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Lollirot

OP, I see nothing wrong with the regs at all. You must be new here. I'm a lurker and have been lurking more now because of school. M14 for the longest time was one of the most tame BMBs around. All the regs here are VERY supportive of one another and I'm very glad to be apart of this BMB even if I can't be as active as I'd like to be. I never got any snark because I wasn't active all the time. Why? Because I lurk enough to know how this BMB works and I've been around this BMB since August 2013. I'm just now coming back from my bump break and seeing a lot of people I don't recognize and I'm seeing a lot of drive bys asking the SAME questions about 5 times in one day. This BMB hasn't changed except for those drive bys. That's why there's snark. It's annoying having the same question asked MULTIPLE times a DAY. All they ask is that, if you're new, take the time to read and search before you post. It's really not asking a lot. 

ewallace00

@JamieSif I want to hear from OP's love titter. Pretty please??

peachy0709

Laura8388 said:

ewallace00 said:

@JamieSif I want to hear from OP's love titter. Pretty please??

Hell, there's a whole slew of them - not just one

@mrsoliver916

@akflutterby

@ryannerene

@RoxyV111582

@Renik20

@Amber0310

@24Trishap

What are these?

The people who clicked "love it" to OP's post, but haven't contributed to the conversation either way.

lalaith50

I just want to say... I'm all for intelligent posts and responses (unlike most of the drive-bys...) but does anyone else feel like most of OP's posts read like she typed out a post and then used a thesaurus on select words?

pepperedmoth

lalaith50 said:

I just want to say... I'm all for intelligent posts and responses (unlike most of the drive-bys...) but does anyone else feel like most of OP's posts read like she typed out a post and then used a thesaurus on select words?

It's the diction that's odd more than the vocabulary. Has anyone else seen "The Ladykillers," a Coen brothers movie where Kevin Kline stars as an ersatz "professor" out to rob a casino? It's pretty funny. He's trying to impersonate an Oxford-educated expert in Baroque sacred music, and goes TOTALLY over-the-top with it.

Anyway, that's kinda how she came off. Movie quotes just because!

Professor: I am so terribly sorry, madam. But won't the feline eventually tire of his lonely perch and, pining for his master's affection, return on his own initiative?

His landlady, whose cat is up a tree: Huh? No, he won't come down less you fetch him. He'd set there til Gabriel blows his horn if someone didn't shimmy up. Up with you now!

Professor: Well then couldn't we perhaps offer him kitty treats and enticements, or if not foodstuffs perhaps squeaky little toys of the kind formerly manufactured in Hong Kong but now produced in the other so-called "Little Tigers" of the Pacific Rim?

Like that.

AKPuffin

salbert610  I'm a board regular, been here since July '13, but I don't post all the time due to the time difference between me and the U.S.  I do read a lot of what goes on here and while I don't always agree with everything the other regs say they are entitled to their opinion and we have made this board what it is, a caring, supportive, funny and yes, even sometimes snarky place.  As many have already said if you don't like the board or us move on or just keep lurking quietly while we do our thing.  And as for all the women, only one of whom I recognized, who "liked" your original post and the one who keeps liking all of your subsequent comments all I have to say is:

salbert610

While I accept your compliments on my choice of words, it's remarkable that you feed into the stereotype so well that you try to attack me as if I'm the bookworm at school. 

Calling out people who have liked my post is juvenile.  Virtually calling their name in the hallways to meet you in the parking lot after school for a beat down. 

Why not call out the people that haven't liked or posted anything at all to the discussion.  There have been 2.5k+ views, there are more people to berate or possibly more trolls to recruit.

I see that you've all been out trolling today.  You all really showed her how VERY friendly the M14 contributors can be.  I think you should heed your own advice, if you don't like what someone has posted to the discussion board then don't respond. 

Keep on trollin!

mamamia866

salbert610 said:

While I accept your compliments on my choice of words, it's remarkable that you feed into the stereotype so well that you try to attack me as if I'm the bookworm at school. 

Calling out people who have liked my post is juvenile.  Virtually calling their name in the hallways to meet you in the parking lot after school for a beat down. 

Why not call out the people that haven't liked or posted anything at all to the discussion.  There have been 2.5k+ views, there are more people to berate or possibly more trolls to recruit.

I see that you've all been out trolling today.  You all really showed her how VERY friendly the M14 contributors can be.  I think you should heed your own advice, if you don't like what someone has posted to the discussion board then don't respond. 

Keep on trollin!

See the problem is, you don't seem to comprehend that you are guilty of the point you are trying to make. What's the word I'm looking for again? Oh yea, hypocrite. To echo previous posts, how much have you contributed to the M14 community? You have no credibility in this forum. Take your own advice: if you don't like what's being posted, don't read it.

