I belonged to a board for years that began as a writers' group that broke off from Francis Ford Coppola's Zoetrope site. We left for the sake of free speech. When the break-off board folded (the owner/moderator had to get off-line for a long time and didn't pay the bill), we all created another site and another one until it finally became a very active, huge writer's site that became toxic in nature. The bullies are there waiting to pounce. I made sure I could never get back into that site by sabotaging my own password/log-in. That was 3 years ago. So I know toxic.
This place can get that way a little but I just don't read the assholes. I read the people I like and respect whose opinions I value. I don't really understand why other people can't/don't do that.
Of course, I've never been personally attacked here. OTOH, I tend to have a viciously cutting tongue laced with black humor when provoked (unless I'm too tired to care at the moment).
I think of this play as "play." It exercises my brain. And my wit. What's left of them. (I AM a leftie!)
Flame » in reply to re: I don't know what I could have said.
Don't you dare leave.
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- Anger Management
- Here's hoping the anger subsides, soon.
- So seconded, sans sayonara swan song.
- Take care E' (n/t)
- All these folks are bothering.
- Am I missing something?
- Take a breather...
- Sorry to hear it
- I hope
- Embarrassed?
- Not really almost gone
- "...doing your best to drive Tom out of the HZ"
- I head the 'bites the dust' comment as a taunt aimed at fox
- Embarrassed?
- "And another one gone, and another one gone- Another one bites the dust. Hey Hey." (n/t)
- :( (n/t)
- I'll bother to post this:
- Another voice of reason shouted down? (n/t)