@freakiness wrote:Sometimes a bit of fun, without any malicious intent, is perceived as trolling when it's not.
There is rarely any trolling on this board and on the odd occasion that there is it doesn't last long and is largely ignored.
sure, but bullying goes on and some do seem to start it and then others join in, I'm not meaning you or anyone in particular. A lot of people everywhere judge bullying by how they think they would/should respond, put your big girl pants on, just ignore it - I do, that kind of thing. Bullying is a very real problem in all sorts of social situations and what is fun for some can be devastating for others.
@the_great_she_elephant wrote:As long as the comments are confined to this board and don't involve divulging private information, I really can't understand why people would need to get uptight about being 'trolled.'
And I'm proud to anounce my mother is STILL doing unspeakable things to those French bears in the forest.
She Ele, you don't need to understand how others may feel.
The act not the effect the act may have is what is wrong.
That's the message that should be being sent out loud and clear.
Rather than the 'get tough and put up with it..swallow a bag of cement' kind of message
In an earlier article here there was tips for administration and reasons why it can result in loss of genuine discussion and silencing of people who genuinely want to take part in discussion rather than rile other people up for their own amusement.(as per the OP study). I hope that our moderation read it .
@the_great_she_elephant wrote:As long as the comments are confined to this board and don't involve divulging private information, I really can't understand why people would need to get uptight about being 'trolled.'
And I'm proud to anounce my mother is STILL doing unspeakable things to those French bears in the forest.
Exactly what i mean - ele, just because you can't understand why some people get uptight about being trolled, doesn't make it less upsetting for those who do get upset or uptight.
@boris1gary wrote:
@the_great_she_elephant wrote:As long as the comments are confined to this board and don't involve divulging private information, I really can't understand why people would need to get uptight about being 'trolled.'
And I'm proud to anounce my mother is STILL doing unspeakable things to those French bears in the forest.
Exactly what i mean - ele, just because you can't understand why some people get uptight about being trolled, doesn't make it less upsetting for those who do get upset or uptight.
It gets to the point that every thread turns into a groundhog day of trolling accusations and that is entirely unwarranted.
