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I always ignore posts that are personally directed at me in a negative way. It doesn't happen very often but when it does I take no notice and migrate to another thread.

There are people on here whose political views I detest - but I am sure they are decent kind people in their daily lives and their comments are in the abstract rather than personally directed, which is as it should be.

The sort of support that is to be found on here outweighs the occasional inappropriate attack.

HelterSkelter1

Magenta8 it may be that they have not read all the posts and haven't seen yours.

Magenta is right, it happens too often.

Magenta8 it may be that they have not read all the posts and haven't seen yours.

Norah

My spelling is not the best, my grammar is terrible. I wrongly assume, many times, people can work out what I meant to say. I believe the playground bullies are having a field day currently, I blame the weather.

I am the same with my grammar.
I read posts for a year before I actually built up the confidence to post anything.
I’ve also had mean replies to my posts over MH issues.

rafichagran I have seen people post a comment and they are ignored. Then someone else posts the same thing and they fawn all over them. This has happened to me on more than one occasion even to the extent of the second poster getting the yellow claps.

Sago

LucyAnna5 No not like me but I have had enough.

Fair enough!

LucyAnna5 No not like me but I have had enough.

In my experience, the people who are most dismissive of therapy are the ones who need it most. In the same way, people who bully those who seek advice on here for a problem are the ones with the even bigger problem that needs help…

Frenchgalinspain

The majority of the members are from The U.K.

Therefore it is a true rarity, that the regular members communicate with me.

However, I come by and read a quite a number of posts that interest me.

Oooo I like your foodie posts!

The majority of the members are from The U.K.

Therefore it is a true rarity, that the regular members communicate with me.

However, I come by and read a quite a number of posts that interest me.

My spelling is not the best, my grammar is terrible. I wrongly assume, many times, people can work out what I meant to say. I believe the playground bullies are having a field day currently, I blame the weather.

In defence of witches covens, I have a friend who is a witch and runs a coven and she and her friends are lovely. They are a real sisterhood and are very nature aware and gentle. Perhaps I would use the word 'snake pit' or 'mean girls' is a good one. There is one who walks amongst us who can be quite cutting and disparaging. Never replied because if I did I would be very rood indeed and probably get chucked orf!

Considering that most of my posts are full of typos, and I have had several months when the 'Q' on my laptop was non-functioning, I have rarely been picked up on my spelling or syntax.

By the by, I have just replaced my laptop and I can QQQQQQqqqqqqq, as much as I like again.!

Wow MatavTaurus that’s bad

Sago

LucyAnna5

And yet, Sago -

You have either taken the opportunity to be nasty or you’re a bit thick and don’t know the definition of an immigration

[hmmm]

The context was after three posters kept quoting the remark with laughing emojis.

Yes they were being nasty and ganging up.

Why is using the word immigrant funny?

As I said on thread it was not derogatory.

My father was an immigrant, my mother’s parents and my son is an immigrant in North America.

It is nasty behaviour.

I was a bit surprised at you saying a bit thick, which seemed rude - and actually not like you at all. I usually like your comments and respect you.

HelterSkelter1

How do you know this MartavTaurus? Do GNHQ tell you?

Yes. I was asked to supply details.
GNHQ were just wanting to be put in the picture, truthfully, not by someone who I assume was bearing a grudge.

How do you know this MartavTaurus? Do GNHQ tell you?

I'm more worried about the poster who just this week is reporting me to GNHQ in order to get me removed. There's a snake or two in the grass waiting to pounce. Luckily, admin saw nothing untoward in my presence on GN.

Belittling and sneering is a form of bullying.

As you “you must be a bit thick”, or “ you need to get out more”
“your life must very limited”, ‘you are obviously ignorant”.

Together with the virtue signalling of ‘if only you could be more tolerant, compassionate, educated, thoughtful, caring understanding…..,” ie you are none of things.

All of this I have seen from a number of posters who are on this thread.

JamesandJon33

And there are others who people defer too. I can ‘t think why ?

Me neither. I have seen people post a comment and they are ignored. Then someone else posts the same thing and they fawn all over them. I can't see why either.

Passive aggression also happens as well. I was accused of something by a poster but she then added I am sorry if this is not the case. This poster was covering her arse but the message was clear.

I also think some posters are unpleasant but they don't bother me at all. I could not care less. If they come for me I will deal with it at the time and move on.

Sometimes there is a mean girl vibe and people think they can put posters down. It's not as bad as it was as I have noticed posters are not willing to put up with it.

The 'rofl' emojis can be really dismissive and 'Mean Girls'. Context is all, and if they really mean that something is amusing they are fine, but when they are used to ridicule someone's opinion they are just nasty.

I'm not sure what has triggered your OP, Sago, but if it's Estrangement, I sympathise, as I rarely read those threads, but when I do (I use Active Topics so don't always know which forum I am in) I am aghast at the unwarranted nastiness of people who seem to just want to cause hurt to others. Why do that?

Otherwise, there is a lot of point-scoring, but I think that's been the case as long as I've been here (since 2018 or so) - it's just that the main characters change over time as posters come and go.

Thank you and I stress I have no intention of leaving.

I’m just so angry at some peoples behaviour.

I think they are possibly not fulfilled in RL so adopt an imperious persona here.

LucyAnna5

And yet, Sago -

You have either taken the opportunity to be nasty or you’re a bit thick and don’t know the definition of an immigration

[hmmm]

The context was after three posters kept quoting the remark with laughing emojis.

Yes they were being nasty and ganging up.

Why is using the word immigrant funny?

As I said on thread it was not derogatory.

My father was an immigrant, my mother’s parents and my son is an immigrant in North America.

It is nasty behaviour.

And there are others who people defer too. I can ‘t think why ?

Sago there are some lovely people on here, some and some you would not ever want to meet. I have experienced a few nasty moments and considered leaving several times but then I think, they probably have problems in their lives if they feel the need to spit out nasty comments and I actually end up feeling sorry for them. I nearly left years ago because of a coven ( no other words could describe it ) and then more recently because I was told to butt out of discussing uk politics because I don’t live there. All I can say is, hang in there Sago because the vast majority are interested in sharing views and chatting and just being friendly.