Tinkerbelle 5 #1 February 23, 2004 Why are so many people so mean spirited and critical on this forum? If you so much as expose a single vulnerability, just being honest and forthright everyone jumps on you with personal attacks and sinister remarks. What's up with that? I thought this was a place to voice our concerns and be open and honest with one another. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflyfree 0 #2 February 23, 2004 It's winter...-- Blue Skies NO FEARS, NO LIMITS, NO MONEY... "A Subitánea et Improvísa Morte, Líbera nos, Domine." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peacefuljeffrey 0 #3 February 23, 2004 I think that the nature of the medium, i.e. simply typing whatever comes to mind, makes it easy to say mean stuff you would ordinarily keep to yourself. I fall into the trap too, even though I try not to. I think we may do it here but still we're all friends when it's said and done. I've seen apologies go back and forth, and issued some of my own when I thought I got too harsh. --Jeffrey "With tha thoughts of a militant mind... Hard line, hard line after hard line!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #4 February 23, 2004 It's the anonymous nature of the internet. So, either one of two things happen: People don't know them so, they can "fire at will" with seeming impunity (it eventually does come back to bite them though). People don't know you, so (obviously) you're a target. I think folks that have an idea of who you are and have met you are far more easy going (usually). Now, what you might not realize, because you're fairly new here, is that folks come and go and people "troll" and we've recently been caught up in a flurry of ficticious characters that are -quite- controversial. If you are the person in your avatar/icon, and I have no real reason to doubt that (cause like, your bio fits you from what I know about you so, somebody didn't just steal it off the web to use), then I know who you are and I accept the fact that you're, how should I put this, well known for being a "free spirit", so I can pretty much accept anything you say here on-line in that light. No controversy whatsoever. Others, however, might find some of your posts kind of odd and really I wouldn't blame them from being sort of skeptical of what the heck you're getting at.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jb092 0 #5 February 23, 2004 It is easy to be mean to people when they are not face to face with you. I am willing to bet that these people who are mean wouldn't have the guts to be that way in person. What could possibly go wrong? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michele 1 #6 February 23, 2004 Um, Tink, are you referring to me? Cause if so, I'd suggest you bring it to me via pm. I'm not mean. I am not mean spirited. I don't go out of my way to shoot people down. And JB, the few times I've gotten a bee in my bonnet, you betcha I'd say it to their face - and have. I am pretty much the same on as off line, as those who know me will attest. OTOH, Tink, if you weren't referring to me, then I'd suggest maybe you'd take it to pms to those who you are referring to, or let it go... Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tinkerbelle 5 #7 February 23, 2004 Maybe they just think it makes them sound clever somehow. And makes them feel good from one-ups-manship! Rehab is for quitters. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GravityGirl 0 #8 February 23, 2004 I've been reading your posts in regards to Patrick. I figure it's one of two things. #1 - This crass person has suffered extreme pain related to loss in his life. Now he is bitter and creul. #2 - This crass person has suffered no extreme loss in his life and thinks he is invincable. In either case. They have no clue what you are feeling, what you have been through, and how you interpret and deal with your loss. You are clearly a good soul and a benefit to our community.... if not the very foundation we stand on. Rock on sister. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Peace and Blue Skies! Bonnie ==>Gravity Gear! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tinkerbelle 5 #9 February 23, 2004 "free spirit"-yes "Rather odd"-'fraid so, interesting how I got this way I like the way you put that so delictely. Rehab is for quitters. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tinkerbelle 5 #10 February 23, 2004 Say, by the way, how do you get green? Can I be purple with sparkels? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tinkerbelle 5 #11 February 23, 2004 no no no... not referring to anyone in particular, just a general observation. I was hoping maybe people would see this post and maybe stop and think about it before making their next retort! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Michele 1 #12 February 23, 2004 Kewlio. Maybe handling things via pm would be good, though. There has been, as quade said, a whole lot of weirdness lately. Maybe it's just a natural tendency that will go in time. Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Gravitymaster 0 #13 February 23, 2004 Would you quit beating up on the newbies? It takes a while before they develop any skin. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites quade 4 #14 February 23, 2004 The Moderators of dropzone.com are nominated by other Moderators based on need and the final selection is made by Sangiro, the owner of the web site. I -think- you know skybytch (Lisa) and billvon (Bill) (and possibly myself as a camera flyer) from big-ways at Perris. I think normally we're all -fairly- low-key for skydivers. I know Lisa and Bill would hang at the BombShelter far more than I ever would. Anyway, I don't think there's anyway to give you purple and sparkles. A light green glow would be more in keeping with the Tinkerbelle theme though wouldn't it? (Not that there's anyway to do that either.)quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Michele 1 #15 February 23, 2004 Quote Would you quit beating up on the newbies? It takes a while before they develop any skin. Drat. Caught out again. I suppose in one of my many moments of rash, unthinking, callous posting, I musta made a boo-boo. The Mother Theresa image is blown to bits. Kablammo. All that work, all that effort at duplicity. To be caught by one post. Time to change my username again. Oh well. Like someone once told me, it only hurts til you take a pill. Then you can sleep til the next pill time Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Tinkerbelle 5 #16 February 23, 2004 Thanks! Where did that thread go anyway? It seems to have disappeared, at least the first one with all the cool weblinks. Maybe I just overlooked it? