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@Irene_L.A. wrote:
Different response's to her constant lengthly threads of questions not relating to a specific job were annoying to some, and saying so is in no way bullying.
No but it's not exactly nice either.
And really, what does it hurt to be nice to each other?
There are reasons that a body stays in motion
At the moment only demons come to mind
At the moment only demons come to mind
@bgriffin wrote:
@Irene_L.A. wrote:
Different response's to her constant lengthly threads of questions not relating to a specific job were annoying to some, and saying so is in no way bullying.
No but it's not exactly nice either.
And really, what does it hurt to be nice to each other?
I saw you get annoyed as I did and you said so...nice, please, were you treated nicely? My suggestion to you BG (with respect), is next time she posts a 5 paragraph thread about nothing, you be nice...
Your still one of my fav's.....where's Park City Brian, I thought snark was welcome in a fun way. Somedays the elevator just doesn't go to the top floor.Live consciously....
@MMMM wrote:
Mature, emotionally stable adults do not need the attention/validation by the forum members obtained by starting posts like this one. And no, the first part of the above sentence is not meant to be insulting or bullying, it is an expression of my opinion/perception.
MMMM said it best so I am quoting. I agree with everything here said about bullies, but I don't believe any bullying has happened with the OP. The OP has repeatedly told us she is bored and she starts a lot of threads out of boredom and desire for attention. She has posted several times that she is "done" and "is leaving" because the forum does not meet her needs...... and then she doesn't leave. Not meaning to be harsh or critical, I no longer believe her when she says she is leaving. I think her "I've been bullied and I'm leaving" posts are just one more demand for attention. I agree with Irene. I'm sorry the forum makes shoptastic unhappy. But if she is unhappy, and apparently she has been for some time, she should leave immediately. Why is she still here telling us again and again that she is going to leave?
I love the forum for all the valuable information it provides and some very funny situations shoppers share. In my opinion that constitutes 40% of the content. The rest is people disagreeing or agreeing with each other, and sometimes in a very rude manner.
HA HA! Not even close!
The dude I toggled wasn't a bully, but he was very disrespectful.
The dude I toggled wasn't a bully, but he was very disrespectful.
@bgriffin wrote:
@HonnyBrown wrote:
the third, I have him toggled.
OMG you toggled me!?!?
"I told myself to quit you; but I don't listen to drunks." -Chris Stapleton
Just a thought! Doy you think when posters post these "I'm leaving" threads, and there have been many over the years, that is the end of them? Or do they stay around until the thread dries up? Maybe the stop posting under the recognized, familiar name and come back with a new name? I would think that if I got upset with the forum, I would just leave. Why open myself up to more of the unpleasantness I consider coming my way.
@barbage wrote:
Just a thought! Doy you think when posters post these "I'm leaving" threads, and there have been many over the years, that is the end of them? Or do they stay around until the thread dries up? Maybe the stop posting under the recognized, familiar name and come back with a new name? I would think that if I got upset with the forum, I would just leave. Why open myself up to more of the unpleasantness I consider coming my way.
As mentioned earlier, they are a cry for attention (in my opinion). If I left, I would not start a thread. I have been here a lot longer than OP. I am not that important that I need a thread to announce my departure.
It's the internet for Pete's sake. Did I cry when Sybil2 flipped her "s" on me? Nope. I could not care less what she types. (Just an example of course.) I come here to get helpful information and to give it. A few people here, I know in real life. Others I will surely meet. Any issues with them can happen off the board.
I do miss ParkCityBrian though.
Here's the thought process I don't understand. If someone is sooooooooo freaking annoyed by her posts, and then she creates a post saying she's not posting anymore, why bother to post in the thread? I mean. That just doesn't make logical sense. She's leaving, you should be happy. But instead the very same people are lambasting her for making the post in the first place. Unless of course those people are more interested in running someone down than anything else? I dunno.
There are reasons that a body stays in motion
At the moment only demons come to mind
At the moment only demons come to mind
Well stated! When I called Sybil2 on her bullying of a new forum member, she went crying to Jacob.
