Haters / thumbsdowners
When I first found our about this site 7 or 8 years ago, I was looking for a partner.I didn't find a partner, but as a practice of mine on datingsites, I'd delete my profile after a few months, stay away a few months or a year, and start again.
The reason why I kept coming back to CS, was because I even thought I wasn't a member, I still enjoyed reading the inspirational blogs, forums and recipes, but couldn't comment on anything.
These days, the blog and forums are filled with haters/thumbsdowners, abusive name calling and yes, the scammers, because even they have found their way here.... all because the harmony, which was once alive in the blogs etc. seems to be gone.
True, it wasn't always chocolate and roses in the blogs and forums, but atleast discrepancies were discussed in a much more civilised manner than now. Most of the good writers from then have either died, been blocked from the site, or just have enough of the behaviour and left, or don't bother to write anymore, but still use the site.
Time to be civilised again, before CS either decides to become a paying site or close the blogs, forums etc., I assume we're all adults on this site, so here's a tip: In this life, not everyone's gonna like us or agree with what we have to say or write, so grow up, and get over it, as it's all a part of human nature. Stop hiding behind the internet to spread hatred / thumbsdowners.
Make CS a place where it's fun to come and be inspired by the writers again, not a place where you're getting put down, because others are dissatisfied in their own real miserable life!!!!!.....it doesn't mean you have to do the same here for others. JMPOV. They say karma is a bit$h, so be careful it doesn't come back to bite you in real life.
I'm gonna get quite a few "thumbsdown" for this blog, but you know what: I'm strong enough to handle such cowardice, as none of you are brave enough to write on a blog or forum "hey, it's me, xyz who gave a thumbsdown on your writing, I did it because of adcd..." so IDGAS.
I was brave enough to do it, the 1 time I gave a thumbsdown, as the remark to the blog in question, was rightly deserving of it. Unfortunately, the OP of the blog, deleted my comment, but left the reason for my comment on his blog.
Comments (19)
As you explained, the OP can delete comments they dislike.
Forums are a little different where you can leave an anonymous thumbs up or down to any thread comment... Currently, there's an unexplained rash of thumbs down in the forums.
An example is when someone greets another member with 'Hello, long time no see' and their comment gets a few thumbs down. Those are part of the system and cannot be changed by the OP.
Since it's anonymous, we have no idea who is running around spreading hate.
Since it's anonymous, we have no idea who is running around spreading hate.
means little, but if you just say "Hi fellow forumers here the weather is sunny"
and 4 thumbs down follow
that can not be called nothing but sabotage.
I tried to bring this up with Pedro and a few others in order to reach consensus
that we collectivly wanted this negative trait gone in a majority backed mail to cs staff
but instead many did as Dani say above:
down played it all and even suggested you're oversensitive if you let it annoy you, lol.
I suppose some wanna be free to hate and by it
hopefully drive you off the site.
We all have a reason for writing, commenting on blogs, and yes, the "thumbsdown" is all a part of it, but sometimes, the writings mean more for the reader and or writer, than just words... they can be inspiring, uplifting, educational or just put a smile on someones face.
Chat: the OP posted something in the "jokes" section, 1 member posted a link about a man having died, because tons of cheese fell on him. My comment was somewhere along the lines like: that such a thing isn't a joke, but rather disrespectful and distasteful. My comment got deleted.
Chat: the OP posted something in the "jokes" section, 1 member posted a link about a man having died, because tons of cheese fell on him. My comment was somewhere along the lines like: that such a thing isn't a joke, but rather disrespectful and distasteful. My comment got deleted.
It's a form of humor that usually gets published at the end of every year.
I'm on one site where blogs are blocked if they contain violent words. So if the blog was about the assassination of President John Kennedy, you have a good chance it would be flagged (not viewed by the other members) and have to be rewritten by removing the offensive word(s).
If we all worried about disapproval, whoever would speak their mind.
Sometimes disapprovals say more about others, than it does you.
Anyways, because I don't like being anonymous I'm the 2nd to like your blog
Every coin has two sides.
Good and bad go together everywhere. What you focus on more will be visible everywhere. It is useless to expect too much for goodness.
There will be some badness in you too, in me too which will be visible to others.