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Gravitymaster 0 #17 February 23, 2004 QuoteQuote Would you quit beating up on the newbies? It takes a while before they develop any skin. Drat. Caught out again. I suppose in one of my many moments of rash, unthinking, callous posting, I musta made a boo-boo. The Mother Theresa image is blown to bits. Kablammo. All that work, all that effort at duplicity. To be caught by one post. Time to change my username again. Oh well. Like someone once told me, it only hurts til you take a pill. Then you can sleep til the next pill time Ciels- Michele Oh, great idea. I should change my user name too. Then I can make up all kinds of stuff about what my occupation is, my jump numbers, ratings etc. Hey, I could even get a lower D number. Damn, I could probably run for office. I'm thinking either President or USPA-BOD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Tinkerbelle 5 #18 February 23, 2004 how do you mean weirdness? I know that rec.skydiving place is full of crudeness and cruelty. I used to look at stuff there, but I had to stop. Once I made a simple request for people to send my sweety Carl Daugherty a happy B-day, which by the way is coming up again at the beginning of April so everyone get ready... Carl got about 50 to 100 Happy B-days or every shape, color, style, and size, and was thrilled that so many cared. I on the other hand caught Hell form the rec.skydiving crowd calling me a spam promoter at best and other things too ugly to repeat. This place seems a lot more careful and sonsiderate. Just hope it doesn't go the way rec. went. Rehab is for quitters. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites quade 4 #19 February 23, 2004 A few years ago, dropzone.com was a beautiful oasis on the internet. However, if you ever study human behaviour you'll find out that there is a certain percentage of total a-holes that permeate the planet (let's call it 1 in 1000). So, if you have a community of 500, you only have a 50/50 chance of there being 1, but if you have a community of say, 26,000, then you probably have at least 26 total asshats you have to keep in check. We've a victim of our own success.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Tinkerbelle 5 #20 February 23, 2004 I have been on my best behavior on this forum. Am also afraid if I step out of line, not only will people never forget, as they seem to remember if you so much as sneeze for years, but I am afraid everything I say will get back to my SO, as it always seems to as well. People just have to tattle, and when they do they always throw in a little extra something for effect! Rehab is for quitters. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Tinkerbelle 5 #21 February 23, 2004 Boy, that sounds like a guilty conscience to me, jumping to one's own defense without accusation or provocation! Tee Hee! Rehab is for quitters. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites meatmissile 0 #22 February 23, 2004 I'm not mean. You stated that 80% of Africans have HIV. I am one (an African I mean, I don't have it I did not PM it, nor did I put it politely, because I do feel that strongly about it. Uninformed statements like yours discourage people from travelling here. -- ZZZzzzz.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites WrongWay 0 #23 February 23, 2004 I agree with Jeffrey on this one. People can be two faced in real life, and smile at you just to keep things peaceful. Unfortunately, the internet provides a medium of anonymity (spelling?) that allows these people to take out their hostility on others in a safe environment. It's as simple as this: If I tell one guy to go fuck himself, I get punched in the face. But if I tell the same guy to go fuck himself in a PM hiding behind my username, my teeth are still intact and I've taken out my agression. It's not a good thing, but the way things are, and some people like to take advantage of it. Wrong Way D #27371 Mal Manera Rodriguez Cajun Chicken Ø Hellfish #451 The wiser wolf prevails. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites misskriss 0 #24 February 23, 2004 One of the first posts I read from you is where you were saying something falsely about a moderator on the forum... I didn't think that was very nice. I don't know you but sometimes if you wish to be treated well, you should treat others with the same respect. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites meatmissile 0 #25 February 23, 2004 She was complaining about my remarks in the "cold sore" thread. I feel that they were justified, and I will make them to her (or anyone else's) faces. Besides, I never get crass and threaten people, but I do call "Bullshit" on this issue. -- ZZZzzzz.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next Page 1 of 10 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. 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Michele 1 #12 February 23, 2004 Kewlio. Maybe handling things via pm would be good, though. There has been, as quade said, a whole lot of weirdness lately. Maybe it's just a natural tendency that will go in time. Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gravitymaster 0 #13 February 23, 2004 Would you quit beating up on the newbies? It takes a while before they develop any skin. