| Thanks Jeeze, but honestly. It's not about the rep. It's about the underhanded ways people seem to go about things. Such is life, you have all kinds and you learn to deal with them. I took a few days away, because it was irritating me to just read posts.
Everyone has opinions, and I would not deny another theres. I just think there is a better way than nitpicking someone's post, and trying to find fault in every thought. To me, it's a personal attack, and I recieved many a negative rep from a certain thread, for just expressing my thoughts on something.
I could see if I came into the forums and said... "Whaddup you stupid bitches, **** ya'll, I smoke weed, I drink Mass amounts of Malt liquor and I burn flags...!!" but I didn't, i'm not, and I don't.
I actually ran across this forum looking for past dodge city day medallion hunt clues, then stuck around. I realized that I knew someone from high school on here, so I stuck around, figuring it didn't seem to be half that bad.
At first, it was okay, as long as I stuck in the safe areas, but the moment you go somewhere and post your thoughts on something, beyond fluff, it's like being tossed into the middle of a gang war, where they're all gathering around to kick at you, because your opinion doesn't seem agreeable to them.
Perhaps others wouldn't agree in my description of it, but that's honestly how it felt. I try hard to not allow anything here to bother me, once I hit that X on the top, and when it does, that's when I just step back, and say, I've had enough.
I don't consider it defeat, or me tucking tail to run, I consider it just what it is. A reality check. This isn't life, it isn't death. It's a bunch of people with a keyboard, and the ability to try and articulate who they are online, and what they think. Some more mightier and mouthier than others, thanks to the anonimity that you can only get online.
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