04-16-2011, 06:24 AM
TheodoreJay,
This "rudeness" may be the norm on other forums, but until fairly recently Punaweb was mostly free of that kind of behavior. There has been a recent influx of people who want to bring the lack of manners common elsewhere to Punaweb, and as a result are chasing off many long term members. It is possible to disagree without launching the kind of personal attacks we are now seeing.
For long term participants here it feels like we had a nice friendly little corner coffee shop that got invaded by loud, rowdy, drunks who spend their time yelling at everyone and challenging them to fights (calling them out). It has taken a pleasant place for friendly informative interactions and turned it into a place where even the simplest post is challenged with vicious personal attacks on the basis of either facts, style, or just having a bad attitude about the poster.
There is a whole set of guys who seem to just wait for Kathy H. to post so they can jump all over her, not one of them has been on Punaweb as long as she has, so she was part of the landscape when they got here. They need to just get over it, and ignore her posts if they don't like her style.
Carol
This "rudeness" may be the norm on other forums, but until fairly recently Punaweb was mostly free of that kind of behavior. There has been a recent influx of people who want to bring the lack of manners common elsewhere to Punaweb, and as a result are chasing off many long term members. It is possible to disagree without launching the kind of personal attacks we are now seeing.
For long term participants here it feels like we had a nice friendly little corner coffee shop that got invaded by loud, rowdy, drunks who spend their time yelling at everyone and challenging them to fights (calling them out). It has taken a pleasant place for friendly informative interactions and turned it into a place where even the simplest post is challenged with vicious personal attacks on the basis of either facts, style, or just having a bad attitude about the poster.
There is a whole set of guys who seem to just wait for Kathy H. to post so they can jump all over her, not one of them has been on Punaweb as long as she has, so she was part of the landscape when they got here. They need to just get over it, and ignore her posts if they don't like her style.
Carol
Carol
Every time you feel yourself getting pulled into other people's nonsense, repeat these words: Not my circus, not my monkeys.
Polish Proverb
Every time you feel yourself getting pulled into other people's nonsense, repeat these words: Not my circus, not my monkeys.
Polish Proverb