Why are some people just horrible on here? I could cry for some posters.

[Moier]

Some people on here are just horrible .
Some don't read the whole post .
Some get on their high prevlidge horses.
Loads are jealous and show it in an adverse way.
Some just like being antagonistic for the sake of it.
The poor OP asking for advice about having her kitchen done.. and struggling within her family both mentally and physically.. she is NOT getting it for free... she pays rent. Those who own their homes.. you choose to.

Every day on here people asking for advice .. their minds probably in turmoil.. they don't know where to turn.. they are desperate.. loads and loads fantastic great positive advice.. but for every post there is at least one replay that is downright nasty and bitchy.
Please think before you type.
I know one person's reply on here to someone last year.. tipped her over the edge.
#bekind

I’ve been on here for probably the same amount of years and agree with you. I’ve lost count of the ageist posts I’ve reported that MN allow to stand, the moderation is awful especially at night and the weekends. There’s always been robust debates on MN and that’s why I liked it in the beginning, now it seems that a lot of posters simply come on to be nasty.

If someone was sectioned then there was a lot more to it than one post on MN I think, there must have been other circumstances behind that.

Personally, I have received so much good advice, support and have learned so many new things on MN. I will be forever grateful to the lovely MNetters who pulled me through post natal depression and who gave me confidence to go and get diagnosed in the first place.

You know, these threads pop up quite regularly. There are a lot of trolls and MRAs on here, deliberately being horrible. Nobody who notices is completely helpless. Apart from reporting and some people are very good at staying within guidelines. There's nothing stopping anyone sticking up for the OP if need be. The more people who do it on one thread, the less traction the posters who are out to be horrible have.

What's stopping you?

On a superficial level I would tend to agree, and have seen some really shitty behaviour on here. On the other hand, I have also seen people lamenting how ‘vile’ and ‘bullying’ people are being on threads where I didn’t think posters were doing anything other than disagreeing or giving an opinion on something like wearing pyjamas outside or when to put up your Christmas tree.

We’re all ‘judgey’ to some extent and it’s really not the crime against humanity it’s often painted as on here. I think some posters are completely unrealistic in their expectations about others’ views and would do better to ignore / learn to accept the fact that none of us will please all the people all the time rather than railing against it.