Don't Disagree With Me

[LadyRaven]

Sierra, I could be wrong, but that was not my impression of what Kabowd was saying. If it were, I wouldn't have agreed with it. I think she was being sarcastic about how people will start a thread, and then attack people for posting things that disagree with them.

That is exactly the way I took it.

[Scarletprayers]

Sierra, I could be wrong, but that was not my impression of what Kabowd was saying. If it were, I wouldn't have agreed with it. I think she was being sarcastic about how people will start a thread, and then attack people for posting things that disagree with them.

That is exactly the way I took it.

So did I!

[sierra21]

Sierra, I could be wrong, but that was not my impression of what Kabowd was saying. If it were, I wouldn't have agreed with it. I think she was being sarcastic about how people will start a thread, and then attack people for posting things that disagree with them.

Yeah I understood that too...but then Kabowd does the exact same thing.

[LadyRaven]

Sierra, I could be wrong, but that was not my impression of what Kabowd was saying. If it were, I wouldn't have agreed with it. I think she was being sarcastic about how people will start a thread, and then attack people for posting things that disagree with them.

Yeah I understood that too...but then Kabowd does the exact same thing.

You might be right, nobody's perfect. However, assuming that you are correct about her in other threads does not negate the validity of what she's saying in this one. A broken clock is right twice a day.

[Kabowd]

First of all, I think it's inevitable that this topic is now going to detiorate because there are a few *certain* people who have chosen to enter the discussion only to bash others (particularly me). But I'll address these comments:

This is silly to me. If someone is insulting, use the PM, nad not make a whole thread out of it.

First, the reason I posted this topic (not that I owe an explaination to you ) is because it seems this has been a problem for several people lately, not just one person. This has been clearly validated by the fact that several people have posted in here in agreement with what I've said.

Secondly, the person that inspired this topic was told that what he was being offensive directly. This was ignored. Thus, this topic was posted in the hopes that this person and others would learn from this experience and realize how they are coming across to others.

[Kabowd]

Sierra, I could be wrong, but that was not my impression of what Kabowd was saying. If it were, I wouldn't have agreed with it. I think she was being sarcastic about how people will start a thread, and then attack people for posting things that disagree with them.

That is exactly the way I took it.

So did I!

Thank you all!

[Guest man]

Is all this hostility because someone said "bless you"?

[billie]

Is all this hostility because someone said "bless you"?

I certainly hope not!

[Kabowd]

Friend, i did not think I needed to remind you of this but apparently I do. Everything you dislike about others, you do yourself. I see a lot of anger and hostility in your posts and this makes me sad. Regardless of the negativity you emit toward me, we are sisters in Christ, and we are to love one another.

Then report it. You're violating protocol (not to mention offending more than just me) by continuing to openly criticize me. Please stop.

reporting it just means the thread gets shut down. what good is that?

There is just as much chance of getting a thread shut down through personal attack after attack as for simply reporting one offensive post. I don't report personal attacks against myself as I see it as being a talebearer and am a little more thick skinned than some, but will report a post that uses bad language or is an attempt to tear down Christianity by a non-believer. I think the report button is probably over used. Even so, this thread was obviously not started to begin a fight over who has been offensive in the boards and who hasn't. It was just stating a position that if we are going to start a thread that lays out our position on an issue, we have to expect some disagreement. To me, that is just common sense.

[Kabowd]

Speaking of the report button, I'm not sure how often it is used. All I know is that the moderators usually encourage us to report posts that we find offensive, or that we feel need their attention, rather than taking matters into our own hands. This allows them to bring correction where it is needed, if it is needed.

Regarding myself, I would encourage anyone to contact me privately if I've offended you so that I can seek forgiveness or clarify if I was misunderstood. This has happened before, and some of these people have turned out to be some of my best friends. If we're unable to resolve it between us, then please use the report button. Trust me, I know I am not perfect, and certainly don't mean to come across as though I never offend. But when I do need correction, you can rest assured that someone does contact me and I'm held accountable for it. It happens, and I try to learn from it.

Either way, I wouldn't say go around reporting everything you see..lol. As this would overwhelm the moderators and they do have lives. ha. It's usually best to try to approach the person first (either in the topic or in private). But if that doesn't work, reporting is an option that sometimes seems to be ignored.