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #14 February 23, 2004 The Moderators of dropzone.com are nominated by other Moderators based on need and the final selection is made by Sangiro, the owner of the web site. I -think- you know skybytch (Lisa) and billvon (Bill) (and possibly myself as a camera flyer) from big-ways at Perris. I think normally we're all -fairly- low-key for skydivers. I know Lisa and Bill would hang at the BombShelter far more than I ever would. Anyway, I don't think there's anyway to give you purple and sparkles. A light green glow would be more in keeping with the Tinkerbelle theme though wouldn't it? (Not that there's anyway to do that either.)quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michele 1 #15 February 23, 2004 Quote Would you quit beating up on the newbies? It takes a while before they develop any skin. Drat. Caught out again. I suppose in one of my many moments of rash, unthinking, callous posting, I musta made a boo-boo. The Mother Theresa image is blown to bits. Kablammo. All that work, all that effort at duplicity. To be caught by one post. Time to change my username again. Oh well. Like someone once told me, it only hurts til you take a pill. Then you can sleep til the next pill time Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tinkerbelle 5 #16 February 23, 2004 Thanks! Where did that thread go anyway? It seems to have disappeared, at least the first one with all the cool weblinks. Maybe I just overlooked it? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gravitymaster 0 #17 February 23, 2004 QuoteQuote Would you quit beating up on the newbies? It takes a while before they develop any skin. Drat. Caught out again. I suppose in one of my many moments of rash, unthinking, callous posting, I musta made a boo-boo. The Mother Theresa image is blown to bits. Kablammo. All that work, all that effort at duplicity. To be caught by one post. Time to change my username again. Oh well. Like someone once told me, it only hurts til you take a pill. Then you can sleep til the next pill time Ciels- Michele Oh, great idea. I should change my user name too. Then I can make up all kinds of stuff about what my occupation is, my jump numbers, ratings etc. Hey, I could even get a lower D number. Damn, I could probably run for office. I'm thinking either President or USPA-BOD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tinkerbelle 5 #18 February 23, 2004 how do you mean weirdness? I know that rec.skydiving place is full of crudeness and cruelty. I used to look at stuff there, but I had to stop. Once I made a simple request for people to send my sweety Carl Daugherty a happy B-day, which by the way is coming up again at the beginning of April so everyone get ready... Carl got about 50 to 100 Happy B-days or every shape, color, style, and size, and was thrilled that so many cared. I on the other hand caught Hell form the rec.skydiving crowd calling me a spam promoter at best and other things too ugly to repeat. This place seems a lot more careful and sonsiderate. Just hope it doesn't go the way rec. went. Rehab is for quitters. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #19 February 23, 2004 A few years ago, dropzone.com was a beautiful oasis on the internet. However, if you ever study human behaviour you'll find out that there is a certain percentage of total a-holes that permeate the planet (let's call it 1 in 1000). So, if you have a community of 500, you only have a 50/50 chance of there being 1, but if you have a community of say, 26,000, then you probably have at least 26 total asshats you have to keep in check. We've a victim of our own success.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tinkerbelle 5 #20 February 23, 2004 I have been on my best behavior on this forum. Am also afraid if I step out of line, not only will people never forget, as they seem to remember if you so much as sneeze for years, but I am afraid everything I say will get back to my SO, as it always seems to as well. People just have to tattle, and when they do they always throw in a little extra something for effect! Rehab is for quitters. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tinkerbelle 5 #21 February 23, 2004 Boy, that sounds like a guilty conscience to me, jumping to one's own defense without accusation or provocation! Tee Hee! Rehab is for quitters. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
meatmissile 0 #22 February 23, 2004 I'm not mean. You stated that 80% of Africans have HIV. I am one (an African I mean, I don't have it I did not PM it, nor did I put it politely, because I do feel that strongly about it. Uninformed statements like yours discourage people from travelling here. -- ZZZzzzz.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WrongWay 0 #23 February 23, 2004 I agree with Jeffrey on this one. People can be two faced in real life, and smile at you just to keep things peaceful. Unfortunately, the internet provides a medium of anonymity (spelling?) that allows these people to take out their hostility on others in a safe environment. It's as simple as this: If I tell one guy to go fuck himself, I get punched in the face. But if I tell the same guy to go fuck himself in a PM hiding behind my username, my teeth are still intact and I've taken out my agression. It's not a good thing, but the way things are, and some people like to take advantage of it. Wrong Way D #27371 Mal Manera Rodriguez Cajun Chicken Ø Hellfish #451 The wiser wolf prevails. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
misskriss 0 #24 February 23, 2004 One of the first posts I read from you is where you were saying something falsely about a moderator on the forum... I didn't think that was very nice. I don't know you but sometimes if you wish to be treated well, you should treat others with the same respect. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
meatmissile 0 #25 February 23, 2004 She was complaining about my remarks in the "cold sore" thread. I feel that they were justified, and I will make them to her (or anyone else's) faces. Besides, I never get crass and threaten people, but I do call "Bullshit" on this issue. -- ZZZzzzz.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
