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Post by کیوان on Apr 12, 2024 10:54:00 GMT -5
Confession time: there have been times when a fellow user makes a post that makes me want to send back a snarky reply. I know it's wrong of me to do so, but is it wrong for me to feel this way? What is your philosophy on this?
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Post by Sand on Apr 12, 2024 11:50:11 GMT -5
The simple answer is no, don't do it. The philosophy: think and take a deep breath before you act (or type.)
Interesting topic you've chosen here, we'll see how long it lasts.
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Post by Quill on Apr 12, 2024 12:53:39 GMT -5
There have been moments, yeah, but I'm pretty good at refraining from doing so. Usually my annoyance comes from a perceived lack of maturity on the part of the poster, but then I remember that this forum is full of literal children and I'm a grown-ass adult.
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Post by Saint Ambrosef on Apr 12, 2024 13:02:27 GMT -5
I've been on these boards since I was 17, so yeah, definitely. Many times. Mods can testify to fights I've gotten in back in ye olden days, lol.
Not so much these days. I've matured, but it also helps that there's generally a lot less snarky teenager attitude going on here to get miffed about. I still get the urge sometimes when I see particularly stupid comments, but I've had enough direct experience to know that it never ends well - I feel superior for about five seconds, and then feel anxious and panicky about maintaining it.
EDIT: not to go grandma on you whippersnappers, but be so so thankful that you were not a teenager on the internet during the hey-day of the "permanently salty" attitude being seen as peak.
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Post by Sunleap24973 on Apr 12, 2024 13:20:22 GMT -5
I'm curious this is one of my first forum experiences how would you guys say it stacks up against other online places in terms of friendliness? So far I haven't seen anything that problematic but maybe I just haven't been on here long enough.
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Post by کیوان on Apr 12, 2024 13:43:58 GMT -5
I'm curious this is one of my first forum experiences how would you guys say it stacks up against other online places in terms of friendliness? So far I haven't seen anything that problematic but maybe I just haven't been on here long enough. This is, by far, one of the nicest places to be for Warrior Cats discussions and roleplaying. The closest imo would probably be Reddit and select Discord servers, and those pale in comparison.
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Post by brooksie on Apr 12, 2024 13:58:28 GMT -5
tuesday mornings and wednesday mornings i wake up with very little sleep and want to pick fights with everybody i see on twitter. what you do is you type out the reply but you dont actually send it because you understand internet fights are not worth it and everyone is a loser
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Pixie
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Post by Pixie on Apr 12, 2024 14:50:42 GMT -5
tuesday mornings and wednesday mornings i wake up with very little sleep and want to pick fights with everybody i see on twitter. what you do is you type out the reply but you dont actually send it because you understand internet fights are not worth it and everyone is a loser Better than me fr bc I send mine
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Post by brooksie on Apr 12, 2024 15:06:36 GMT -5
tuesday mornings and wednesday mornings i wake up with very little sleep and want to pick fights with everybody i see on twitter. what you do is you type out the reply but you dont actually send it because you understand internet fights are not worth it and everyone is a loser Better than me fr bc I send mine ok 50% of the times they get sent and then by like noon im awake enough and have had enough caffeine to realize it was not that serious and i delete it hoping nobody saw
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Post by ☆*:.。. Rain .。.:*☆ on Apr 12, 2024 15:59:47 GMT -5
I bet y’all a blade of grass that someone’s gonna start a fight in this thread.
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Post by brooksie on Apr 12, 2024 17:15:05 GMT -5
LOL
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Post by Leapkit on Apr 12, 2024 19:08:42 GMT -5
Can, will, have, probably will again at some point.
Is it the right thing to do? Not all the time. But I try to be somewhat fair a long time before I get to the point of snapping. When someone is being a little weasel about something I can't not say what we were literally all thinking and let them keep getting away with it for sake of peace. I've dealt with my share of bad actors and I'm already tired of all of them.
Am I mean? Yeah sometimes. Try me.
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Post by Leapkit on Apr 12, 2024 19:10:53 GMT -5
At the same time I have also literally self-reported when I know I was the problem and made the mods give me a warning level bc I knew I was a jerk and took it too far.
