I was just thinking about this again...   I've already touched on the ignore feature provided by eBay, but now I am wondering about the section in "Socially" - "Excluding".....   If a person wanted to join one of the private groups here on eBay, if their application was not successful and they were purposely excluded from that group, would this be a form of bullying?

No I wouldn't see it that way more say similar applying for a Job and being unsuccessful 🙂  reminds me I must go hit the 'reject' button on something.

cos they're all listed under groups....

but your post says that exclusion is a form of bullying.

so define exclusion.....

ex·clu·sion
(k-sklzhn)n.1. The act or practice of excluding.2. The condition or fact of being excluded.

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/exclusion

ex·clude
(k-skld)tr.v. ex·clud·ed, ex·clud·ing, ex·cludes

1. To prevent from entering; keep out; bar: a jar sealed to exclude outside air; an immigration policy that excludes undesirables.

2. To prevent from being included, considered, or accepted; reject: The court excluded the improperly obtained evidence.

3. To put out; expel.

depends on the context?

A family member found she was being excluded in her workplace from things that were in her job description because another staff member  didn't like her.

Children in the playground....all huddled together and turning away from 1 child? moving away all together if the 1 child comes into the group. Sitting at a table and not allowing the 1 child to sit there even though there is space?

A poster here, little stars, was excluded from Christmas lunch, not invited yet was able to witness the lunch.......

Posters telling others to ignore comments by Iza........

Tolerance ~ a little bit of it goes a long way IMO

Sure does

depends on the context? A family member found she was being excluded in her workplace from things that were in her job description because another staff member  didn't like her. Children in the playground....all huddled together and turning away from 1 child? moving away all together if the 1 child comes into the group. Sitting at a table and not allowing the 1 child to sit there even though there is space? A poster here, little stars, was excluded from Christmas lunch, not invited yet was able to witness the lunch....... Posters telling others to ignore comments by Iza........

So, what about my example where a person applies to join one of the private groups but is excluded from joining?

Until such time as I see Iza initiating derogatory or nasty posts or making snide comments to other posters I will continue to support her right to post whatever she wishes to or contribute to any thread she chooses.

I do not see that as 'egging on' in any way.

I tend to scroll past cut and pastes and long diatribes and can usually ignore others whose posts are clearly intended to inflame.  In this instance, I cannot 😐  

"It's one thing to see evil being done it's another to stand by and allow it to be done"

So true.