I posted this because I genuinely was at a loss at how to respond. I had repeatedly tried to ignore, defuse, and reported the situation to the moderators, which is what I think? I am supposed to do, and any attempts at ignoring caused more @ing and quoting and accusations and escalation until I responded, which is what trolls want - it was very obvious to me this behavior is trolling, and probably obvious to anyone else who read that mess, but it seems like it is not okay on this forum to call out trolling for what it very obviously is, and it all seemed attention seeking, and that was the first thing that popped into my head, so I linked it.
It wasn’t a nice post, certainly. In fact it could be interpreted as bullying as well. Frequently, bullied people become bullies as a defense mechanism. I apologize if that hit a nerve or caused anyone discomfort. That was certainly not my intention when I posted it, I was just utterly baffled at the behavior and why it was continuing for so long despite very little responses from me - look at the post ratios involved if you don’t believe me.
It finally escalated into utter ridiculous with accusations of collusion and cheating which is just so nonsensical even he has to know it, and if he doesn’t, I genuinely wonder what is going on, because that is so obviously nonsense. Which is what prompted my get help posts, as I frequently in that exchange tried to disengage.
@jmakin should have eaten 24 hours for that for sure, maybe more, it was way out of line - and the same went for whoever it was months back taking shots at jmakin’s mental health. But that was allowed to fly, too, and I see references from time to time that are allowed to fly. Anyone and everyone doing that should eat temp bans until they knock it off.
At a very basic minimum, we should all agree that things that are targeted at negatively impacting people’s mental health in real life should not be allowed on here, and questioning people’s mental health in a negative way can definitely do that.
No, I don’t think I should have. I am glad to eat one if that’s whatever is necessary. I think my posting history in the last 6 months or however long it has been has been good, and I genuinely post here out of an interest of helping others, promoting discussion, and forming long-lasting relationships.
I would just like to say that I wanted to frick off of this forum a long time ago whenever this stuff comes up but people repeatedly tell me they like my posting and some of my more personal mental health stuff seems to help at least 1 or 2 people, from the pm’s and emails I receive sometimes, so like, i dunno man. you’ve got me in kind of a tough place here. i don’t want to argue with anyone or fight with anyone. I also will respond to trolling in kind.
Thanks,
J