but being pregnant and having the brain of an elderly gnat I just didn't.

Soo relieved no-one has thrown something at me for even considering being so bloody stupid as to go in Bounty chat lol!!

Catinthehat2 Really wish I'd cut and paste now.
It went something like:
1:
2: yes I'm too
3: me too
1,2,3: It's a NOBBER!
1: Text speak abuse
2:More text speak abuse
3: [hmmm]
1: Oi you can * off you * * - Nobber
2: yeah, wot 1 sed!
3:

Me:

Only there were about 20 of them at it.

Portofino · 18/06/2010 19:25

I'm off to Bounty me!

Portofino · 18/06/2010 19:28

Boxroom, though. She posted the same stuff over and over and never listened to anyone. Like you say, Ishoooes! I feel the most sorry for the poor step daughter if that is all really true. Now SHE has issues!

NickiSue · 18/06/2010 19:44

portofino Nobber

BitOfFun · 18/06/2010 19:45

I think things will change for Boxroom after that last thread- thing is, we had a good idea who it was, but no idea why she would post the same story under different names and never listening to the answers or acknowledging the help she'd had previously, which is not the way to get the best out of MN. Hopefully she is ready to get herself together now.

ImSoNotTelling · 18/06/2010 19:46

What happened on the last boxroom thread?

BitOfFun · 18/06/2010 19:47

I'll try to find it, ISNT. It was quite moving really.

BitOfFun · 18/06/2010 19:51

First she posted this thread, and then screwed up her courage to post this one.

I hope she will come back and tell us she has moved forward.

Portofino · 18/06/2010 20:06

Nobber back! BOF, you talk sense!

BitOfFun · 18/06/2010 20:07

Only when I've got my posh name on

usualsuspect · 18/06/2010 20:14

It is what it is though...I never get worked up about trolls ... they make me laugh mostly

Jamieandhismagictorch · 18/06/2010 20:24

Heloooo Madame !

Jamieandhismagictorch · 18/06/2010 20:24

wrong thread