This place

Is this an exclusive club where there's only one type of person that is allowed to say anything or is this a discussion group site? When one stays curteous then only there's indeed discussion possible. When I get into a situation when there's no civility left, like people starting to become abusive verbally and intellectually, then I leave the discussion. When someone tells me that I'm stalking them, well, I ask them to leave my postings alone and I'll do the same to them. How can one actually start off a discussion when there's no possible respect in the first place? No, I'm not having that either. Not blocking nor ignoring. Just doing what I do in the real world. Treating people with respect and whenever needed backing off. So I guess that my question remains. What sort of site is this?

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Morrigan · F

People are never what they seem, and online it's easy to be something or nothing, jump to conclusions, be rude and scream opinions as though there is no consequence for poor actions. Of course this is just my opinion.

val70 · 51-55

@Morrigan Sure, I do understand that the mask is there. At times there are obvious reasons. Like someone is trying to get along on here in already sparse anonymity in today's society. I saw someone posting pictures on here of places that I do frequent and it frightened me a lot. Perhaps it's only anxiety? But I'm moving away from your point. How about we turn your premiss around? That they are already what they seem to be? Not wanting anyone telling them they're perhaps wrong, let along proving that. I can be rude too. But I've never called someone a stalker. I did report some for persecuting others on here, even being insulting to whole groups. Well, I don't like that :-)

Morrigan · F

@val70 i feel how upset you are by this most recent interaction. I hope you remember one persons view of you is not the reality. Just their opinion based on insufficient information not fact. In fact there is someone on this post who blocked me due to jumping to conclusions then spread those conclusion causing a chain reaction of blocking by others. Yet i am sure others find her lovely. Remember those who really see you are the important ones.

val70 · 51-55

@Morrigan I know what you mean about the whole blocking movement. The first time that I got blocked I was in shock. It was over gay priests inside the Church of England. Just for that I got blocked and it's indeed a made decision already. Perhaps your blocker doesn't want to face reality either. Like you indicated, nothing to do with the person being blocked as such. The trouble I had this afternoon that I gave this individual a second chance after trying to overwhelm my own comment today too, but after proving my point to be right he called me a stalker because I showed him one of his own previous comments to contradict him