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10 Apr 2007, 6:02 pm

Sometimes I come here and people are nice and have interesting posts. But other times, it feels like I'm being bullied and ganged up on. Is it me?

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10 Apr 2007, 6:03 pm

I don't think it's you.

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10 Apr 2007, 6:12 pm

I feel this way, form time to time.

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10 Apr 2007, 6:14 pm

It's the moon phase. Seriously, we tend to be a pretty cutting lot.
If you are posting about a controversial subject, at a time when
there are people who disagree with you, it's going to feel that way
at times.

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10 Apr 2007, 6:16 pm

calandale wrote:

If you are posting about a controversial subject, at a time when
there are people who disagree with you, it's going to feel that way
at times.

And if you're not posting about a controversial subject, this is a problem.

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10 Apr 2007, 6:18 pm

Eh. What's not controversial? The haven is safety.
Anything else can be seen by others as controversial.

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10 Apr 2007, 6:23 pm

This is true, but not all subjects should be so controversial that they result in heated comments. If it happens in the Haven, then yeah, no question it is a problem. I guess the line isn't as clear elsewhere.

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10 Apr 2007, 6:26 pm

I think that sometimes aspies can be over sensitive. I've seen people respond to comments that I didn't find to be insulting (and don't believe were meant to be insulting) negatively, and I think sometimes it's hard for us to get along completely. There have been a few attacks in the Haven, of late, so it's not just your imagination.

That being said, I think you're a very thoughtful person. I like having you around.

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10 Apr 2007, 7:12 pm

Alright...I admit it. It has been my sole purpose here to attack and defame you at every opportunity. I've been caught out now...alex, please delete my account.

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10 Apr 2007, 7:13 pm

Mitch8817 wrote:

Alright...I admit it. It has been my sole purpose here to attack and defame you at every opportunity. I've been caught out now...alex, please delete my account.

Please don't be saracastic like that. This is a serious concern to her, and that's belittling the problem.

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10 Apr 2007, 7:15 pm

Mitch8817 wrote:

Alright...I admit it. It has been my sole purpose here to attack and defame you at every opportunity. I've been caught out now...alex, please delete my account.

You may think that's funny but considering that a) this is the haven and b) the subject of this thread, I don't think that's funny at all.

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10 Apr 2007, 7:21 pm

aylissa wrote:

Sometimes I come here and people are nice and have interesting posts. But other times, it feels like I'm being bullied and ganged up on. Is it me?

Well it's like that everywhere, like with this group I used to be with, we would play a LARP game, and all of us mostly were social Outcasts, but get all of us in a smaller pond, and they would Canabalize each other, and most of us, Lissa are set in our ways, so we are opinionated heavy,

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10 Apr 2007, 7:23 pm

calandale wrote:

If you are posting about a controversial subject, at a time when
there are people who disagree with you, it's going to feel that way
at times.

But when not posting about something controversial it's unexpected and unpleasant. Especially when a post contains a word like "antidepressant" or something like that. Then it's just wrong, IMO.

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10 Apr 2007, 7:25 pm

Cadzie wrote:

but get all of us in a smaller pond, and they would Canabalize each other, and most of us, Lissa are set in our ways, so we are opinionated heavy,

That's actually quite helpful, as I have a really bad theory of mind, so hearing it put like that makes sense. Never would have thought of it.

How do you know my name???

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10 Apr 2007, 7:32 pm

aylissa wrote:

How do you know my name???

I shorted your name, from Aylissa, to Lissa as way of friendly guesture, like someone calls me Drew, from Andrew

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10 Apr 2007, 8:43 pm

Please forgive my rudeness, I meant no disrespect. Shall not happen again. :wink:

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