@SS4U wrote:
bullies do not need a reason to bully, just a target. they also do not need a reason, just an excuse. blaming the victim of bullying is misdirected. I learned a long time ago that bullies are insecure weak mean and seek weaker more insecure people to target for their pathological need to feel better about themselves. Nothing a swift (cyber) kick in the fanny can't settle.
"I told myself to quit you; but I don't listen to drunks." -Chris Stapleton
jeesus ayche kryst on a cracker...go already.
stop whining, already.
clutch those pearls a little tighter and they'll resemble the knuckles of emmanuel macron after shaking the hand of someone reprehensible. talk about bullying!!!
i'm the patron saint of not giving a f**k, especially about something soooo verrrry.... meh.
yep, i know that i'm commenting on something that i don't care about, so why am i commenting?
and, yep, i'm aware that i eschew capitalization but...schedulers and/or editors are also aware of my idiosyncrasies and they seem to deal with it. even intellishop deals with it, so go figure (although they dock me 2 pts, continually = bfd).
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stop whining, already.
clutch those pearls a little tighter and they'll resemble the knuckles of emmanuel macron after shaking the hand of someone reprehensible. talk about bullying!!!
i'm the patron saint of not giving a f**k, especially about something soooo verrrry.... meh.
yep, i know that i'm commenting on something that i don't care about, so why am i commenting?
and, yep, i'm aware that i eschew capitalization but...schedulers and/or editors are also aware of my idiosyncrasies and they seem to deal with it. even intellishop deals with it, so go figure (although they dock me 2 pts, continually = bfd).
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/03/2017 07:17PM by parkcitybrian.
I'm positive parkcitybrian and sybil2 are the same person. I actually think there are mods here who are, or who create, forum names to keep this forum from going the way of volition!!!!!!
I remember irene_LA having the very same reaction to sybil2's responses to her posts and now no sympathy or empathy is expressed for the op.
mountaincatchers posts were WAAAAAAAYYYY longer and much more irritating and full of immature dongles that made me want to puke than the op and I read responses that were full of love, understanding, admiration and "schooling". You know why? Because her questions were formed in a way that was asking for "help" on a personal level, full of personal stories. And the responders NEED to be HELPFUL because there's not much left, is there?!
The op asks questions, in meaningful ways, that are relevant to any thinking shopper. Shoppers who do a wam-bam-thank-you-mam job are the ones annoyed by her posts. And that is most shoppers.
In fact, if one was doing a psychological study, one could determine the op and mountaincatcher (who had a different name previously) were the same person studying the business and reactions posing as type a or b.
So, in the future, to eliminate the bullying and just plain rudeness why don't people respond according to your personality. If you don't like thinking shopping questions then don't reply. If you like "snarky" posts and stories then post your own!
I remember irene_LA having the very same reaction to sybil2's responses to her posts and now no sympathy or empathy is expressed for the op.
mountaincatchers posts were WAAAAAAAYYYY longer and much more irritating and full of immature dongles that made me want to puke than the op and I read responses that were full of love, understanding, admiration and "schooling". You know why? Because her questions were formed in a way that was asking for "help" on a personal level, full of personal stories. And the responders NEED to be HELPFUL because there's not much left, is there?!
The op asks questions, in meaningful ways, that are relevant to any thinking shopper. Shoppers who do a wam-bam-thank-you-mam job are the ones annoyed by her posts. And that is most shoppers.
In fact, if one was doing a psychological study, one could determine the op and mountaincatcher (who had a different name previously) were the same person studying the business and reactions posing as type a or b.
So, in the future, to eliminate the bullying and just plain rudeness why don't people respond according to your personality. If you don't like thinking shopping questions then don't reply. If you like "snarky" posts and stories then post your own!
@spicy1 wrote:
I'm positive parkcitybrian and sybil2 are the same person. I actually think there are mods here who are, or who create, forum names to keep this forum from going the way of volition!!!!!!
I remember irene_LA having the very same reaction to sybil2's responses to her posts and now no sympathy or empathy is expressed for the op.
mountaincatchers posts were WAAAAAAAYYYY longer and much more irritating and full of immature dongles that made me want to puke than the op and I read responses that were full of love, understanding, admiration and "schooling". You know why? Because her questions were formed in a way that was asking for "help" on a personal level, full of personal stories. And the responders NEED to be HELPFUL because there's not much left, is there?!
