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BlueCaliDem

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35. Not necessarily.

Thu Aug 28, 2014, 05:38 PM

Aug 2014

Sometimes, people just can't stand your position on some things or on anything, and they respond with, "WTF have you been smoking?" or "What a dumbass post" or "Are you fucking stupid?!". I mean, really, are those responses necessary? I used to respond in kind, but then it became a shouting match with many of that poster's pals joining in then alerting on my posts.

So now, if I don't like the tone of a response, I respond by either ignoring it and moving on or putting them on full ignore - or both. I've learned that life's too short to fret about rudeness.

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When someone leaves DU and posts a GBCW post, [View all] MineralMan Aug 2014 OP

Yep - hard to argue with that nt el_bryanto Aug 2014 #1

agree yuiyoshida Aug 2014 #37

I'm so glad the admins re-opened the meta forum. morningfog Aug 2014 #2

Isn't it the general discussion forum? Seems so sometimes still_one Aug 2014 #6

If cat picture threads are welcome here, then I think "meta" threads are at least as valuable. nt Maven Aug 2014 #41

They did? caraher Aug 2014 #43

The ignore function makes DU so much more enjoyable NightWatcher Aug 2014 #3

It works for me newfie11 Aug 2014 #13

For whatever reason they leave they have every right to post a farewell message still_one Aug 2014 #4

I agree on both points. MineralMan Aug 2014 #19

I agree. BlueCaliDem Aug 2014 #31

It just doesn't seem very DU. Or at least not the way I remember DU being. Iris Aug 2014 #40

What does the Grace Baptist Church of Waterloo have to do with leaving DU? IADEMO2004 Aug 2014 #5

Good bye cruel world libodem Aug 2014 #11

I don't know what it (GBCW) means either - oh wait maybe I do - LiberalElite Aug 2014 #61

You got it - Good Bye Cruel World. NaturalHigh Aug 2014 #71

The Waterloo Tales betsuni Aug 2014 #67

Beauty. Well done. IADEMO2004 Aug 2014 #69

I don't post in those threads either aint_no_life_nowhere Aug 2014 #7

Good points. MineralMan Aug 2014 #20

Many of them treat others poorly pintobean Aug 2014 #8

I can't really agree with you in recent examples. MineralMan Aug 2014 #21

I wasn't seeking your approval. /nt pintobean Aug 2014 #24

OK. You got my comment anyhow. MineralMan Aug 2014 #27

He never said you were. eom BlueCaliDem Aug 2014 #28

Freudian Slip. Ikonoklast Aug 2014 #46

The Recent Examples Make Me Disagree With You ProfessorGAC Aug 2014 #44

OK. we see it differently. MineralMan Aug 2014 #52

We Can Include One Another ProfessorGAC Aug 2014 #53

gotta have thick skin to survive in this cyber world madokie Aug 2014 #9

I don't even think lack of a comeback is the issue. winter is coming Aug 2014 #16

I think it helps to be old. I grew up in a different world and so I have a different CTyankee Aug 2014 #17

One of the perks of getting old madokie Aug 2014 #22

boy, ain't it the truth! Perspective is everything to me... CTyankee Aug 2014 #26

amen to that! Dyedinthewoolliberal Aug 2014 #49

Exactly madokie Aug 2014 #50

In the real world, too. Ineeda Aug 2014 #48

"I equate meanness as a repub characteristic" -- this right here! betsuni Aug 2014 #63

So, of course... pipi_k Aug 2014 #73

Did you get off at the wrong bus stop? betsuni Aug 2014 #74

I believe I'd have to go all Ernest T. Bass Heidi Aug 2014 #78

When they write a GBCW, it seems as though it often preempts any "vacation" or cooling off period.. hlthe2b Aug 2014 #10

