Some People Wait for a Response

@Teep11 (7673)
United States
February 5, 2016 6:04pm CST
Sometimes people want to see what others will say. Some may use bait comments. You know, those comments where their looking for a reaction, not every comment or opinion deserves a response. The comments that definitely don't deserve a response are those cynical comments. Those comments are set up for battle. The person wants to see if they will receive some back and fourth action. A lot of writers have claimed that they received cynical comments and they suggest ignoring them.
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@Mike197602 (15504)
• United Kingdom
6 Feb 16
You can ignore whatever you want. Personally I won't ignore anything nasty directed to me. It's been insinuated in one response that I'm a racist, I could ignore it but there's no way that's going to happen They've either misread what I've written or they're a ******* idiot some responses/comments maybe should be ignored but when they're really VERY wrong I don't think it's a good idea to ignore them.
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@Teep11 (7673)
• United States
6 Feb 16
I don't know about the idiots but I haven't seen any cynical comments around here. Perhaps some silly ones but not cynical.. Not a chance.
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@Mike197602 (15504)
• United Kingdom
6 Feb 16
@Teep11 maybe you've not been around much
@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
6 Feb 16
We can always respond to cynical response in a tactful manner i believe. To me, i always respond as much as i could especially if the comment presents substantial points.
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@Teep11 (7673)
• United States
6 Feb 16
Yes we can respond respectfully or we can choose not to respond at all. If we respond to everything then we'll be wasting time.
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@scheng1 (24649)
• Singapore
6 Feb 16
If we post sensitive topics, we can expect negative comments. I think that is why many people avoid talking about religion and politics.
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@Teep11 (7673)
• United States
6 Feb 16
Negative comments will arise. Cynical comments are different. They fall in a different category. I know I will continue to discuss controversial topics and deal with the comments but try not to be rude.
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@dianadee (1778)
• South Africa
6 Feb 16
Let those responses roll off and not read too much into them.
@Namelesss (3364)
• United States
6 Feb 16
Cynical comments can be a challenge but sometimes underneath the obvious comment a person might just be looking for clarification. I try not to overthink comments.