Online Bullying?

hondasam · 14-10-2011 02:13PM

KeithM89 wrote: »

Correct!
On boards alone, Its shocking to see some of the stuff people post to others. The 'close the browser' argument is pure crap. You shouldnt have to stop doing something you enjoy caus of one tits grudge.

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Btw hondasam, i can thank whoever i want without you trying to make a sly dig.

Btw KeithM89, i can post what i want without you trying to make a sly dig.
see it works both ways,try remain neutral and not personal.

maygitchell · 14-10-2011 02:17PM

hondasam wrote: »

Btw KeithM89, i can post what i want without you trying to make a sly dig.
see it works both ways,try remain neutral and not personal.

Everybody! PEANUT BUTTER JELLY TIME PEANUT BUTTER JELL TIME

JELLY JELLY JELLY!

No?

Kiera · 14-10-2011 02:20PM

hondasam wrote: »

I did not mean he was laughing, the fact he agreed with the post. why did you remove your thanks, if you don't mind me asking.
some people can take the nasty comments, others can't. we are all human at the end of the day.

I clicked the wrong post. That ok with you?

KeithM89_old · 14-10-2011 02:21PM

hondasam wrote: »

Btw KeithM89, i can post what i want without you trying to make a sly dig.
see it works both ways,try remain neutral and not personal.

1. no you cant
And 2. Not when your trying to make a dig at me.
Leave it at that.

hondasam · 14-10-2011 02:29PM

KeithM89 wrote: »

1. no you cant
And 2. Not when your trying to make a dig at me.
Leave it at that.

Sorry is this you using your mod status to bully me? I can take it.
I can when you are trying to make a dig at me.
leave it at that? why? you are a mod and you have to have the last word.

mackg · 14-10-2011 02:34PM

Kiera wrote: »

I'd say he was more in agreement than breaking his bollox laughing tbh!

That FS thing was a joke tbh. Left people open to a lot of abuse.

I'm new enough around here and have to say when I saw that FS thing in some of your sigs I was just like WTF? It looks to me like a convenient way to troll/slate people without putting your boards account at risk. Anyone fill me in on the good points of it? What happened to Wolfe tone is sick, even more so considering the nature of the info, but not really surprising given the nature of the internet and some the courage (I use that loosely) some people seem to muster when sitting anonymously behind their keyboard.

Jaxxy · 14-10-2011 02:34PM

I was introduced to a particular AH regular a while back at a beers. As soon as a I learned his username I launched into a bit of a rant. Said I wasn't a big fan of his and he came across as though he thought very little of women in general. He was appalled at my attack. Turns out I'd mistaken him for someone else...

Moral of the story I guess is that if you have a problem with someone on boards, keep it on boards.

As for that formspring phase I'm glad it seems to have passed. A little anonymity sometimes isn't a good thing. People think it's funny to abuse or troll someone from behind the safety of their monitors, but the fact is you don't know what way it will be received. I've seen some seriously nasty things said on formspring and many friends have had to close their accounts as a result.

Kiera · 14-10-2011 02:35PM

hondasam wrote: »

Sorry is this you using your mod status to bully me? I can take it.
I can when you are trying to make a dig at me.
leave it at that? why? you are a mod and you have to have the last word.

You dont really do yourself any favours in here, do ya?

BTW he is no way bullying you!

Captain Darling · 14-10-2011 02:39PM

hondasam wrote: »

Thanked by AH mod, say's everything really. some people find bullying funny.

It is a big problem.

They 'may' be thanking posts to let the other mods know that they are dealing with the post, so as not to have the other mods taking up the case. I'm fairly sure thats the reason they thank them.

Edit: Or maybe not.

mackg · 14-10-2011 02:40PM

JaxxYChicK wrote: »

I was introduced to a particular AH regular a while back at a beers. As soon as a I learned his username I launched into a bit of a rant. Said I wasn't a big fan of his and he came across as though he thought very little of women in general. He was appalled at my attack. Turns out I'd mistaken him for someone else...

Moral of the story I guess is that if you have a problem with someone on boards, keep it on boards.

As for that formspring phase I'm glad it seems to have passed. A little anonymity sometimes isn't a good thing. People think it's funny to abuse or troll someone from behind the safety of their monitors, but the fact is you don't know what way it will be received. I've seen some seriously nasty things said on formspring and many friends have had to close their accounts as a result.

Sorry, but that's hilarious

Oranage2 · 14-10-2011 02:43PM

Captain Darling wrote: »

They 'may' be thanking posts to let the other mods know that they are dealing with the post, so as not to have the other mods taking up the case. I'm fairly sure thats the reason they thank them.

Edit: Or maybe not.

Doubt it, none of my posts were ever thanked by a mod before I was banned.

hondasam · 14-10-2011 02:44PM

Kiera wrote: »

You dont really do yourself any favours in here, do ya?

BTW he is no way bullying you!

Why because I have my own opinion and don't feel the need to agree with everything. I did not say he was bullying me.
What is wrong with saying what I think?

Why would I need do myself any favours, it's the internet.

pragmatic1 · 14-10-2011 02:44PM

Maybe people are just ultra sensitive nowadays OP. If the opinions of anonymous people on an internet message board gets to you, then you've lived a very sheltered life.

Captain Darling · 14-10-2011 02:44PM

Oranage2 wrote: »

Doubt it, none of my posts were ever thanked by a mod before I was banned.

Happened to me once, in a near miss occasion.