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Post by ☆*:.。. Rain .。.:*☆ on Apr 12, 2024 19:40:11 GMT -5
I bet y’all a blade of grass that someone’s gonna start a fight in this thread. XD THIS IS THE DIGITAL EQUIVALENT OF SAYING A JOKE QUIETLY THEN SOMEONE ELSE REPEATING IT LOUDER AND EVERYONE LAUGHING- edit: this will become the fight /hj
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Post by Chicken on Apr 12, 2024 21:13:31 GMT -5
I've done this before, it usually happens when I'm irritated when someone gets snarky at me first because they can't tell when something is obviously a joke, you figure with their lives being constant jokes, they'd be better at spotting them. I've actually been blocked before due to this but I don't feel bad, their feelings are not my obligation
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Post by Brownie on Apr 12, 2024 21:34:32 GMT -5
a few times, usually because someone posts something that sets off my Internet Safety red flags and I have to erase like a 4k essay on how dangerous oversharing on the internet can be, esp cuz those people are usually 13-15 and idk what they're teaching about internet safety nowadays but uh, I'm a little scared with what some people think is normal online behavior
but it really isn't my place to say anything about what users feel comfortable sharing, even if I've been around for the worst of the internet. Especially because honestly? This is one of the safer corners to act that way. But also I've been stalked and ddos'd before and it's really not fun and I really hope our younger folks are being safe ;-;
also one time someone basically said that people should be afraid of insects and I almost went off about that. mostly because that is the exact loop I'm trying so desperately hard to break in my irl life and it's super frustrating to have thoughts like that publicly circulating and echoing through social media :/
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dal
and even all the smiles on kid's faces bring you pain, when you think of what they'll face
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Post by dal on Apr 12, 2024 23:23:52 GMT -5
not to go grandma on you whippersnappers, but be so so thankful that you were not a teenager on the internet during the hey-day of the "permanently salty" attitude being seen as peak. i was gonna vote no and then i remembered 2017 was a year and voted yes bc i did indeed used to get into arguments a lot lol. not sure if 2017 was the year u were referring to but absolutely true. i definitely see ppl have that attitude still on social media platforms like twitter and insta, but it's definitely died out for the most part here and (from what i've seen) on tumblr.
as for getting into arguments myself, i try my best to refrain online. i consider here to be a very chill place where conflicts get sorted out pretty fairly, but on somewhere like an instagram comments section i just avoid looking entirely bc if i look i will get irritated. i've learned over time that arguments don't really get you anywhere online. if i post something, i really only engage with ppl who i believe have genuine intentions. otherwise i don't expend my energy because i will get 0 benefit lol
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Post by Card against Humanity on Apr 13, 2024 9:51:56 GMT -5
yes but im a wimp so i've never actually gone through with it
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Post by Leapkit on Apr 13, 2024 15:40:06 GMT -5
yes but im a wimp so i've never actually gone through with it Nuh uh remember you in 2017 too. You're in the pot with me and Dal buddy.
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Post by Saint Ambrosef on Apr 13, 2024 15:45:53 GMT -5
yes but im a wimp so i've never actually gone through with it Nuh uh remember you in 2017 too. You're in the pot with me and Dal buddy. i was gonna say, im pretty sure i remember being personally victimized by Cards back in the Dark Ages lmao
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Post by Leapkit on Apr 13, 2024 16:24:18 GMT -5
Nuh uh remember you in 2017 too. You're in the pot with me and Dal buddy. i was gonna say, im pretty sure i remember being personally victimized by Cards back in the Dark Ages lmao I do love how we've all grown and it's something we can laugh about now i love u guys 🥺
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Post by Chicken on Apr 13, 2024 16:41:22 GMT -5
i was gonna say, im pretty sure i remember being personally victimized by Cards back in the Dark Ages lmao I do love how we've all grown and it's something we can laugh about now i love u guys 🥺 I've grown but in the other direction, I've gotten worse as time has gone on lmao
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Post by Leapkit on Apr 13, 2024 17:14:24 GMT -5
I do love how we've all grown and it's something we can laugh about now i love u guys 🥺 I've grown but in the other direction, I've gotten worse as time has gone on lmao You say youre in your villain era but youre literally just setting boundaries and telling people no.
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Pixie
2024 is already bad; 2025 will be my year fr
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Post by Pixie on Apr 13, 2024 18:32:06 GMT -5
I've grown but in the other direction, I've gotten worse as time has gone on lmao You say youre in your villain era but youre literally just setting boundaries and telling people no. Why is this literally me The way my heart rate always goes up when I know I have to tell someone no lol
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Post by ☆*:.。. Rain .。.:*☆ on Apr 13, 2024 18:40:13 GMT -5
You say youre in your villain era but youre literally just setting boundaries and telling people no. Why is this literally me The way my heart rate always goes up when I know I have to tell someone no lol Yooooo same
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Post by Chicken on Apr 13, 2024 18:55:05 GMT -5
I've grown but in the other direction, I've gotten worse as time has gone on lmao You say youre in your villain era but youre literally just setting boundaries and telling people no. That's true. I was actually feeling a bit guilty that I keep being snappy at my sister for not taking her dog out more and expecting me to do it all the time even though I said I didn't want to get a dog because this always happens, and I'm also super irritated at people in my household over things, and I thought, it might not hurt to be a bit nicer, but I also thought, but what do they do for me and I'm not obligated to be nice to them
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Post by Card against Humanity on Apr 13, 2024 19:05:50 GMT -5
Nuh uh remember you in 2017 too. You're in the pot with me and Dal buddy. i was gonna say, im pretty sure i remember being personally victimized by Cards back in the Dark Ages lmao oh yeah lmao you're right. but even then though i only did that bc it was mob mentality with my "friends". i definitely wouldn't have done it by myself. just goes to show how messed up those friend groups can be
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