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[medusa 16]

I agree that it is as bad as trolling, and I'm surprised at a couple of people in particular have not been given a short holiday yet.

 

I'm sure you would find (if you had access to the appropriate ways to check) that more than a couple of people have been given short holidays for this. The thing is that we don't talk to third parties about the particulars of a ban, so it's likely to have escaped people's notice when someone goes quiet for a coupld of days.

[Snook 10]

I'm sure you would find (if you had access to the appropriate ways to check) that more than a couple of people have been given short holidays for this. The thing is that we don't talk to third parties about the particulars of a ban, so it's likely to have escaped people's notice when someone goes quiet for a coupld of days.

 

Actually, I thought about it after I posted... and it does seem to be a bit quieter today, especially in the off topic/flirting department.

 

Keep up the good work!

[poppins 10]

Actually, I thought about it after I posted... and it does seem to be a bit quieter today, especially in the off topic/flirting department.

 

Keep up the good work!

 

Don't talk behind Pattricias back !

[pattricia 574]

Don't talk behind Pattricias back !

 

I had better watch myself now hadnt I ? They are quite right of course.

[stuchyg 10]

wouldnt it be down to the person who started the thred to report this if they where so inclined. i aggree that it can be annoying but somtimes its nice to see a thred take on a life of its own and develope in such a way as to open up other related or unrelated issues.

[cgksheff 44]

.... The thing is that we don't talk to third parties about the particulars of a ban,.......

 

Not usually, but .....

 

http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showpost.php?p=2324747&postcount=30

[schizodoor 10]

wouldnt it be down to the person who started the thred to report this if they where so inclined. i aggree that it can be annoying but somtimes its nice to see a thred take on a life of its own and develope in such a way as to open up other related or unrelated issues.

 

I think I agree here. I don't mind it and find it part of the charm of the forum.

[pattricia 574]

I think I agree here. I don't mind it and find it part of the charm of the forum.

 

Thank God for that !! Im one of the worst offenders, but I feel a surge of adrenalin every time I come on, and cant stop myself sometimes. Some of the threads are quite boring and they go on & on, its quite refreshing sometimes when someone just " jumps into" the thread, and shakes things up a bit.

[shoeshine 10]

I invited a Sheffield Forum poster to PM me earlier today. I'll admit I asked in an aggressive manner.

 

We exchanged PM's and I learned more about the SF Poster than I ever thought I would. The Poster probably (I hope) had the same experience too. The information interchange between us was constructive and pleasant.

 

Instead of feeling that particular poster was antagonistic generally on SF, I now realise we have much in common, and the poster is a very pleasant person and we have, in a way, common experiences of concern to both the poster and myself.

 

It's been a pleasure meeting the real person behind a username. I hope this person thinks the same about me too.

 

Last night, I had a similar experience with another SF Poster.

 

We exchanged PM's. The heated exchange played out on SF evaporated very quickly.

 

There's a lesson in this post. I hope people benefit from it on a personal level.

 

Use the PM facility...you'll meet the real person beyond the "spur of the moment" post.

[Snook 10]

I invited a Sheffield Forum poster to PM me earlier today. I'll admit I asked in an aggressive manner.

 

We exchanged PM's and I learned more about the SF Poster than I ever thought I would. The Poster probably (I hope) had the same experience too. The information interchange between us was constructive and pleasant.

 

Instead of feeling that particular poster was antagonistic generally on SF, I now realise we have much in common, and the poster is a very pleasant person and we have, in a way, common experiences of concern to both the poster and myself.

 

It's been a pleasure meeting the real person behind a username. I hope this person thinks the same about me too.

 

Last night, I had a similar experience with another SF Poster.

 

We exchanged PM's. The heated exchange played out on SF evaporated very quickly.

 

There's a lesson in this post. I hope people benefit from it on a personal level.

 

Use the PM facility...you'll meet the real person beyond the "spurof the moment" post.

 

I have to say, I completely agree with this. We are all just people sharing a forum, and there is no need to get upset and heated with people. Talk to each other through PM and see the person behind the posts.

 

Like I said before, sometimes we can all go off topic, and it can be part of the charm, but some people take it far too far. If a thread is boring, it needs to be left alone to disappear, not become a sycophantic love-in that has nothing to do with the original topic.

[Litha 10]

It really doesnt bother me, then again im the same on a forum as i am in real life. in real life i can start a conversation about one thing and have talked about a million different things before i realise i hadnt actually got round to the point of my original conversation.

[StarSparkle 10]

I invited a Sheffield Forum poster to PM me earlier today. I'll admit I asked in an aggressive manner.

 

We exchanged PM's and I learned more about the SF Poster than I ever thought I would. The Poster probably (I hope) had the same experience too. The information interchange between us was constructive and pleasant.

 

Instead of feeling that particular poster was antagonistic generally on SF, I now realise we have much in common, and the poster is a very pleasant person and we have, in a way, common experiences of concern to both the poster and myself.

 

It's been a pleasure meeting the real person behind a username. I hope this person thinks the same about me too.

 

Last night, I had a similar experience with another SF Poster.

 

We exchanged PM's. The heated exchange played out on SF evaporated very quickly.

 

There's a lesson in this post. I hope people benefit from it on a personal level.

 

Use the PM facility...you'll meet the real person beyond the "spur of the moment" post.

 

Excellent post, Shoeshine.

 

It's so very easy to misunderstand what someone is trying to say on here (and online in general, of course), and a lot of inter-personal conflict does seem to arise from people getting their wires crossed.

 

I've found that a lot of 'disagreements' can quickly be sorted out through PM, and as you say, it's a good opportunity to talk to the real person, rather than their SF persona.

 

StarSparkle