Negative Posters

[cpbjgc]

I totally agree that there are real differences in civility levels between the various boards. I actually commented on this a while ago on a thread here talking about taking kids out of school for a vacation. On this boards there were a pile of posts, and a number of opinions expressed, but all without personal attacks. When the same thread shows up on the Family Board or the Disney Tips Board, it usually degenerates to a debate about politics ("No Child Left Behind"), School Board funding, why teachers/school administrators are evil, why aren't you homeschooling, why you are a bad parent for taking your kid out of scool, why you are a bad parent for not taking your kid out, and why you are a bad parent for asking the question, all of which is followed by a or a which somehow excuses the poster from calling someone an idiot.

I'll still read and post on the other boards, and watch the various trainwreck threads , but overall, I much prefer the general atmosphere on this board. As we all know, Canadians Rock

 

[twinz]

I love the Canadian boards as well. Although I have never personally experienced "negative" comments onthe other boards, I would personallypay no attention to them. Everyone is entitles to their own opinion, and I am not going to let some stanger tell me how to enjoy my vacation. We would probably be hated in the family boards because we have convinced our friend (for the second time) to *gasp* take her 3 kids out of school for the week so we can go to WDW...not even my kids, but we convinced her! AHHHH the comments we would get! LOL
I told a friend last night who is visiting Canada for work for awhile....he wants to go back to the states...I said Why? It's just like the States in Canada only BETTER!

 

[CindyAnn]

I know what you mean! Although the vast majority of posts and posters are very friendly, lately it seems as though any topic will cause a war to erupt.

I remember posting (many years ago now) a question about strollers, and although most of the answers were to the point and helpful, one idiot felt I was injuring my children for life because I didn't expect my 4yo to walk around WDW without a stroller for 10 days straight, and suggested that my expectations for my children were incorrect.

I feel like if I post something like "I really enjoyed my lunch at the Sci Fi Diner" that someone will tell me I'm a jerk to have liked it and they detested it, and I'm therefore mentally incompetent. Posting a different opinion is just fine, but the attacks from some posters are unbelievable. I certainly don't think everything has to be sweetness and light. If someone had a bad experience at a hotel/restaurant/ride or whatever, that's just as valid and helpful as somebody else's positive experience.

I think it's probably a good thing that most of these people will remain nameless and faceless in real life.

Cheers,

 

[PrincessTrisha]

While I agree that sometimes people get overly "flamey" and negative and sarcastic, sometimes I think people post looking for it.

There are some subjects (like taking kids out of school, harnesses, etc) that come down to a difference of opinion and participants should at least TRY to remain civil and not attack individuals.

But then you have the person who posts something that they know is wrong ("well, I'm giving Disney enough money already so I will put my child down as 3, and reuse the mugs I bought 10 years ago, and hop over to the Poly and take a dip anytime I want because it's my right - does everyone agree with me?) and wonders why people take offense.

My take is people who KNOW they are doing something against the rules and post about wanting to do it (or doing it) want to be flamed and elicit a negative reaction.

I mean, if you are going to do something against the rules, just do it - don't go looking for approval.

 

[mamax2]

That is actually a very good point.

 

[cpbjgc]

But then you have the person who posts something that they know is wrong ("well, I'm giving Disney enough money already so I will put my child down as 3, and reuse the mugs I bought 10 years ago, and hop over to the Poly and take a dip anytime I want because it's my right - does everyone agree with me?) and wonders why people take offense.

That always gets me too, especially when they start off with "I know I'm going to get flamed for this, but..."

Having said that, I also agree with your point that everyone has opinions and while we don't have to agree on everything, you don't have to question someone's parenting styles/humanity/intelligence/morals/ethics to express your own point of view, and that's where a lot of the discussions seem to run into trouble. That's the whole idea behind being civil - recognizing people have different opinions and points of view and not requiring them to agree with your opinion all the time.

The above statement does not apply to me of course, I'm always right...

 

[crazyhunter98]

we just got back and we had a great trip we have not a thing to complain about we had great service everywhere we went, great food not a bad
meal anywhere and we had no lines to get in or on an attraction,bus service was also good and we were at pop century. the big thing that made our trip a success was we did not rush anywhere we went and we seen and did everything we wanted too. we did see alot of people rushing around with kids and by midday they were alot of cranky people in the parks lol.I quess i do have one and only one complain and that is very rude people with no respect for anyone around them.

 

[mommytodarlings]

ITA with OP.

I belong to 2 other message boards that have a separate Canadian Forum and on the one we have nicknamed it the War-Free Canadian Forum and the other we call the Drama-Free Canadian Forum.

I mostly read (I guess I'm a lurker) the other forums and only post in the Canadian Forum. I don't know, do you think it is because we are polite or do we just generally not get as worked up about things as our counterparts to the south.

I can't believe how worked up some people get. I find that on the Canadian forums, we can have discussions on politics, healthcare, whatever, and they don't get as heated. On another board a Canadian was slammed by a bunch of people because she was complaining that with the exchange rate so low recently we (Canadians) were getting ripped off by a certain clothing store because the prices we soo much cheaper in the US. I couldn't believe how she was attacked. People were saying she shouldn't complain because she gets free healthcare and they had to pay lots of $$ recently for a hospital stay, blah, blah, blah. All of the sudden, it became a healthcare debate and that Canadians shouldn't complain because at least we have free healthcare(this coming from US members). It was ridiculous.

With 4 dks under 5 I don't have the time to follow a drama-filled thread, or post comments just to be rude or start something. I usually stay away from those threads, too time consuming.

 

[PhotobearSam]

I used to go to the Community Board a lot but when they got rid of the debate board, I did not like the tone on the CB anymore. I guess I am just a sensitive Canadian... I love the "Nice" Canadian board...