History of Feminism

response to 5 word posts I've made, for even just writing '+1' to poster saying they agreed with something, but it's me they go batshit on for some reason...

One thread, I was hit with an epic barrage of loaded questions for a neutral reply, posted to me by a very long time member who had never talked to me before but I had Rec'd and thanked him and suggested people go to his OPs for a long time. I'd never seen him make long replies to anyone before, so I was surprised to get his undivided rage as my very first reply from him. Let's just say I found the compliment lacking.

I spent an hour answering the furious questions and inneudoes line by line in my reply. When I asked a few questions as to where I'd ever posted anything in line with his accusations, he didn't answer, just said, oops, he didn't understand after being so verbose.

But when a man said the exact same 5 words I did, further downthread, same poster high fived him.

Huh. Makes you wonder.

Another 5 word response stated a legal situation I'm very familiar with but it generated a full batshit attack of how I was aiming to take someone's rights away, that had nothing to do with what I said. I was going to spend time to answer the wall of yelling, then thought, WTH, I don't have to answer an OTT comment like that. I mean, it was ugly. At least the poster had gotten their daily exercise by jumping to a conclusion and flailing about wildly.

So when another poster responded to the poster, I explained to him in full on the topic, after he received a respectful reply from the accusing poster. I wasn't about to answer batshit, but batshit could read it. And no doubt did, but left his post to me stand. His post got the attention of some of my 'fan club' as well.

In every case where I've been gone after, a string of people on my Ignore list show up to respond to my post after the first one. Since I don't see them, I guess it's just another pile on fest. Which you seem to get a lot of here.

It gets tiring trying to tailor one's responses to avoid what some poster wants to vent on, because it's not the topic, it's you. Most of my 'fan club' is on my Ignore list, my 'talk to the hand' place for them.

It's not that I don't want to read their opinion on the issues, but I won't put up with personal attacks, not about disagreeing with my views. It's their opinion of me as a person, name calling, OTT stuff, FU's and threats to get me banned. The reason I have that rule is I don't make personal attacks, not even snark, so I ignore those who cannot control themselves. After all, we're supposed to be here to talk about issues, not each other's lives unless they want to bring it up. Even if I think a person who makes OPs or tells things about their own life may or may not be honest, I don't 'go there.'

DU is like real life in that respect. There are people in real life I don't choose to associate with and it's the same as DU, which is not something I'm forced to be apart of, but am here for information, opinion and fun. I'd advise you to not answer such stuff at all and remember you have a lot of friends here who respect your views and your passions.