Weight-loss-forum is for adults only; approves of profanity and intimidation

[bjhealth]

After being insulted by a guy who repeatedly cussed, I reported the post.

M2M - Super Sonic Moderator replied with a Private Message stating that this site is for adults and said, "That's life in the real playground."

I did not see a disclaimer anywhere when I signed up that could warn parents of this policy.

 

[maleficent]

thanks for your concern... parents should watch what their children do on the internet anyhow, it's not our responsibility to watch it for them.

Feeding the trolls isn't something we encourage around here, why not consider contributing something positive to the forum rather than baiting members and picking fights.

 

[M2M]

Yes - I said that this forum is MOSTLY adults.

Apparently not all adults act like it though.

There has been occasional swearing. As with all things, the WLF finds it's own balance.

You, however have been no innocent victim. I suggest you find a way to post in a non-rude, condescending or antagonistic manner or find yourself another playground.

 

[bjhealth]

Yes - I said that this forum is MOSTLY adults.

Apparently not all adults act like it though.

There has been occasional swearing. As with all things, the WLF finds it's own balance.

You, however have been no innocent victim. I suggest you find a way to post in a non-rude, condescending or antagonistic manner or find yourself another playground.

I have been neither condescending or antagonistic.
The man you are defending was intimidating and I merely defended myself. I think Steve needs professional psychiatric help.

 

[maleficent]

if you feel you needed to defend yourself -the appropriate response would have been to use the back button and report the post... by "defending yourself" you escalated a problem and make yourself look bad in the process.

 

[M2M]

I've read and reread that thread several times.
You took it to name calling first and got more antagonistic. You were not an innocent victim.

Don't try and act like one.

Steve is a long time member of this forum - you have posted 20 times, several of those posts have been calling someone stupid or moron or saying they need psychiatric help.

You will stop - or you can leave.

Enough.

 

[bjhealth]

thanks for your concern... parents should watch what their children do on the Internet anyhow, it's not our responsibility to watch it for them.

Feeding the trolls isn't something we encourage around here, why not consider contributing something positive to the forum rather than baiting members and picking fights.

This is a public forum. If children are allowed to join this site then it is the responsibility of the owner\operator of this website to ensure the content is suitable.

 

[T2 Trucker]

oooooh fuck !!

 

[bjhealth]

if you feel you needed to defend yourself -the appropriate response would have been to use the back button and report the post... by "defending yourself" you escalated a problem and make yourself look bad in the process.

I defended myself in an orderly fashion. Would you have taken his abuse? I don't think I said anything to escalate the problem. I spoke my mind. I never once resorted to name calling.

 

[M2M]

I defended myself in an orderly fashion. Would you have taken his abuse? I don't think I said anything to escalate the problem. I spoke my mind.

BJ - this is where you are confused.

Before he got annoyed - you got rude and condescending - and yes, you called him a moron simply because you disagreed with his point before he said any swear word in frustration.

Move past this or move on.
Pretty simple.

 

[bjhealth]

BJ - this is where you are confused.

Before he got annoyed - you got rude and condescending - and yes, you called him a moron simply because you disagreed with his point before he said any swear word in frustration.

Move past this or move on.
Pretty simple.

I never called him a moron. He was condescending from his very first reply. I said he was incoherent at one point and that was because he was not making sense.
How could you possibly know the reason anyone might have written anything?

What was it that you think I disagreed with him about?

 

[T2 Trucker]

So bj, you're a professional forum fighter ?? or just a plain ol' troll ?? because really for a newbie your agenda doesn't seem to be in line with the format of this message board.

The owner(s) are well aware that swearing filters could be in place if it was their decision to use them. Obviously they don't mind, and yes, they have moderators in place when swearing is used in a derogatory fashion and will act upon it accordingly.

If your agenda is to change policy and type in opinions of how WLF is to be run then you best click that 'X' in the right-hand top corner. You could be better served visiting sites with filters in place or even open your own site but to come in here and make a stance of 'this is how it should be' is simply silly.

 

[bjhealth]

So bj, you're a professional forum fighter ?? or just a plain ol' troll ?? because really for a newbie your agenda doesn't seem to be in line with the format of this message board.

The owner(s) are well aware that swearing filters could be in place if it was their decision to use them. Obviously they don't mind, and yes, they have moderators in place when swearing is used in a derogatory fashion and will act upon it accordingly.

If your agenda is to change policy and type in opinions of how WLF is to be run then you best click that 'X' in the right-hand top corner. You could be better served visiting sites with filters in place or even open your own site but to come in here and make a stance of 'this is how it should be' is simply silly.

I'm not a fighter. I feel oppressed. If the insults continue, I might take this to court.

 

[M2M]

BJ - I'm not giving a break down of what I think you disagreed with him about.

You were antagonistic and baiting.

You've been asked to stop.
Do so.

 

[M2M]

I'm not a fighter. I feel oppressed. If the insults continue, I might take this to court.

From a forum discussion?
LOL!

BJ - No one is oppressing you - you got offended then rude because someone was disagreeing with you.

You have been asked repeatedly to either contribute to a weightloss subject or move on.

Any further response on this is nothing more then trolling and trolls will be banned.

 

[T2 Trucker]

I might take this to court.

oh yeah, that'll slow us down

"Your Honor, I (bj) voluntarily entered a website and it had swearing in it now I'm oppressed, so oppressed your Honor that I could not find the power to leave this site. I voluntarily continued to stay on this site."

 

[bjhealth]

BJ - I'm not giving a break down of what I think you disagreed with him about.

You were antagonistic and baiting.

You've been asked to stop.
Do so.

I was neither. What exactly is it that you want me to stop? I was antagonized. I spoke freely without violating his civil liberties. Can you say the same of Steve?
Is this a site where people have free speech or is free speech limited to whomever you choose?

 

[bjhealth]

From a forum discussion?
LOL!

BJ - No one is oppressing you - you got offended then rude because someone was disagreeing with you.

You have been asked repeatedly to either contribute to a weight loss subject or move on.

Any further response on this is nothing more then trolling and trolls will be banned.

Why do you have an off topic discussion if people (not trolls) are not allowed to speak about anything that is not related to weight loss?

I feel oppressed by you telling me that Steve or anyone else has the right to free speech but I do not. Why have I been discriminated against?

 

[maleficent]

the horse is dead... stop beating it already...

you've stated your opinion - we've listened... we don't necessarily see your side... move on from it...

either join the community and participate as a member - or move on... the choice is pretty simple

 

[Steve]

Dude, I apologize. Really, there is no need for all of this. It is absurdity in its purest form. What you seem to miss is we are reading typed words. There is no possible way to determine how I truly feel, what emotions are backing my statements, etc.

You don't know me from a hole in the wall. You are new to the forum and therefore, have no idea what kind of "internet persona" I have. Because of this, you mistook my part in OUR discussion as an attack.

I promise, for whatever its worth, I had nothing against you. At all. None of my statements were meant to bring you down or oppress you. I cared about the topic at hand, not you.

That is final. This isn't about you as a person or me as a person. You want to make it that, which is a poor prerogative IMO.

Why not let it rest, stick around and get to know some people before passing judgments of how we (I) really am, and have fun. I mean, what is your alternative? The path that you (we) are going down now is only going to lead to frustration.

So again, I apologize that I put my words in an order that led you to believe I had something out for you. Again, these truly were not my intentions.