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Pastimes : Let's Talk About Our Feelings!!! -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: jlallen who wrote (86244)	8/23/2000 8:35:59 PM
From: epicure	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

I think it is viewed with "derogation" because on this board certain men have a tendency to gang up and be very ugly to other people. Everyone, once in a while, discusses another poster in public. But when it is done over and over and over again, as it has been, in a particularly fixated way by people making very evil comments- and I say evil- because I find it so, they aren't funny, they are merely repetitive and they try to be cruel. The fact that they are not successful in being cruel (at least not to me- I think they've wounded a few other people) is not the issue. The issue is they wish to wound for no underlying reason except- so far as I can see- pricked pride. I can't rationally justify calling it evil- but I feel it is evil- and it only convinces me more that the people involved are, as I perceive them to be, rotten at the core. Of course I wouldn't promulgate any laws on the matter (since I distrust "feelings"), or go whining to SI BOB, but it's Evil as far as I'm concerned. So third party crap is probably not nearly specific enough for the hunting pack mentality you know is present. It's called badgering, or hounding, and it is ugly and evil (imo) when done two or three on one. That's just an opinion. I like a fair fight- other people obviously don't. I think it's what Rambi meant- and it is definitely what I mean.

To: jlallen who wrote (86244)	8/23/2000 10:29:02 PM
From: Rambi	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

Hi, jla, I think I defined it when I said it is people talking negatively ABOUT someone rather than to them, trying to put them down, insult them, things like that, but indirectly, intentionally, and repetitively. It has no purpose but to be nasty. It isn't discussion or argument or debate; it very definitely isn't intelligent commentary on an opinion, it's an attack on a person. It's done to hurt or anger another. I think it's harmful in a lot of ways. Which isn't to say we haven't all done it once or twice, but this had gone on all day and was getting worse. I don't really want to get into a discussion about it, and for sure not a disagreement with you or anyone else; it's my opinion of what was happening, it's a pet peeve of mine, and that's why I said something. To further discuss it, unless directly with the parties, would just make me guilty of it, so that's it for me. How are you?