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[PrincessKsMom]

OMG! I just read this entire thread.... I am now nuts!

Stashbin, please be more careful when using smilies. You obviously spaced (or something) and caused some of your dancing smilies to actually be :dance3's

 

[stashbin]

My bad! Oh wait...I can't have a "bad", can I?

I seriously can't believe I sat here and read this entire thread! It's like a train wreck. I must be out of my mind bored for this to have entertained me as long as it has. (and it still is!)

 

[MnMomtoboys]

Here's the thing, this thread wasn't started out of the goodness of the OP's heart in trying to help people. I don't know the back story, but it sounds like she thought she got blocked, she got ticked off, started this thread figuring people would agree with her (because everyone is going to agree it's cowardly to send something nasty to someone but then not be willing to receive it back) and she probably figured the person who sent the PM would see it and see that everyone thinks he/she was wrong.

So, even though I'm sure the OP will deny it, this thread was started to call someone out on something and make them feel bad. But it was done in a very passive agressive manner. Which, it's a public message board, so everyone has the right to do it. But if you are going to dish it, you better be prepared to take it. This thread wasn't started with nice intentions and the OP shouldn't be surprised when some posters decide not to play nice on the thread. If this were a thread where someone was just being nice, maybe thanking their DIS friends for helping them through a tough time, and had a lot of spelling or grammar mistakes, I doubt people would call the poster out on them. Because when someone is being truly nice, most people reply with kindness.

But if you are going to start a thread with mean intentions, don't expect the people on the thread to play nice.

Well put! She should of just let it go and move on.

 

[MushyMushy]

Well put! She should of just let it go and move on.

Oh no you di'n't!

 

[MaryAnnDVC]

Well put! She should of just let it go and move on.

Should HAVE. Just sayin'.

Geez, this thread gave me a headache.

 

[MaryAnnDVC]

Oh no you di'n't!

(And congrats on the 35 lbs (since I don't know WHAT this thread is about anymore anyway!))

 

[MnMomtoboys]

Should HAVE. Just sayin'.

Geez, this thread gave me a headache.

thanks for letting me know. Having a 2 year old that doesn't like to sleep doesn't help the thought process.

thats my story and I'm sticking to it. Give me a problem and your sleeping with a 2 year old!!

 

[Aisling]

You are so right. Oh, and BTW, it's "adult's", not "adults".

Sorry about that, I just couldn't resist.

 

[Aisling]

Do those of you with impeccable spelling skills feel superior? Really?

Hey lady, it's impekkable NOT impeccable! You must be one of the inferior speller.

 

[CathrynRose]

Hey lady, it's impekkable NOT impeccable! You must be one of the inferior speller.

When my mom died, I found the Spelling Bee Certificate I had won, in 5th grade, so this is simply impozzibull.

 

[dalt01]

if you ask for ADVICE around here you are going to get it. if you dont want to hear it i would ADVISE you to not ask in the first place. nuf said...........did i hear taps??????????????????

 

[cm8]

if you ask for ADVICE around here you are going to get it. if you dont want to hear it i would ADVISE you to not ask in the first place. nuf said...........did i hear taps??????????????????

She did not ask for her grammar to be critiqued. She only posted a statement that involved a situation that she was dealing with. Making fun of someone is childish and very impolite.

 

[dalt01]

if you ask for ADVICE around here you are going to get it. if you dont want to hear it i would ADVISE you to not ask in the first place. nuf said...........did i hear taps??????????????????

She did not ask for her grammar to be critiqued. She only posted a statement that involved a situation that she was dealing with. Making fun of someone is childish and very impolite.

agreed......she states that she asked for an opinion (advice) she did not like the answer she got (advised). we have no way of knowing how out of line the PM was. she wanted to fire back (ill advised) but could not. has hissy fit and starts another thread. normal human reaction. as far as the spelling i was just word playing.................i stand behind my post (opinion).

 

[HoneyPooh]

I'm still waiting to hear what my several other spelling errors were from the OP I couldn't find anything but noticeable either. Curious to see what she thinks I spelled wrong.

My issue is with a professed teacher stating she did not notice thirteen "word usage" errors in one post. All with the same word. That one astounded me. After the second one my eyes crossed.

My opinion on the original post so I can be on topic: It's not cool to send a PM then block a reply that's cowardly.

But

If you are going to start a thread to respond to the pm and you type a long rambling post lecturing the person about what they pm'd you about, you should be sure to spell your key word correctly (or get the word usage right). If you don't do that everyone will focus on that and not on your intended message.

Case in point..........this entire thread.

 

[C.Ann]

If it was nasty, I would have just reported it to the mods.. If it was more along the lines of a "lecture" (like trying to shove their opinion down your throat), I wouldn't waste my time typing out a response.. You really don't want to encourage people like that.. They end up like gum stuck on the bottom of your shoe..

 

[Robinrs]

Robin was a mod on the CB when they used to list who the mods were.
I know that they dealt with some people who would send really bad pms but those were boarding on threats on your real life. If someone wants to tell you that they think your an idiot you should just delete and move on.

And BOY it's a good thing they do NOT list them anymore!!! It's like wearing a target!