If I can get him under control, I'll get those suggestions from you. I'm going to take him for a bundle.. Thanks Pan. And thanks for your posts. Really appreciate getting to know you better..
Stop sticking your tongue out at me. If I do let you take me out you can be sure it will be a very expensive place in Houston or Dallas. Now behave yourself..
I think I didn't explain myself. My concern isn't the poster that didn't agree with. It's the rest of the regulars that see me everyday, who say something if I'm in a thread. It's just a matter of recognition.
When they ignore me it makes me think that they think I'm a troublemaker and I don't want that label. It's not about them not liking me. It's that I think they think I'm trouble.
You are very strong Pandy. I've seen your posts and I never respond to you cause I'm afraid you'll give me a whack alongside my head. I'm joking when I say that but in truth, I don't respond to you because I'm afraid of what you'll say to me. Okay, you can hit me now cause I'm ready for it....
I don't need to be popular. In real life, I'm an introvert believe it or not. CS are the only people I talk to besides my daughter. And even if I'm not liked, it's nice if people give you recognition. That's what I see missing ...... sometimes.
I'm sorry Mary, I have to think of them as real. I don't have a mean bone in my body. I'm opinionated but the things I've seen on here, how people bash and argue at the drop of a hat bothers me. I'm very selective of the threads I go in and who is already in them because I know some of those people will have something negative to say about me.
I'm just a human being who treats everyone else as a human being whether behind a computer screen or in the grocery store.
That's the part that I have trouble with because I'm seeing that if I disagree with someone today they will ignore me tomorrow. It's proven itself time after time. I'm whining about it because it does hurt my feelings. And It's really sick that I'm whining about this.
You made a good point that helps to make my point.
When you write "CS is only in my minds eye .....". That is why it's a problem for me when people ignore me because I take the people on CS very seriously even though they are cyber people. I still think of them as someone who has a heart with feelings. Someone who can be hurt, or is sick or has family problems. When they write about something sad in their life, I feel it in my gut. I take CS people to heart. I think of them as real people.
Now I have to get personal. Most know that I was in a thread a few days ago. The other poster and I disagreed on a subject. I think the majority of people agreed with her and that's fine with me. Prior to that thread, people had fun with me. Since the thread NOBODY responds to my posts.
I know what you mean, and the same people put up the same stupid thread BUT they are the popular people.
Let me ask it this way. Do you think those stupid threads were written so the person will be popular. It's the same people all the time. Nobody calls them on it because I guess they have a right to write a thread about whatever they way. BUT, my opinion is that they do it to draw attention to be one of the "in" people on CS.
That's right Boban. And if that feed comes at the cost of hurting someone. That's what I object to. And I'm not just talking about myself. I've seen so many people get bashed by a group and it disturbs me how people can do that. People have feeling. Words do hurt.
No doubt about it, people have emotional needs. I think some fulfill those needs by saying whatever fits at the time so that they will be liked. It might be something funny so that others will laugh. I definitely like to laugh but not at the cost of hurting someone else. When people laugh at jokes the person might think that they are popular. Or, when others disagree with someone, everybody disagrees collectively assuming this makes them one of the “in” people.
People aren’t liked anymore for who they are, what they bring to the table. It seems you need to be one of the crowd whether on CS or RL to be accepted as an individual that you may like whether others like you or not.
Being one of the “in” people has never been important to me. I’ve never been popular but I’ve always been respected.
What I’m seeing on CS is, if two people have a discussion today, there will be people who will side with one of the posters. The more who side with one poster become the popular people and tomorrow they won’t even give the time of day to the other poster, who the day before they were friendly with.
Perhaps being popular builds self-esteem and confidence but how much can you trust that the clique you are in today will watch your back tomorrow.
How important is it to you to be popular, to be liked
That's the way I keep my men......on a leash.....long enough so they can hang themselves.