AFRAID TO POST?

I know exactly what you mean. It has happened to me on a few occasions - The worst was shortly after I joined the site.

@Kandae1that would be bad. It makes for a bad impression of the site.

@Kandae11 By the time you get a few comments the damage has been done and you can't really change the title at that point.

Certainly not what you bargained for.

@Kandae11 Great! Do you have any suggestions to share?

Yes , we must use diplomacy. Luckily for me, I worked in that field for three years.

@1hopefulman To smooth the waters you can let the person know that you do appreciate the point they are making, but yours is a different view, then thank them nicely for contributing to the discussion.

@Kandae11 Someone has appealed that no one should talk about earnings but there no one has said excepting me, that guidelines allow it. Depends I suppose who they respond to but not what they respond to. I do not have many supporters here but that does not bother me.

I once wrote a post about being blocked - nothing wrong with that. We are free to write about anything that affects us - within the guidelines. There are so many posts appearing every minute in the recent posts section - if we see something we don't want to read - we don't have to - just move on to the next one.

It can manifest when you think it over.

@Kandae11 Yeah, that happens (inspiring 'far too many' of my posts here ) when I remember kind-of playing into an 'image of me that I don't want people to have' in the interest of being "peaceable" rather than striking up a conflict; then I think about it and (not thinking much about 'the moment's situation') regret responding "gently" rather than "angrily." For instance (a minor incident, that my mind foolishly dwelt on for too long): I was on a road-trip with some friends & we stopped about 50 yards from this teepee (Native-American tent) on the side of the highway. I forget why we stopped there; but some of the friends ran over to the teepee to get their picture taken together, and I wanted to join them. But I can't run; and they didn't hear me yell for them to wait for me as I started walking over. When I was halfway across the distance to the teepee, they took the picture & dispersed! And I Should've erupted in a verbal barrage of rage! (rage at my disability, at their total indifference) ... But the part I regret most: I 'played into' their indifference! sarcastically (though they couldn't hear 'the sarcasm') telling them--when they asked me if they should've waited--"Nooo ... it's fiiiiiiiiiiine ... I just 'struggled to cross half the distance between the car and the teepee' for absolutely no reason!"

@mythociate That was insensitive, thoughtless, they should have waited for you.

@Kandae11 Some people are too recalcitrant to accept anything they don't want to.If we can't agree,we can at least agree to disagree.

Instead of becoming rude, she should realize that it is impossible for everyone to agree on everything. Just accept that and move on.

@Kandae11 oh yes. Something that I don't quite like us that sometimes people don't respect your opinions. They only value theirs and argue because of that

Conversations are great , providing they don't turn rude.

@Kandae11

Yes, it is good to be upfront.

That is just the point, why can't we have a nice robust discussion and sharing of ideas without getting boisterous and rude.

That's good.So I beat you to the punch. By the way - there is an oldies song with that title which I like a lot.

I suppose that is the way most of us feel. - but sometimes trouble comes knocking at your door when you least expect it.

Yes, we could worry about that too.

Can't get safer than that.

Have you sorted out why they get deleted?

I hope it doesn't pass your way.