if you were monty burns then you were abusive towards others.
there are plenty of people with differing opinions on there.
however if you troll or are abusive then you will get called out on it.
the fact you deliberately set up multiple new accounts specifically to post on there shows that you were being disengenious to say the least
A_n_Eif you were monty burns then you were abusive towards others….
…are abusive then you will get called out on it.
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Sishi RunakA_n_Eif you were monty burns then you were abusive towards others….
…are abusive then you will get called out on it.
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Sishi RunakAnd I’m not being confrontational
and you wonder why you get banned.
I don’t think I’m being confrontational tbh, but you are being a massive hypocrite. You’re one of the worst when it comes to dishing out insults to those you disagree with.
My Blue HeavenI meant no offence, used the word shit as a coarse way for describing stuff
Apologies
I’ve not been on it for some time as I found it very difficult
👍 I don’t think it’s the case that people don’t want to hear what others have to say. Plenty disagree with me and we have had differing views on things. I think we’ve disagreed somewhat on some things but I don’t remember it getting uncivilised. I hope that’s your perspective. It’s true some things are difficult because there are some difficult things going on. For me there’s a limit to how much you can ventilate about people on the tele though…
It is definitely the case though that some people like to try and be provocative for its own sake. The only ‘pile-ons’ I see really are when people - on others view maybe - post views that are racist or of that ilk. Personally, I think if people have views about things that other people profoundly disagree with, they should be prepared to defend them. In fact, I’m probably more of the view that we should do that more but I can see from mods//Andy’s point of view a line is drawn.
Sishi RunakI don’t think I’m being confrontational tbh, but you are being a massive hypocrite. You’re one of the worst when it comes to dishing out insults to those you disagree with.
so you're not being confrontational but you're calling me a massive hyprocrite? 😂
Yeah. You might think it is being confrontational but I’m simply telling it as it is.
If it is being confrontational then so be it, but I don’t think many people would see me calling you a hypocrite as being particularly confrontational.
Sishi RunakYeah. You might think it is being confrontational but I’m simply telling it as it is.
no, you are presenting your opinion as being fact and insulting people is being confrontational regardless of how you paint it.
and can i remind you that you have had the ability to PM people removed on numerous occasions in the past as you can't stop yourself especially once you've had a few bevvies.
A_n_Eif you were monty burns then you were abusive towards others.
there are plenty of people with differing opinions on there.
however if you troll or are abusive then you will get called out on it.
the fact you deliberately set up multiple new accounts specifically to post on there shows that you were being disengenious to say the least
I have never been abusive to anyone, but I have received a lot of personal abuse.
I was never "called out" - I got banned with no reason given. I see much abuse on that forum, I can go and find some personal attacks on people if you like. Even where things get heated, an even hand was never applied.
If I felt I was bullied out, and banned for no reason, it isn't "disingenuous" to create a second account to evade something which was unfair. If you were banned right now, by me, for no reason and with personal abuse added in, and following the ban there was a pile on against you, would you just walk away from the site and never use it again? Should you be put in that position?
BarneyGrumbleIf you were banned right now, by me, for no reason and with personal abuse added in, and following the ban there was a pile on against you, would you just walk away from the site and never use it again?
yes, i'd read and not post. it's not my position to tell the site owners who they can and cant have on their site.
I think for me, and eff me this is probably best place on the friends in need forum, I’ve struggled for a bit with a few things.
I asked to come of the politics page as most of the threads are centred around either negative goings on, horrible stuff. I found some of the arguments and comments quite difficult and partisan
There’s some very good people that post on there, yourself, Ian amongst others are excellent contributors but I found sometimes threads would just be derailed or points missed by others and one or two comments would be picked on out of 5/6 paragraph post.
It’s all a bit too serious for me at the moment
A_n_EBarneyGrumbleIf you were banned right now, by me, for no reason and with personal abuse added in, and following the ban there was a pile on against you, would you just walk away from the site and never use it again?
yes, i'd read and not post. it's not my position to tell the site owners who they can and cant have on their site.
Pull the other one, it's got bells on.
This actually highlights the bind the politics forum gets in, because you can't reconcile our views on this matter. There should be far more agreeing to disagree, make the point and move on amicably.
I think the structure of the forum, responding to individuals etc, possibly makes conflicts appear more personal and pushes people into a position where they feel compelled to respond. Maybe some kind of posting etiquette for squabbles would solve this...
Incidentally, I notice I am banned for the politics board now. What was that ban for this time?
It’s not insulting to call somebody a hypocrite when they are being a hypocrite.
And another strawman point from you, because you know that you are (as I’ve said) just as bad as anyone when it comes to giving out stick and are being hypocritical by getting on your high horse about such a matter.
Glad we cleared that up.
*shrugs*
i couldnt care less whether you believe me or not. but why do you think you have the right to decide whether or not you can post rather than the site owners and mods?
this is a private message board owned by 1 person, if he says you cant post then you cant post. it's quite simple.
i'd hope andy wouldnt say that to me as i hope i wouldnt be insulting enough (except to vilers) to warrant being banned.
I get that, I’m a politics junkie and have been from a pretty young age. At one point I nearly went into it more or less full on but pulled back, because I think it would have made be into a worse person - I can be a bad tempered one at times - and thought I should spend more time with bringing up kids etc. My wife was a bit disappointed 😁. Actually what I did was spent more time working anyway…. Doesn’t mean I think all politicians are awful people at all but it’s a rough area of life to be in and I do think you have to have a tough skin (others might be less generous). I know I have that and the cut and thrust never bothered me, I quite enjoyed it.
To me it sounds like what you decided was sensible for you and the last thing that would be sensible would be to criticise that. Sounds like you’ve had a few things to contend with and I hope whatever they may be it’s all doable.