Is it just me or ...

[DVCisME]

Do you feel like some times people on here blow things out of proportion? I feel like a simple sentence is completely turned around. It never felt like that when I was a lurker or when I first joined. But the last couple months, after I post, I feel like why did I bother.

 

[Diva of Dragons]

Maybe some people just have a bad case of the Grinchies. Too much stress. Things should calm down after the holidays.

 

[Stacerita]

Maybe some people just have a bad case of the Grinchies. Too much stress. Things should calm down after the holidays.

Thats what we said would happen after the election.

 

[jmskinner]

I understand how you feel. Some people will slam you just for a misspelling. I've found that when I feel like that, I stay away for a couple of weeks and then come back. Sometimes I think others don't realize how it feels or even realize what they are doing. Most are very helpful and you just have to ignore the others. I still like the saying, "Kill them with kindness!"

 

[minniecarousel]

Welcome to the DISBoards!

 

[Diva of Dragons]

Thats what we said would happen after the election.

Election hangover with a Grinchie chaser?

 

[*Fantasia*]

Some folks just have PMS everyday! But I find this happening more with women than men.

 

[Stacerita]

Election hangover with a Grinchie chaser?

 

[cheermom1]

I'm with ya but only certain people but it's all good you ahve good days and bad

 

[turning40withMickey]

I don't know, I have met a great group of friends here
and we have chatted our way through nine threads of 250 or more pages.... I look forward to talking to them every day!

 

[Michelle67]

Election hangover with a Grinchie chaser?

Yeah, people are spoiling for a fight some days, and everyone has a bad day sometimes. You just gotta ignore it and move on. No point letting it bother you.

If it helps you, make up scenarios that are excuses for people being grumpy. My sister and I were talking about this the other day and laughing. I do it when I'm on the highway by my house...the twisty curvy one where the speed limit is 50mph, there are very few places to pass safely, and people decide to randomly go 30mph, periodically hitting the brakes for no apparent reason. To stave off road rage I make up stories to myself. They have night blindness. They are unfamiliar with the road and afraid a tight corner will sneak up on them. They've heard stories of suicidal deer. Ya know. Think of DIS appropriate ones and tell yourself stories. Then you can feel like people have an excuse to be crabby, and you can forgive them instead of being mad or hurt. I'm kinda joking...but not really.

 

[Luv'sTink]

Nope, not just you. There is also a very bad "gang' mentality on the Dis.
Sometimes all I have to do is look at a tittle and I know the person is going to be flamed over and over and over again. The people who do it know who they are and love doing it to people, IMO.

 

[Luv2trav]

I think it's because it's a very emotional time in our country right now.. Economy is terrible. People are in fear of losing their lively hood. We just got through the elections that were VERY heated with opinions. Now we head into the holiday season that brings out stress and emotions(both happy and sad). Couple all those factors with the nothing positive in the media. I think everyone is at their emotional stress limits and sometimes it is taken out in here...

 

[kirbsam]

i think it is just you.

 

[beautybelle]

OMG, I will be perfectly honest with you. I visit the Dis but if you ask me why, I wouldnt be able to tell you.
You can start out saying one thing and then by the time its done being picked apart and every word debated over and over and over, heck you're not even sure that what you've said or seen really existed anymore. LOL
I guess the DIS has become like a car wreck for me, you hate it but you just have to come look. KWIM

 

[Judy Judy Judy]

What I alway notice is if you go against the grain even a little, people tend to want to lose their lunch. Also friend tend to clique up with friends and if " they " say it's not so well by gosh it's not so...hehe

Also there are things that kill me, like someone saying " hey I just got a new puppy from the pet store that my family loves dearly" and people will post back " my God how could you possible love a store bought pet, you should feel like crap " and then the thread takes off into a totally different direction on how crappy the OP is, and of course the famous poster that always has the fact and figures for just how crappy you have been and what you just did to the community.

Or if you post something that's not popular, and someone post that they agree with you, and then later someone " popular " post that they disagree with you and their friends start in and then the person that agreed with you in the first place goes back and edit their post to make out like hey I really wasn't agreeing with you.

Hehe I could go on but it's getting off topic....