When Innocent Posts Go Bad...

[U2_rocks!]

Be grateful theyre not ripping on your looks, or your family, or other "personal" things, aside from your opinion.... those are always a good time waiting to happen!!!

Yeah, that's pretty low.

 

["Got Disney"]

Just post PINEAPPLE next time!

Pineapple...... pineapple.....I get it....


I also want to add that there are Trolls out there and they like to start alot of trouble....they have nothing better to do than to rial us up....

So BEWARE OF TROLLS and mean people...or nice people having a real bad day.

 

[JoyG]

I'm going to swim against the current here and offer this advice: DO take it personally and DON'T take it with a grain of salt! Internalize it. Let it burn inside you. Then print out both threads (and this one since you've attracted some of your detractors to this board) and keep a list of those who were mean to you. Then stalk them all where ever they post, and keep a catalogue of their statements of fact and opinion. Finally, whenever you can, reply to their posts with contradiction or sarcasm (wait, sarcasm is illegal, so post with IRONY). Cite their previous comments to support your posts.

It makes the boards more entertaining for the rest of us.

Just a suggestion (and not a serious one).

Now THAT is funny!

 

[phamton]

I've noticed sometimes that one word can be misconstrued in a post, which may cause some people to reply harshly. I think if you had posted "I think there are more things to do at Seaworld for young children than at Universal", then the replies might have not been so harsh. Saying there is "nothing to do" at Universal tends to be like raising a red flag in front of a raging bull.

Let me try and explain why. The Disboard is a board for Disney fans. Several times a week, posts and/or threads pop up about how bad Universal is, how there is nothing to do, and lots of other negative things. The Universal board members often feel like the red-haired step child (no offense to any red-haired stepchildren either living or dead). Consequently, we often get defensive and even over-react. I apologize for that. Although I didn't participate in either thread, I do know that I have come off a little strong in posts that I perceive as dissin' my favorite park. I know that isn't fair but it happens on other threads too. Just notice how defensive posters get when someone says that WDW is boring, dirty, unsafe, or whatever. I am certainly not trying to justify flaming anyone.

Just an FYI though, I would suggest instead of posting "pineapple" for mean posts, that you just report the post to the moderators.

 

[bluesaturn]

I know what you mean OP! Lol actually the DIS makes me laugh all the time. Some people really honestly think they are the smartest people in world. And the contradictions abound! Just laugh it off. They'd all be WAY to scared to say anything to you in person. The only way they can feel tough is online.

 

[Mrs.Toad]

I think that many people were put off with your statement that Universal "really has nothing for kids as young as yours." When others listed some rides and shows that young children enjoy, you just countered with statements that you didn't think young kids would enjoy that. So then they countered with statements of how their kids did enjoy those rides. It did go downhill from there and I am sorry you felt attacked.

Your posts after the initial ones were well thought out. I just think your first two posts just sort of angered people who were stating the rides that their young children liked. It seemed like you were dismissing their experiences. I agree that you shouldn't have been attacked for not having children.

You certainly have the right to have a different opinion but anytime you make a blanket statement such as "XXX doesn't have anything for kids", you will most likely get some strong responses from those who love XXX (whether XXX is Universal, Disney, or Seaworld).

Sorry OP, but in reading the original thread (I didn't read the second), I think you were the one who turned it into a debate and debates on the DIS almost always seem to breed personal attacks. (Not that that excuses it, of course.)

The first couple of posters simply pointed out the kid-friendly things to do at Universal. Nothing wrong with that, they are allowed their opinions, too. At that point, the OP should have had enough information to make an informed decision based on her own family's likes and dislikes, there was really no need to quibble over whether toddlers prefer animals to Barney.

I think you are taking it too personally, especially when you say things like "in their attempts to sway me...". It didn't sound to me like anyone was trying to sway your opinion, you seemed to be the one trying to do the swaying.

Anyway, as someone said, there is no tone on the internet, so it's easy to take things the wrong way. And I think that happened on both sides in that thread. Try not to let it bother you.