robangel Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 Hi I have stopped posting for that reason, even though I am on the forum all the time. The last topic I posted was about my moms funeral and I genuinely needed advice, most people were really nice and helpful but one comment was really horrible and put me off posting, even though there was a follow up to the original post as I put a complanint in and there was a discplinary action on the way I was treated by the funeral home, just saw this post and thought I bet there are lots of people who would like to start posting again but certain peoples comments put you off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_Sleeps Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 If you come here and want any level of sympathy, understanding or compassion, you may find it - but you'll have to wade through a mountain of rubbish first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnvqsos Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 It is better to ignore other peoples' comments,as they are often not meant to be taken seriously.Remember talk is cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manlinose Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 it seems similar to real life to some extent - there are morons everywhere (and I don't exclude myself) - you just have to accept they exist and ignore them or argue with them depending how you feel at least with the forum it's a lot easier to ignore them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bloke Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 Yes. You get to feel who's the people who'd argue with you no matter the subject , try telling them the sky is blue and you'll get verbal vomit in reply and make out your the one making it up. There's a few you'll get to know like this on here. In general you get to find them out, find out where and what subject they get amusement of trolling in and just avoid adding any posts to the subject. The general discussion section on here is more or less an open section full of trolls and other nasties. It's really sad if people are put off from posting because of the 'annoying' few. As in life, there are all sorts of 'characters' lurking on any forum. Unfortunately, unlike in the real word, you can't just 'talk' to those who you get on with. You need to remember that a post on a forum is not a private conversation - it's there to be commented on by anyone. By posting on a thread you are inviting anyone in the world to give their opinion on your views, whether you like it or not. Don't take things so seriously - how difficult is it to ignore the posts that annoy you? I agree that there is no place for offensive comments, but to be fair these are normally dealt with pretty fast by the mods here. It also helps dissuade 'trolls' if you can back up your comments with links such as this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nexusdee Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 The trolls used to put me off posting but then you have to just treat them with the same pity & contempt as you would any other bully, just ignore them don't rise to their bullying. & just pity them after all how sad & pathetic has someone got to be when the only way they can try & feel better is by making complete strangers on a forum feel bad. Never let bullies win, there's so many more worthwhile people on this forum concentrate on them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenmonkeys Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 Not answering and putting them on your ignore list is better than leaving the forum, though I might be a little bit guilty myself on some of the football threads of being a WUM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric_Collins Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 Not answering and putting them on your ignore list is better than leaving the forum, though How does one go about this ? I had a look last night and couldn't seem to find the link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geared Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 SF is actually quite a polite and inoffensive forum. If you find it too hard here then maybe the internet is not for you, people don't tend to be polite online. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bloke Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 How does one go about this ? I had a look last night and couldn't seem to find the link. Go into Control Panel and then Settings and Options - Edit Ignore List. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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