The op asks questions, in meaningful ways, that are relevant to any thinking shopper. Shoppers who do a wam-bam-thank-you-mam job are the ones annoyed by her posts. And that is most shoppers.
In fact, if one was doing a psychological study, one could determine the op and mountaincatcher (who had a different name previously) were the same person studying the business and reactions posing as type a or b.
So, in the future, to eliminate the bullying and just plain rudeness why don't people respond according to your personality. If you don't like thinking shopping questions then don't reply. If you like "snarky" posts and stories then post your own!
there are sooo many things wrong with your posting that it would take a lot more space than you have rambled onandonandonandon about.
so, i shall spare all those who take the time/trouble to follow this...by not.
Once someone has been a target, whatever the reason, some people just can't seem to help themselves. It's like mob mentality takes over. The OP was asked if she was writing a book. The OP answered politely that no, they were not writing a book. That ship should have sailed a long time ago. But no. People have to dog her, mentioning writing a book over and over. It's so tiresome. They think they are being witty but I just think it's mean and boring.
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@spicy1 wrote:
So, in the future, to eliminate the bullying and just plain rudeness why don't people respond according to your personality. If you don't like thinking shopping questions then don't reply. If you like "snarky" posts and stories then post your own!
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/03/2017 08:14PM by CoffeeQueen.
I'm sure shoptastic is smiling and happy, because the resulting arguments and bullying were the purpose of her self-serving, passive aggressive thread. She may be so happy with having started so much trouble and gotten so much attention that she will not leave, just like the other times she posted she was leaving but did not actually leave. I hope not. Anyone unhappy should make haste and not let the door hit their butt on the way out.
Just fyi, I found shoptastic immature and annoying but I toggled her and ignored her. Problem solved. It's not possible to ignore when she starts a thread. As for MountainCatcher and Sybil2, spicy, it's bullying to bring others who are not involved in the thread and are not here to defend themselves, into a thread just to bash them. I've reported your posts to the moderator as bullying. When MountainCatcher and Sybil2 left, neither felt the need to make a big to-do and prance around the forum causing trouble. They left like adults.
Just fyi, I found shoptastic immature and annoying but I toggled her and ignored her. Problem solved. It's not possible to ignore when she starts a thread. As for MountainCatcher and Sybil2, spicy, it's bullying to bring others who are not involved in the thread and are not here to defend themselves, into a thread just to bash them. I've reported your posts to the moderator as bullying. When MountainCatcher and Sybil2 left, neither felt the need to make a big to-do and prance around the forum causing trouble. They left like adults.
Of course not. Because, unless it is a personal and insulting dig, it would be impossible, with or without capitalization, to form a coherent sentence that is relevant to anything except the chuckles of a mad-man
@parkcitybrian wrote:
there are sooo many things wrong with your posting that it would take a lot more space than you have rambled onandonandonandon about.
so, i shall spare all those who take the time/trouble to follow this...by not.
Post removed because it contained personal insults against another forum member –– Admin
Oh noes! Spicy1 is bullying the bullies!
BTW, no one gets to tell anyone how to leave except the mods or the owner.
BTW, no one gets to tell anyone how to leave except the mods or the owner.
@Jay C wrote:
I've reported your posts to the moderator as bullying. When MountainCatcher and Sybil2 left, neither felt the need to make a big to-do and prance around the forum causing trouble. They left like adults.
@CoffeeQueen wrote:
Oh noes! Spicy1 is bullying the bullies!
BTW, no one gets to tell anyone how to leave except the mods or the owner.
@Jay C wrote:
I've reported your posts to the moderator as bullying. When MountainCatcher and Sybil2 left, neither felt the need to make a big to-do and prance around the forum causing trouble. They left like adults.
ha, even tho i consider myself a snarker, i appreciated that. as far as being called a madman i've been called worse (and by peeps with more articulation).
I did a little research and was surprised to find the phrase, "Are you writing a book," is not used much anymore and probably unknown to the millennial generation. When I was a kid it was a common response from adults when we were deemed to be asking too many questions or questions they felt we had no business asking.
