is it all about standards?

[crete]

we all have different standards and levels of maturity , what one person finds acceptable to discuss others find distasteful, personal insults achieve nothing , should we all take a moment to think before diving in with nasty comments. or does the annonimity of the site allow some to vent their anger and frustrations at strangers?

[scruffscat]

as you said in your question what one person finds acceptable to discuss another person may find distasteful.At the same time though if that person does find a question distasteful they can just choose to ignore it and not answer.dont you think?

[Pippa68]

One persons meat is another persons poison..one persons insult is anothers honesty.

Standards and levels of maturity really have jot all to do with it.

I do agree that name calling is unacceptable..although I was called a dried up old hag earlier it didn't upset me ~ I found it amusing that someone could come to that conclusion about me considering my recent posts ;o)

[pie+mash]

I'm sure your not dried up, Pippa!! Lol ....;-)

[pie+mash]

crete doesn't have a chip on her shoulder, just a bag of King Edwards!!!

[MrBen5]

Hmmm, but isnt venting anger at strangers a good way of letting off steam. As they are strangers, its better, as you dont feel bad about hurting their feelings...

[daisy48]

crete is nice:-)))

[Champagne]

I think it's more about ownership. Some people believe that when they are in a place long enough they get to dictate on how that place should be. And that also change is considered a bad thing. New people are a threat to a comfortable environment.

But what do I care? I rarely visit this site in the evening and I hear that's when most of the bickering goes on. Drunken antics perhaps? Late night losers?

On that note, I'm off to watch Dom Joly getting drunk on TV...

[whiffey]

crete is antagonising a situation that needs to be antagonised, constantly, i.e. the posting of immature giggly filth on a site that wants and deserves better.

Yes, whiffey is a drag. Tell me about it on MSN.

[Tha-Flash]

I honestly don't care, I just let it roll off my back. If its true in my head then I've already accepted it (95% of the time it wont be). If it's not true then it doesn't matter anyway.

I've realised that it's only what I think about me that matters.

[Champagne]

Here here to that last sentence, Flash!! :o)

[raysparx1]

Maybe we should all take a look at ourselves before making remarks about people we don't know.

[country_boy]

Well said Nox

[B00]

Noxy- I think alot of us don't have a problem with genuine questions like that one. It's the ones asking what other users favourite sexual positions are and the ilk that I personally (and a few others) dislike. Even you have to admit that questions like that are not genuine "need to know the answers to" ones but purely so users an boast of their sexual prowess and others to giggle over.

[ummmm]

Yes we should crete including the sarcastic comments that you are so fond of!!!!!

[teag1rl]

What Nox said. Practice what you preach Crete.