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[brii]

Ford, ignore them.

[Suziepeach]

NM

[survivedOne]

muttmom, I saw your post. I'm sorry that happened. I guess rudeness is in the eye of the beholder.

[LilacTree]

On 4/16/2014 serenity4ever said:

On 4/16/2014 Ford1224 said:

On 4/16/2014 serenity4ever said:

Ford, the question you need to ask yourself is how badly you want the opinion of complete strangers when you post very personal information. I over-shared a week ago because the topic was very close to my heart but afterwards, I was angry with myself because I know how this board can be and your words can be twisted and many have no issues with cruelty. In fact some of the posts on your now deleted thread were cruel and seemed to be posted just to strike out at another human being. You said nothing to deserve some of the responses you received on that thread.

I think personal information like what color hair you have, clothing likes and dislikes is still personal but not something that can be used against you. Generalized information but questions about your accountant, your bank accounts, what kind of car you drive, I don't answer because I think there are some phishing for info here.

And I agree with the poster who basically said different rules for different people here. Poster A can receive accolades for her personal posts and Poster B gets fried......

Thanks for your kind words, serenity. You are a very kind person. I have to learn not to post things right after they happen, because it's then that I reveal too much. However, I know that I have to leave this BB eventually because I have made too many enemies. It doesn't matter that I have never been nasty to anyone, there's a certain group that would post nasty things to me and about me if I said I had two weeks to live.

No biggie. I'm glad the thread is gone. Your advice is right on target. Thanks again.

Ah, Ford, I am sorry that you have been treated unkindly by some. It was clear yesterday that you have one stalker, who should be banned for the amount of time she spends trying to torture you. She follows you around and leaves inappropriate comments on your threads.

But you have many friends here..... Friends who I know would miss you if you were to leave. Just remember that!

I'm not doing the "threatening to leave" thing. I also like too many people here. Mostly when I post about bad things that are happening to me, it's about institutions or the pharmaceutical industry/drugs, etc., not people. I also post about many things that are not personal at all, yet I am perceived the other way, I guess.

Do I have any interest in what colors people like best, or what fragrance they wear? Admittedly, no. Or what host they don't like? No. Am I interested in people who are troubled, yes. Am I interested in philosophical issues, yes . . . but they are mostly deleted by TPTB. I'm a somewhat introspective, serious person and I guess it shows.

Thanks again to all of you who are friendly toward me and sometimes even come to my defense. Please know how much it is appreciated.

[straykatz]

There are some who troll these boards day in and day out looking for those ""aha I gotcha"" moments...don't let them bring you down....I see nothing worng with using/sharing personal experiences to discuss/identify with the topic....some people take way too much pleasure in telling others what they can and can't talk about.

[maryebrown_1]

I'm glad you're not leaving, Ford - I enjoy your posts!

[voyager1980]

I'm glad you'll keep posting Ford. It's sad when interesting posters get harassed & they leave ( Rondell for example ).

[ShowMe]

On 4/16/2014 straykatz said:

There are some who troll these boards day in and day out looking for those "aha I gotcha" moments...don't let them bring you down....I see nothing worng with using/sharing personal experiences to discuss/identify with the topic....some people take way too much pleasure in telling others what they can and can't talk about.

And then there are those that will always be keeping notes on what some folks have posted in the past. They think it is cute to do that, but that is only downgrading themselves to be a nothing. It isn't cute at all.

Just look at all the editing that is being done to many that are posting today.......

[voyager1980]

On 4/16/2014 voyager1980 said:

I'm glad you'll keep posting Ford. It's sad when interesting posters get harassed & they leave ( Rondell for example ).

For the record I did Not edit my post but I guess it hit somebody's nerve lol

[voyager1980]

On 4/16/2014 ShowMe said:

On 4/16/2014 straykatz said:

There are some who troll these boards day in and day out looking for those "aha I gotcha" moments...don't let them bring you down....I see nothing worng with using/sharing personal experiences to discuss/identify with the topic....some people take way too much pleasure in telling others what they can and can't talk about.

And then there are those that will always be keeping notes on what some folks have posted in the past. They think it is cute to do that, but that is only downgrading themselves to be a nothing. It isn't cute at all.

Just look at all the editing that is being done to many that are posting today.......

Always interesting seeing whose posts get the Edit finger too lol