Oh, and in case you don't know the definition:

RoxyV111582

the reason i hit i love it is because part of what she said rung true with me, i've been here since i was about 12 weeks along, and no, i did not do an intro post, i've only started about 3 maybe 4 threads, and i've given advice when i could. 

It's hard for me to post all the time due to my work sched, even tho i want to contribute more. i've gotten support and given support when i could, also my advice is sometimes redundant because 10 or 15 other people have said the same thing i would have said, so i simply don't post. Lately, maybe about the last 2 weeks, i've felt intimidated to post anything, i wanted to post about my baby shower (yes i wanted some aw's cus i am only human and like to feel loved too) and i felt like i couldn't because now i'm doubting i'm part of the community and that i'm just a fly by poster, even tho i have been here since i was about 12 weeks along, reading along and hitting love it.

Today i wanted to post about it being my dad's 31 year anniversary since his passing, i've been feeling bummed all day and it's exactly one month until the baby's due date, i started to post but didn't because i honestly felt scared to post.

Why do i care what strangers on the internet think, because i am human, because even tho it's just words on a board and everyone is free to say what they want, words do still hurt, and no i've personally have not been attacked and i've been shown a lot of support when i've asked and i hope i've also given it when i could, i am just afraid that an internet battle (like this one) will ensue if i post something, anything.

So now you know why i hit love it, and i don't want to battle or argue with anyone, this is just my honest opinion. did the OP go too far? probably, is she on the losing side of the battle? most def, i do stand by my love it tho because some of what she said does ring true.

AriaAmante143

Honestly, why do you think anyone would snark on you for posting about the anniversary of the passing of your dad? Have you seen that before? Because I sure haven't. That's the kind of support this board gives freely, and often. Please post your feelings if it helps you get through today.

RoxyV111582

@dotgirl2 thanks! i want to i really do, i just need to figure out how to be a better mobile bumpie (i do have a good 2 hour commute roundtrip from and to work, sleep usually beats me tho and i snore on the train (i swear i scare people with my snoring) but on the other hand i've been waking up at 4am so maybe i'll become a better night bumpie

mamamia866

RoxyV111582 said:

the reason i hit i love it is because part of what she said rung true with me, i've been here since i was about 12 weeks along, and no, i did not do an intro post, i've only started about 3 maybe 4 threads, and i've given advice when i could. 

It's hard for me to post all the time due to my work sched, even tho i want to contribute more. i've gotten support and given support when i could, also my advice is sometimes redundant because 10 or 15 other people have said the same thing i would have said, so i simply don't post. Lately, maybe about the last 2 weeks, i've felt intimidated to post anything, i wanted to post about my baby shower (yes i wanted some aw's cus i am only human and like to feel loved too) and i felt like i couldn't because now i'm doubting i'm part of the community and that i'm just a fly by poster, even tho i have been here since i was about 12 weeks along, reading along and hitting love it.

Today i wanted to post about it being my dad's 31 year anniversary since his passing, i've been feeling bummed all day and it's exactly one month until the baby's due date, i started to post but didn't because i honestly felt scared to post.

Why do i care what strangers on the internet think, because i am human, because even tho it's just words on a board and everyone is free to say what they want, words do still hurt, and no i've personally have not been attacked and i've been shown a lot of support when i've asked and i hope i've also given it when i could, i am just afraid that an internet battle (like this one) will ensue if i post something, anything.

So now you know why i hit love it, and i don't want to battle or argue with anyone, this is just my honest opinion. did the OP go too far? probably, is she on the losing side of the battle? most def, i do stand by my love it tho because some of what she said does ring true.

OP also came in swinging, so there's that. But we do welcome lurkers, especially in a time of need. A brief intro is always appreciated, but you've done that already Welcome!

RoxyV111582

@ariaamante143 no i didn't think anyone would say anything mean about it being my dad's anniversary, but just in the moment when i was writing up the post i had a minute of hesitation and i just ended up not posting anything. i have found incredible support here and i'm glad, but sometimes the snark in general does get to be a little too much for my taste, so i just stay away from those posts and look at others. 

Rommel200

I have been around since very early. I read almost everything every day. I don't post much and I don't start threads. I don't do much but read. I love this place and would not change a thing. Even if I am a lurker and I know I can't spell or use grammar, (I'm dyslexic and mobile and don't care) I am happy here. I don't care if someone gets snarky that's what's fun about this place. Watching people support people and watching people be mean. Sometimes people say dumb things ... It's the internet... If you don't like it don't post. I guess what I am saying is I don't care how supportive or mean people are here. I love this place and would not be getting though this pregnancy without it. I don't want the mean people to leave or stop being mean! Thanks for letting me lurk for about 8 months!