Equal rights for others does not mean fewer rights for you. It's not pie.
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Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of your time and it really annoys the pig.
"I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag." -Molly Ivins
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of your time and it really annoys the pig.
@LeslieKay111 wrote:
Sybil2 was in a merchandising post a few days ago insulting someone. She's not done with her shenanigans.
@LeslieKay111, I am intrigued by your statement that Sybil2 posted an insult a few days ago. I haven't seen a post from Sybil in months. I just did a search and the last post that shows up under her name is March 16, almost 3 months ago. Could you be incorrect about this? If you see an insult from Sybil a few days ago, could please post a link for me? I want to be sure the correct forum member gets credit for insults.
@spicy1 wrote:
I'm positive parkcitybrian and sybil2 are the same person. I actually think there are mods here who are, or who create, forum names to keep this forum from going the way of volition!!!!!!
I remember irene_LA having the very same reaction to sybil2's responses to her posts and now no sympathy or empathy is expressed for the op.
mountaincatchers posts were WAAAAAAAYYYY longer and much more irritating and full of immature dongles that made me want to puke than the op and I read responses that were full of love, understanding, admiration and "schooling". You know why? Because her questions were formed in a way that was asking for "help" on a personal level, full of personal stories. And the responders NEED to be HELPFUL because there's not much left, is there?!
The op asks questions, in meaningful ways, that are relevant to any thinking shopper. Shoppers who do a wam-bam-thank-you-mam job are the ones annoyed by her posts. And that is most shoppers.
In fact, if one was doing a psychological study, one could determine the op and mountaincatcher (who had a different name previously) were the same person studying the business and reactions posing as type a or b.
So, in the future, to eliminate the bullying and just plain rudeness why don't people respond according to your personality. If you don't like thinking shopping questions then don't reply. If you like "snarky" posts and stories then post your own![/quot
Sympathy, Empathy for what? Don't use my name in your post and try stirring the pot.
Live consciously....
I'm not stirring anything. I think if people are going to complain about people who are mean or who are blase' about other peoples issue then those people can't be mean and blase' about other people's issues. I don't think it's fair to say no one cares about my issue and then go to another person and say I don't care about your issues. I mean, you said that right to her face! Not only you, of course. That's the whole premise here.
I'm sorry the OP is leaving, but I do understand her frustration. There is one person on this board who I find abrasive, rude and of a bullying nature. Luckily she has not posted recently, but I also toggled her. I refuse to let one immature person affect me. I learn too much on this site to let one person ruin things for me.
I post all the time! And I'm not a she!
There are reasons that a body stays in motion
At the moment only demons come to mind
At the moment only demons come to mind
@spicy1 wrote:
I'm not stirring anything. I think if people are going to complain about people who are mean or who are blase' about other peoples issue then those people can't be mean and blase' about other people's issues. I don't think it's fair to say no one cares my issue and then go to another person and say I don't care about your issues. I mean, you said that right to her face! Not only you, of course. That's the whole premise here.
stirring? you want stirring? well, try this on for stirring...
1. put a martini glass in the freezer for 20 minutes and remove
2. swirl a bit of good dry vermouth (i prefer molly pratt) in the glass (not too much) &
discard any excess vermouth
3. 3 oz of a very good gin (Hendrick's is a good one)
4. add a small amount of brine from an olive jar
5. stir
6. consume
7. repeat 1 - 6 above several times which will cause forgetfulness of this idiotic posting.
LOL!
@bgriffin wrote:
I post all the time! And I'm not a she!
"I told myself to quit you; but I don't listen to drunks." -Chris Stapleton
Par for the course, quips, idiomatic expressions, name calling (of posting), variants on useless avoidance tactics that are "supposed to say" more than a real opinion which is un-expressable. Just, idiotic posting? Quite a lot of ammo there, don't hold back!
@parkcitybrian wrote:
7. repeat 1 - 6 above several times which will cause forgetfulness of this idiotic posting.
At the risk of drawing bully attention to myself, WHAT does this thread have to do with mystery shopping? Nowhere is a specific MSC or store discussed.
Happiness is not a goal; it is a by-product. Eleanor Roosevelt
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