topic Re: Be Thankful in Community Chat

Be Thankful

Kachina624 — Mon, 26 Dec 2016 06:06:25 GMT

That you're not employed as a board moderator and don't have to face the mess that's been made of the boards in the past twenty four plus hours. They're going to have to scrutinize every thread with a fine-tooth comb. I bet they were looking forward to an easier time this week.

Sorry mods; most were good.

Re: Be Thankful

libbyannE — Mon, 26 Dec 2016 06:18:22 GMT

We just returned from our family .Christmas late this afternoon. I have looked at a few posts, but I must have missed something!

Re: Be Thankful

circles — Mon, 26 Dec 2016 12:06:28 GMT

Its shameful what happened here....its persons like that "one" ...that could cause the boards to be shut during holidays....

Closing down the boards would punish us all...for the one bad seed...I hope there is some way to ban "trash" like her/him...

Libby....go to Community Chat...you will see what we speak of..

The dumb thing about those threads is so many kept replying which fed what she/he wanted...bringing it back to the top...

Re: Be Thankful

SharkE — Mon, 26 Dec 2016 13:39:20 GMT

Happy New Yr.

Lock down the boards next yr. Won't hurt none of us to not to be able to post for one day. Find something else to do. Read a book.

Re: Be Thankful

SeaMaiden — Mon, 26 Dec 2016 13:43:47 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
That you're not employed as a board moderator and don't have to face the mess that's been made of the boards in the past twenty four plus hours. They're going to have to scrutinize every thread with a fine-tooth comb. I bet they were looking forward to an easier time this week.

Sorry mods; most were good.

It is their job. Without anything to scrutinze they would be out of work. I am sure they are paid well.

Re: Be Thankful

KingstonsMom — Mon, 26 Dec 2016 13:47:31 GMT

Looks like they've done a fine job of cleaning up the mess already!

Re: Be Thankful

reiki604 — Mon, 26 Dec 2016 14:17:21 GMT

@circles wrote:
Its shameful what happened here....its persons like that "one" ...that could cause the boards to be shut during holidays....

Closing down the boards would punish us all...for the one bad seed...I hope there is some way to ban "trash" like her/him...

Libby....go to Community Chat...you will see what we speak of..

The dumb thing about those threads is so many kept replying which fed what she/he wanted...bringing it back to the top...

Exactly! If the members of this board were able to act like adults and simply not respond to those posts, then it would have been over by 1am. Unfortunately self control of proving theimselves holier than thou ensured that the scenario go on all day. It was an example of right-fighting. Proving you are more correct than anyone else.

Re: Be Thankful

Krimpette — Mon, 26 Dec 2016 14:35:43 GMT

I'm another who could absolutely live without the board for Christmas day. In fact, I believe I only checked in briefly last evening, mainly to see if the boards were operating. When I saw some posts indicating something must have been going on, I opted for another Hallmark movie instead.

Re: Be Thankful

IamMrsG — Mon, 26 Dec 2016 14:43:11 GMT

@reiki604 wrote:
@circles wrote:
Its shameful what happened here....its persons like that "one" ...that could cause the boards to be shut during holidays....

Closing down the boards would punish us all...for the one bad seed...I hope there is some way to ban "trash" like her/him...

Libby....go to Community Chat...you will see what we speak of..

The dumb thing about those threads is so many kept replying which fed what she/he wanted...bringing it back to the top...

Exactly! If the members of this board were able to act like adults and simply not respond to those posts, then it would have been over by 1am. Unfortunately self control of proving theimselves holier than thou ensured that the scenario go on all day. It was an example of right-fighting. Proving you are more correct than anyone else.

My interpretation of the many, many replies to the thread won't be popular.

These folks surely are bright enough to have understood they were perpetuating the hatefulness by keeping it fed. Some even replied multiple times. In fact, the OP repeatedly thanked them for 'bumping' it, keeping it alive and on top of the list.

Therefore, the only logical conclusion I can make is that they were enjoying the fracas, so chose to keep it going while protesting in righteous indignation. Truly, no other explanation makes sense to me.

Re: Be Thankful

Cakers3 — Mon, 26 Dec 2016 14:51:06 GMT

@reiki604 wrote:
@circles wrote:
Its shameful what happened here....its persons like that "one" ...that could cause the boards to be shut during holidays....

Closing down the boards would punish us all...for the one bad seed...I hope there is some way to ban "trash" like her/him...

Libby....go to Community Chat...you will see what we speak of..

The dumb thing about those threads is so many kept replying which fed what she/he wanted...bringing it back to the top...

Exactly! If the members of this board were able to act like adults and simply not respond to those posts, then it would have been over by 1am. Unfortunately self control of proving theimselves holier than thou ensured that the scenario go on all day. It was an example of right-fighting. Proving you are more correct than anyone else.

@reiki604 Exactly. In most cases it wasn't about being oh-so-offended.

The title of the thread clearly indicated what would be waiting inside. The responses on that thread were useless as it was; but the multiple threads all over the board last night were just about attention and not about the original thread.

Re: Be Thankful

mamaslittlepotatoe — Mon, 26 Dec 2016 14:51:10 GMT

@IamMrsG......I totally agree with your post.

Re: Be Thankful

mamaslittlepotatoe — Mon, 26 Dec 2016 14:57:24 GMT

If that person gets banned so what? They'll just come back under a different name next time. Now I think we should all abandon this thread because WS is probably reading it and having a good laugh. Bye bye.

Re: Be Thankful

SilleeMee — Mon, 26 Dec 2016 15:01:48 GMT

For the most part, imo, it looked like gang mentality to nth degree.

Re: Be Thankful

libbyannE — Mon, 26 Dec 2016 19:15:59 GMT

@circles wrote:
Its shameful what happened here....its persons like that "one" ...that could cause the boards to be shut during holidays....

Closing down the boards would punish us all...for the one bad seed...I hope there is some way to ban "trash" like her/him...

Libby....go to Community Chat...you will see what we speak of..

The dumb thing about those threads is so many kept replying which fed what she/he wanted...bringing it back to the top...

I don't see anything. Doesn't matter. There are enough nasty people around these days that I don't think the boards should be open unless there are moderators. It's too bad but that's the way the Internet is these days, apparently. I take it that someone said something bad that wouldn't have gotten through had moderators been on duty? I don't need to know what it was. There are individuals who are so miserable and unhappy and feeling neglected and left out that a day like Christmas is the perfect time for them to vent. I assume that's what happened, and we should all feel sorry for the person or people, whatever they said. No doubt it was someone alone and miserable sitting at home and hoping to something that would make other people unhappy, too. I take it from these posts that the real problem was that they were people who replied when the original poster should have simply been ignored.

Happy new year, everyone. The good thing is that apparently whatever was said is rare and usually kept out of the boards. thank you, moderators.