Should they just go ahead and open the General Forum back up?

I never saw what was so snarky about simply telling someone whose post was illegible that it was illegible.

I understand people getting upset being told they made people's "eyes bleed" or whatever ..

But if a post is hard to read, it is hard to read ..

When its the Original post .. which means the person is obviously taking the time to start a new thread on something the standard should be even higher.

Now someone going on and on about it, or making additional insults beyond commenting on the hard to read post .. thats excessive. And the piling on that sometimes happens is uncalled for.

But simply telling someone you can't understand their post? Don't see the big deal.


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I have seen some people who make hard to read posts get misunderstood and get attacked for what people assumed they said.. Thats definitely worse in my opinion then just realizing the post is hard to read and asking for clarification.

No, but the comments often go beyond that. And if the OP snarks back...well, things can escalate. :-/

Oww boo !

Sour puss?

Pie now ?

I was having a moment.

Rebecca, you miss my point. I'm not remotely interested in your justification why you felt it necessary to blanket insult all those who didn't agree with your view, more in the fact that you are preaching tolerance and sensitivity to thread starters, yet singularly fail to uphold those values yourself in the course of the discussions that ensue on these boards. *That's* why I brought up the Kool-Aid remark. It is entirely valid in this context, so please spare me the holier than thou trip.

To be honest Max, I'm off from these forums too. No great loss I suspect, but still I used to enjoy learning new things, the informed discussion about the future of SL, and yes the light hearted threads too.

I know the thread you are talking about and I know who coined the phrase "kool-aid" first, it wasn't Rebecca, it was on a completely different thread to the one you quote and the person in question is a very well respected estate owner in SL who coined it to describe himself... in that he believes whole heartedly in SL and its future.

At the end of the day, I think everyone is beating about the bush here.

Since "Black Friday", the threads have been working fine. Some nice off topics, but mainly a lot of Resident Questions being Answered. Why is that I wonder?

We all dance about this subject, but every one on this thread could easily name the 8 people who formed the so called "clique" and decided that the Board was their own personal playground to do as they see fit.

Since Friday, some have gone quiet, but to be honest most have actually returned to being the nice, normal, caring individuals that I'm sure they are everywhere else.

I've said a few times, this is not about naming names, nor is it a problem caused by individuals. Often groups or "cliques" just get carried away.. the members reinforce behaviour and it needs just a little realignment and everyone is happy again.

There is really no need for drama, trauma or name calling. The situation was as described, and this view has been voiced by many Board members over and over again.. to the point that even Millie mentioned it when she closed one of the threads on Friday.

The situation is no more, possibly because the group in question honestly didn't realise how much the were p*ssing people off, or maybe just the fact that Millie said she was sick of what was going on was enough to let the scales drop from some people's eyes.

For anyone to stand up and say that the "situation" didn't exist and didn't get way out of hand shows either a monumental self absorption or an almost psychotic need to deny what happened.

For all the people that say they want names and links to threads I'd say grow up. The reason that we "bah humbugs" don't provide that which is blindingly obvious is simply out of empathy for the people in question.

We can see that the behaviour was an abherration, we've all been there, and we don't want to upset people. Besides which I'm pretty sure Millie would stamp on any naming of names anyway.

That's all I can be bothered to say really.

Take care.

Stephen

/me ignored those threads that seem to be under discussion and now wonders ... what the heck happened around here on Friday?

No, I take it back. Don't answer, please.

*sighs*
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...I missed the whole thread actually, and now I see Bradley's gone??? *waves* take care, and do come back after your break!

And Ray...please make the hamster come back. Puhleeze??

I didn't ignore any threads and I still have no idea what he is talking about.

I also have no clue what "Black Friday" is.

Yeah, me either. It's actually very common for the regulars not to post as much - or sometimes at all - over the weekends.

Come on Stephen, name some names. Don't just throw mud, then slink away like a coward.

If you will look the pie threads and spam from the end of last week weren't from any of the eight you try to slander in your post. But that doesn't fit your prejudices now does it?

I'm not even sure if I switched to Devil's advocate I could come up with the 8 names he mentioned.

I could come up with 15 or 20 regular posters who seem comfortable enough to be "social" about their posts here ... but thats entirely different.

I mean unless you pick the 8 posters with the highest post counts who have told more than x number of jokes on the forums in the last 30 days. But that seems rather arbitrary.

Oooo, if we're basing it on post count, I'm pretty sure that means I get to be in the clique. Yay me!

Oh, it's much worse than that in this forum. A lot of people here refuse to accept clarifications, believing that they know better about what a person meant than the person him/herself. There are some real idiots in this forum - plenty of them.

Ahh .. cute.

Evidently you bear grudges to bring that up.

I'll keep that in mind.

And some people refuse to admit that they've made a badly worded post which NEEDS clarification.

See what I mean? Too many idiots in this place.

You shouldn't talk about yourself that way.

Memory = grudge, huh? I must remember that.

Funny how different people view things so differently. I found some of the answers this week-end to be Unhelpful, Condescending, Immature and Cynical. Not by everyone of course, but by a few regulars here.

They may not be considered in a 'clique' since they rarely interact with anyone on a thread, but these rare individuals just can not pass a thread without posting a smart aleck remark. There negativity permeates RA. It's like they need to mark their territory.

I've always said that there were many 'sub-groups' here in RA.
Give me the Banter Clique anytime. I might not always get the jokes, but they're never purposely nasty. They get their kicks elsewhere.

Sigh...

I hate to see so much sadness and ppl leaving.

This is just nuts guys. Its just a forum really. I have had just one bad experience with one I did leave that one for good, so I can empathize. However it was much worse than anyone here can even imagine. Its nice to take a break from posting but please come back and be with your friends soon.

If not take it easy and good luck to all.

How idiotic was that statement? Alright - I give you credit this time, and see as being merely childish.

Yet you seemed quite nonplussed Chip did the same in that camping thread. I find that interesting.

I'm going to need goggles to protect myself from all the shattered glass flying around here lately. Jesus Christ on a Pony, how many "Nya, Nya's" do we need? Let it go. everybody.