Guess what, I'm an idiot!!

Thanks, Maggiepie. Yes, we get labeled for our opinions. I am learning that I should not ever let people know they are in violation. Most of the times I have done so have resulted in name calling. I recall one other time, when someone was copying and pasting recipes at the rate of one per second. She thought I was mean to tell her it was against the rules. I did not delete her, but MyLot did. I deleted him because this was a culmination of a pattern of disrespect. Not just for the word "idiot". I have told people that what they said was offensive before, and gotten into nice relationships with them.

Neil, I read your discussion, but I did not understand it all. Perhaps because I do not use Facebook. I could not understand how she could send you a message if you deleted her? She sort of sounded scary to me.

Okay, now I understand how she contacted you after you deleted her.

Gerty, she made it happen to message me because we were friends. I just deleted her after she sends me the first message and my brother told me to do so delete her. even when she is not friend anymore as i deleted her in my list, facebook account could be set to accept messages or not, not friends and even friends. not like here on mylot, that there is no possibility of sending or receiving messages from strangers.

I have a relationship with at least one person who is very critical of Christians, and certain political affiliations as well. I have basically told them that we agree to disagree, and since coming out and putting it that way, I feel that we can discuss things better. If her discussion is one that bothers me too much, I skip it, for I will not convince her by arguing. Sometimes there are those you just have to disconnect from, here and on the other site as well. I used to feel bashed over on Gather, but I think I am in a different friend set this time.

He probably will get tired of us uptight people after awhile. There are forums where his antics are appropriate, but they are not the ones that I join.

I had better go look for your next discussion. I really do not like feeling irritated with people, and most of the time I can ignore them, or give the benefit of the doubt. We were not allowed to call names when I was a little child, and I should not have to take it now that I am grown.

Exactly, name-calling is immature and does not belong on here. If you look at the Mylot rules, there is a numbered rule indicating that name-calling is against the rules.

I think that sometimes namecalling comes from a panic feeling and not knowing how to handle the situaion a person may get into so they call names. It is immature and should always be against the rules. I guess you found my discussion, huh Gert'?

You are correct. The other thing is that idiots do not usually last very long on MyLot.

Don't count on me, though

I agree, but i am still going to have some fun. TATA.

I try to get along, and be nice.Most of the people on here do as well, I believe. I do not believe this discussion will be deleted, as I did not name names or criticize MyLot or post a link or referral. If it does, I am sorry to all who have responded.

My dear GG, you are very nice and you do try to get along. That comment was meant toward the person who called you an idiot and to all the ones who keep trying to start something. Maybe it won't be deleted. I'm tired of all the ones that keep saying that every answer seems to be that we're bad, evil, or going to hell if we disagree with them because there is only one way. If there is only one way to do anything,then why do we have successful inventors? Why do people in different parts of the world clothe, feed, and house themselves differently? Why create people with different abilities at all? Because we can all learn something from each other. Because each person has part of the puzzle of this life on this place called earth. If the person was so narrow minded as to think others who disagree with him or her is an idiot, then not only do you not need this person as a friend, he probably is not a great contributer to Mylot at all. Hopefully this person won't follow you here. That's been another problem too. People following back to bother people. Take care

Many of his discussions were often disrespectful of people and their beliefs. I also reported him, MysD. I did see your response in my e mail, and appreciated the support. I get the impression that this person is one of the crowd that thinks the more answers you get the more you earn, because he often is provocative. We know that that is not the case, you earn for what you personally write.I mostly ignored his discussions anyway.

Yup! There was no respect whatsoever in what he said

I did respond on one of them but I too saw that he prefers churning out new topics rather than participating in the previous ones. Maybe soon he will start complaining, as those sort usually do, about the earnings being low bla bla bla. They do it their way and that's the results they get but their way is the only way

Even when his discussions were not religious or philosophical they often were designed to provoke. I don't need that.

Are you doing okay? You can PM me if it will help.

I think we all have enough provocation in everyday life without stuff like that. I've quit answering a lot of deep discussions these past couple of weeks--I'm just overloaded with reality and bad news and come here for something lighter.

The tone of a lot of his discussions was insulting. I just usually try to be friendly with everyone.

Ja me too...

I very seldom run into rude people here, but when I do they are history. You know me, I usually give everyone the benefit of the doubt, and allow for if they are not from this country.

U do just fine, GG. Keep up the good work. Rude people are sure a turnoff for me. Take care.

It would not be a nice thing for me to tell all of my friends to delete him. If he offends you, or is rude to you, and goes past what you consider good manners, then you can choose to delete him.I had hoped that he would improve over the time he was here, but today showed me he did not. If I had gotten on here and said to delete him, and given his name, and tried to get people to gang up on him, I would not be any better than he is. That would be flaming.

Basically I told him that according to TOS game style discussions are not allowed. I asked him what was there to discuss and admitted that I probably could only name a fraction of my friends.

GardenGerty was more than polite inded and it irked me to see what she got as a comment. It was totally uncalled for and lacking in respect

With "friends" like that, who needs enemies?

Here I am, fishing for compliments. I know I am not an idiot, and I would not even dream of calling someone else a name like that. I might refer to myself that way on a rough day, though.

With a smiley I could give him a raspberry as well.

A game type discussion will ask your favorite something, or ask you to help make a list of something, or how many words can you think of with such and such letter. He wanted people to respond with lists of their friends. That is not a discussion, that is list making and in his case he claimed it was an IQ test as well. It really was just a memory game.

He made it easy to decide to delete him. I have had people get mad at me when I have told them their discussion was against guidelines but not since we have had GoAskAlice around. He even said 'ha ha ha you will lose money, and I don't care." as if I cared about the pennies from answering his little discussion.

This is not the only time he has been rude, and I am not the only one he is rude to. I know we all get a little testy sometimes, but I would hope we would not call names.

I so very seldom delete anyone that I am totally shocked at myself. I did have one that I deleted and he kept re requesting friendship. I finally just left him pending, and I believe he left. He tended to spam people with money making schemes.