Kiera · 14-10-2011 02:46PM

hondasam wrote: »

Why because I have my own opinion and don't feel the need to agree with everything. I did not say he was bullying me.
What is wrong with saying what I think?

You asked him if he was trying to bully you. You are implying by saying that, that he is.

There is nothing wrong with saying what you think, just dont expect everyone to agree with you and not pull you up on it.

Eramen · 14-10-2011 02:48PM

OwlsZat wrote: »

If you managing to get bullied online then you are a seriously special case.

I think that it's more common than you let on. It's rampant on FB, especially among young girls. It can be literally soul and life destroying for some. It depends on the personality of the victim really.

mackg · 14-10-2011 02:49PM

hondasam wrote: »

Thanked by AH mod, say's everything really. some people find bullying funny.

It is a big problem.

hondasam wrote: »

Sorry is this you using your mod status to bully me? I can take it.
I can when you are trying to make a dig at me.
leave it at that? why? you are a mod and you have to have the last word.

I can see why AH mods don't post in here much.

Kiera · 14-10-2011 02:49PM

hondasam wrote: »

Why would I need do myself any favours, it's the internet.

LOL @ this btw. If its only the internet. Why do you keep changing your sig when people pull you up on it?

Funny stuff

Captain Darling · 14-10-2011 02:49PM

People 'allegedly' getting bullied in thread about online bullying.

Classic stuff!

Snakeblood · 14-10-2011 02:50PM

Eramen wrote: »

I think that it's more common than you let on. It's rampant on FB, especially among young girls. It can be literally soul and life destroying for some. It depends on the personality of the victim really.

There was that girl in the states who killed herself over it, I think?

The more people go online the more real it seems to them. The emotions are real even if if they never meet the person who is cruel to them.

hondasam · 14-10-2011 02:51PM

Kiera wrote: »

You asked him if he was trying to bully you. You are implying by saying that, that he is.

There is nothing wrong with saying what you think, just dont expect everyone to agree with you and not pull you up on it.

I don't expect anyone to agree with me and I'm not asking anyone to agree with me.

hondasam · 14-10-2011 02:54PM

Kiera wrote: »

LOL @ this btw. If its only the internet. Why do you keep changing your sig when people pull you up on it?

Funny stuff

someone mentioned my suicide sig and I took it down, it was there for personal reasons.

Kiera · 14-10-2011 02:56PM

hondasam wrote: »

someone mentioned my suicide sig and I took it down, it was there for personal reasons.

So why not leave it? Its only someone on the internet not liking it!

booboo88 · 14-10-2011 02:58PM

there was a pleb online not so long ago, kept sending me pms about how i was an idiot cuz i didnt see his side of things, hes been banned now though.

and i kept getting messages on how i was "viewing their profile" nonstop at a time i had no internet:rolleyes:

i personally think the word is gone pc mad!!!

Oranage2 · 14-10-2011 03:10PM

mackg wrote: »

I can see why AH mods don't post in here much.

Well kind of right -

Boards.ie is big business and Mods represent this business so they can't give opinions on matters because their opinions represnts boards so you wont find Mods giving an opinion on contraversial topics like race or religion -

So to be a mod you have to stop having an opinion to carry on exerting one's power.

Oranage2 · 14-10-2011 03:17PM

Kiera wrote: »

So why not leave it? Its only someone on the internet not liking it!

I'm not having a go but this could be percieved as bullying - So matters are very sensitive and when people keep having a go isnt that a little over board?

Kiera · 14-10-2011 03:20PM

Oranage2 wrote: »

I'm not having a go but this could be percieved as bullying - So matters are very sensitive and when people keep having a go isnt that a little over board?

What a silly thing to say, Oranage2.

Honda is giving out mixed opinions on this thread. I'm just questiong her opinions.

Oranage2 · 14-10-2011 03:30PM

Kiera wrote: »

What a silly thing to say, Oranage2.

Honda is giving out mixed opinions on this thread. I'm just questiong her opinions.

But isnt that like what I said in the first post?

Oranage2 wrote: »

Has this ever affected you?

I found it hard to believe but then I started noticing certain people always quoting certain posts and having a go at the person -

I also know somebody on boards who would tell me they 'hate such and such they're such thank whores' - I thought it was kinda sad to hold a grudge like this

Kiera · 14-10-2011 03:36PM

Oranage2 wrote: »

But isnt that like what I said in the first post?

Nah not really as i dont post much in AH so dont have many dealings with Honda

But i will pick up on someone who is posting crap and trying to ruin a thread with their digs at others.

When i do post here i dont go out looking for the same person to quote over and over. There are plenty in this forum who do do this tho! Its pretty sad, Oranage2.

mackg · 14-10-2011 03:38PM

Oranage2 wrote: »

Has this ever affected you?

I know alot of people here maybe older so the teenage bullying thing that happens now might not have effected them.

But I ask this because I was reading through some threads and many people on Boards.ie were closing their accounts because of bullying.

I found it hard to believe but then I started noticing certain people always quoting certain posts and having a go at the person -

I also know somebody on boards who would tell me they 'hate such and such they're such thank whores' - I thought it was kinda sad to hold a grudge like this

So without naming names have you been effected by internet bullying or were you the person holding the grudge and why?

I'm really surprised anyone would even pay attention to this type of thing. Thanks whore is such a crap insult as well, from what I have seen the most thanked posts are either fairly insightful or witty, why hate on someone for being either. I probably wouldn't spend as much time as I do on here if the posters weren't both of these things.

*group hug*

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