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[LindaSal]

Whatever.

[Sassycoco]

@Top Exec Mr Wilkes

I respect your opinion

[Oznell]

Well said, @jubilant .   @Sassycoco ,  welcome.   I think it's healthy for any forum to receive and consider input on the conduct of participants, especially done in the thoughtful way that you have.

To me, it comes down to the simplest prescription:  we need to interact civilly here, as we would with others to their faces in real life.  The norms of group interaction in real life, including not being able to hide in anonymity, keep most people within the guardrails of normal, polite discourse. 

That sadly, breaks down for some on social media, but it needn't.   Inner values should be the guide for behavior, not the "venue".

Thoughtful exchanges don't imply agreement.  I've encountered opinions here-- frequently-- with which I couldn't disagree more.  That's the nature of coming together as a mix of very different people.  But we should be able to do that with restraint and maturity, in my opinion.   And the QVC guidelines support that.    

[JeanLouiseFinch]

@Sassycoco  - since you're new and learning the ropes, so to speak, you don't have to respond the every comment or critique.  I think that gets on people's nerves too, when someone always seems to need to have the last word.  You've made your point (several times).  Let it go.  

[Sassycoco]

@JeanLouiseFinch

Thank you ,I wasn't aware that was a rule

[JeanLouiseFinch]

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@Sassycoco wrote:
@JeanLouiseFinch

Thank you ,I wasn't aware that was a rule

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@Sassycoco Not a rule, per se, but an observation on my part. Others may have a different observation.

[LTT1]

@Oznell 

I am in agreement with your post and the way it is expressed.

An observation I have in general is one that everybody already knows and has encountered many many times everywhere public opinion is expressed on the internet.

What I am referring to is called "trolling"; this practice of people "letting loose" their rage and directing it AT others astounds me.

My opinion on trolling will never change and when it occurs, will forever shock me.

[cotton4me]

Some posters can be “rough around the edges”.  They word things in an attacking way.  When topics come up about childhood/parents, I’ve noticed these posters have come from abusive/difficult homes.  I don’t think they realize how they come across at times.  They probably see their interactions as mild compared to how they grew up.  I keep that in mind when I see some of their responses. 

[Boehm Collector]

@Sassycoco     I understand what you are saying.   Most people on these forums are very kind and helpful.  But there are some who can be very mean and hurtful in their responses.  

[Lucky Dog]

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@cotton4me wrote:

Some posters can be “rough around the edges”.  They word things in an attacking way.  When topics come up about childhood/parents, I’ve noticed these posters have come from abusive/difficult homes.  I don’t think they realize how they come across at times.  They probably see their interactions as mild compared to how they grew up.  I keep that in mind when I see some of their responses. 

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I have noticed this,also.