Hezekiah's Thread Of Insanity (Update)

[annik]

I wouldn't say it affects me significantly though I don't like hot weather so I tend to get a bit grumpy. Plus I have terrible circulation and a bad hip (sexy... ) so cold weather has been known to reduce to me tears.

 

[sunshinemisa]

Maybe not my mood but the extreme rain has caused a mudslide on the highway so I can't get to work which definitely affects the cash flow .

It might affect the cash flow but, mudsliding.... a new olympic sport is born!!

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YES! It's been beautiful weather all this week and just walking/hiking, sitting out in the sun, bbqing... it's awesome! Of course it could also be because I have a project that I want to start.....

 

[MadMonkè]

we are always the same person. just growing in a different way.

what will happen if we wake up and realize we are doing different things and have different thoughts all of a sudden..
would we be the same person?

 

[LoneKiller]

The flu that's starting to get worse and worse and not being able to use any cold medication because of my addictive personality.

 

[grainofrice24]

People who have the arrogance to think that their taste in music is shared by everyone in the world and thus blare music at their desk which happens to be right next to my desk...just saying...

 

[Mikey193]

Stupid people
Mopar
Automatic sports cars
Fat chicks
People picking there teeth
Anything with cream in there like. Vanilla ice cream, milk shakes
Milk I hate milk
White chocolate
Phil (ak5)
People who show off

 

[LoneKiller]

Why People "Troll" And How To Stop Them

http://www.osnews.com/story/25540/Why_People_Troll_and_How_to_Stop_Them


Cyber-Bullying

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyber-bullying

 

[Masson]

Are you trying to say something with these posts about trolling ? I've been part of communities filled with trolls and known trolls since the dawn of time , its one of the least important issues out of the billion existing ones of the internet.

 

[LoneKiller]

Are you trying to say something with these posts about trolling ? I've been part of communities filled with trolls and known trolls since the dawn of time , its one of the least important issues out of the billion existing ones of the internet.

Yes. There has been a lot of this crap going on here lately. I just thought that I'd post this in the hopes that we can gain a better insight into the problem. It's also good for reference purposes for some.

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Several replies from specific members in other threads with the sole purpose of knocking my new thread down to the 2nd page. Hmmm.... This is just what I'm talking about. Grow up guys.

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Do you guys get your kicks from acting like children?

 

[Lonely in BC]

Pretty interesting articles L.K.

I agree that it happens from time to time and there have been a couple of times that I've made responses that fit how trolling is described here so I share guilt for this as well.

While I can admire how different posters want to stick up for each other due to friendship it is troubling to have seen examples of "pack-mentality" when an unpopular poster or a thread created gets a pretty hefty dose of sarcasm and petty attacks because it's viewed as unpopular or undesirable by closed minds.

Even more interesting is that on occasion there are threads posted that really create very personal and emotional responses. If the response that a poster gives isn't part of popular opinion that poster gets crucified despite the depravity of the original post- I have to admit to being baffled by that.

I really don't expect anyone to agree with these musings, just my observations.

 

[kaetic]

I altered a wikipedia article once, when I first found out there was a wikipedia. Mainly because I didn't think you could really change the information that easily. I was wrong. I guess that would fall under unintentional trolling from that first article. Hehe, wups.

(I didn't read the whole first article/or any of the second) I think the reasons are really very simple. Fun, Fear, Anger, or Defense.

I never thought it was really all that fun to piss some one off on the internet, but wtvr.

 

[Ak5]

It's fun to troll, trolls.

 

[whispers]

a few years back, i was bullied on a forum: my posts had no responses ever. Then i realised how bad it was when i went on the chat room and they talked about me like i was not there...beeing very mean in their comments. And that was a spiritual awakening site lol

 

[SophiaGrace]

a few years back, i was bullied on a forum: my posts had no responses ever. Then i realised how bad it was when i went on the chat room and they talked about me like i was not there...beeing very mean in their comments. And that was a spiritual awakening site lol

How could anyone not like you. You're such a lovely person. :l

 

[whispers]

Thanks Sophia, i also wonder what i did to make them hate me... cant figure it out. They probably were a close knit group and didnt accept any outsiders.

 

[Felix]

Hi LK!

Trolling can be funny. But some people take it too far, and do it in a tasteless way that is plain annoying and even destructive...

I've tought is antisocial too in some situations. Some people just wanna destroy probably cuz they are very frustrated and can't do anything about it in real life so they take it out online.

My personal advice: ignore them. You are only gonna get mad/annoyed if you start replying. Too many people fall for it and that's another reason it has become a problem. People have a tendency to want to prove they are better... they often forget that arguing on the internet... is stupid.

 

[Poguesy]

Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me...

 

[Limlim]

I consider trolling and cyber-bullying to be two very different things. One is pretty much an extension of bullying while the other is just being annoying for the sake of amusement. It's about how personal said comments and such are.

For instance, I like to go to chat rooms about GPUs and shout out how intel sandybridge is a way better graphics card than nvidia. People will scream at me and call me a tard since I didn't know the difference between a CPU and a GPU, but then I will continue to stand up for intel and talk about how awesome it is, ignoring everyone else s comments and calling them ignorant. In this case I'm just being a dick in general, without resorting to going after an individual.

 

[tangerinedream]

Thanks Sophia, i also wonder what i did to make them hate me... cant figure it out. They probably were a close knit group and didnt accept any outsiders.

What happened to you was awful!

May I ask - was it a mixed group of men and women or was it predominantly women? I've been through that sort of thing with small groups of other women from time to time. I really hate how some women get so terribly bitchy and catty at other women. It's like middle school all over again... in our 30s and 40s.

I don't have the time for that ****. I make a point to avoid women - and men - who still have the emotional maturity of tweens and young teens, although it still does come as an unpleasant surprise when I encounter it.

I guess I expect better of adults. :/

 

[SophiaGrace]

Adults are children that pay bills