Most write a GBCW thread for their friends, so they will know they weren't banned. Major Hogwash Aug 2014 #97

thank you for that...I've been here since inception and don't anticipate a GBCW exit, but... hlthe2b Aug 2014 #98

plus 1000 Liberal_in_LA Aug 2014 #12

I find and have found myself Sherman A1 Aug 2014 #14

Fair points there. MineralMan Aug 2014 #23

I took a similar break last year... NaturalHigh Aug 2014 #55

There's many online, and in life, who can dish it out but not take it. nt conservaphobe Aug 2014 #15

+1e12 ProfessorGAC Aug 2014 #45

How many were there? I saw 2. cui bono Aug 2014 #18

Not recently. Those two, though, I'll miss. MineralMan Aug 2014 #25

I hate to see good thinkers and outspoken feminists leave here. I feel sad and lonely. CTyankee Aug 2014 #30

Yes. Exactly. MineralMan Aug 2014 #33

I just found out that nadin has left. Her profile states she's msanthrope Aug 2014 #57

From what I understand, she scrambled her MineralMan Aug 2014 #60

She posted to Facebook yesterday tkmorris Aug 2014 #68

I saw that this morning. I was wondering why she hadn't MineralMan Aug 2014 #79

The OP here is guilty of the same incivility toward Nadin. SixString Aug 2014 #62

Bluntly...nadin could dish it out. Still, I wish she had not left.... msanthrope Aug 2014 #64

my favorite was the windmills treestar Aug 2014 #89

There was something delightfully Don Quixote-ish about her....and I loved her for that. msanthrope Aug 2014 #94

It's a two way.street. 99Forever Aug 2014 #29

Yes, but it's still sad for me. MineralMan Aug 2014 #34

Not necessarily. BlueCaliDem Aug 2014 #35

Unfortunately, they're usually people who think disagreement with a post, Warpy Aug 2014 #32

Perhaps. There is still a differece between MineralMan Aug 2014 #36

Again, A Point of Contention ProfessorGAC Aug 2014 #47

We all see things from different perspectives. MineralMan Aug 2014 #54

I think it may be a symptom of a few things... cascadiance Aug 2014 #38

Thank you for a well considered reply. MineralMan Aug 2014 #58

Very insightful, and true. redstatebluegirl Aug 2014 #70

I can empathize with those folks, TBH. AverageJoe90 Aug 2014 #39

Free money! XemaSab Aug 2014 #82

There's a disturbing and growing increase in incivlity and tolerance here lately. ColesCountyDem Aug 2014 #42

I wonder why they mimi85 Aug 2014 #51

I can't say. Everyone has a different way MineralMan Aug 2014 #59

I don't either. mimi85 Aug 2014 #84

Ego. lumberjack_jeff Aug 2014 #66

Ha... mimi85 Aug 2014 #81

My own two cents on that is pipi_k Aug 2014 #75

Good way of dealing with them. mimi85 Aug 2014 #83

I've found that people are usually treated the way they treat others. NaturalHigh Aug 2014 #56

I do too, and I find it odd. lumberjack_jeff Aug 2014 #65

I don't think rq would leave DU because she was treated poorly as an individual. I think that the seaglass Aug 2014 #72

Well said. City Lights Aug 2014 #76

Agree completely with this assessment. cui bono Aug 2014 #86

I know, especially when you take into consideration, it's only the internet. nt valerief Aug 2014 #77

I agree get the red out Aug 2014 #80

I think it's more about the general poor treatment that certain issues gets from DU than cui bono Aug 2014 #85

There is some tendency to be over-snarky treestar Aug 2014 #87

Snark has always been part of DU threads. MineralMan Aug 2014 #92

This public service announcement brought to you by MineralMan! Rex Aug 2014 #88

Well, that seems clear from the OP, I think. MineralMan Aug 2014 #90

Yes and I sometimes choose to comment and sometimes create a headline Rex Aug 2014 #91

GBCW post > Manifesto Nevada Blue Aug 2014 #93

Or Opus SixString Aug 2014 #96

What they do not say is that they never... WhaTHellsgoingonhere Aug 2014 #95