Bad netiquette!!!

[BoxerLover]

Ok, I am not a beautiful writer like most of you. I am thirteen. I didn't like it when lizzy swore at me, either. Espesially because she had no reason to do it. I posted on ther a minute ago and then I saw this. I believe that even though some of us are young people, we should all act mature.

[Pam]

Boxer Lover....that was what prompted me to reply too (the "swearing" on the other board.) These message boards are so lighthearted and everyone has so much fun telling about their pets that it really sets a bad tone when someone gets critical and uses bad language. Maybe it was good that this has been dealt with and in the future everyone can stay focused on the thing that really matters.....talking about our pets and how much we love them!

[shais_mom]

BoxerLover, your posts are so well written and educated, that I had no idea you were 13. I think that totally sums up what we were saying!

[carrie]

I would like to say , again, I was not making a personal attack on anybody

Boxer lover - you are great and we love you.

Thank you all so much for all the incredibly charitable and kind things you have said about me. As I am now considering a political career I think I should leave the Pug conversation alone (made me laugh so much I hurt myself!).
I like a good debate (no, really, I do) and think it helps us to become better friends and more understanding and tolerant of each others views. There is no reason we can't all disagree and still enjoy talking to each other. You are all so polite and kind - this entire site and all the people on it are a joy. Long may it go on.

[AdoreMyDogs]

Everyone,

You are all wonderful, happy, friendly, smart, funny and, although it's out of subject, I just wanted to tell you that I am glad I happened upon Pet Talk and "met" everyone. I do get irritated on occation at certain people but 99.9% of the talk on this forum is thoroughlly enjoying!

[JKRJG24]

Hi!!! I will be 13 in exactly 2 weeks!!! I am BoxerLovers BF (and her neighbor if you already didn't know that since we've said it like twenty gazzilian times) and it rely upset me when Lizzy swore at her!!!!! I rely LOVE this board!!!!! I think if we are going to be correcting ( please tell me if you can think of a better word but I think you know what I'm talking about) anyone it shouldn't be because of their age but it should be because of what they did!!!!!!!! I think if ANYONE is swearing on this they should be told to knock it of be SOMEONE!!!!!! Whether they're 2 or 200!!!! By the way Logan I rely Love the smile faces with the tounges sticking out!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!
Sorry I was so serious for so long I couldn't handle it any more I had to do something like that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[JKRJG24]

LOL!!!! When I put that many I didn't realize that they would stick they're tounges out in syncronized motion!!!!! LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!
OK I'll stop I'm getting a little carried away!!!!!!

[ownerof3dogs]

I am 18 and I could not beleive that Lizzy swore at boxerlover. I have never seen that here and it took me by surprise. But mybe now she will read our posts and relize that that was very inapropiate and we wont tolerate it.
this is my favorit site and hope the happiness will continue

[lhg0962]

Jojo....love those sychronized tongues!!!!

Just for the heck of it.....

Love you guys. Thanks, Rachel, for the tip!

[JKRJG24]

I was trying to do the tounge thing with the smile faces and my dad walked by and started staring at me until I turned around and the he started laughing!!!!!!!!!!


[This message has been edited by JKRJG24 (edited February 03, 2001).]

[Angels3]

BoxerLover, I had no idea you were 13 either. All I knew was that you wrote in a clear & interesting way.
I also didn't know there had been any swearing on another board.
Swearing & attacking a person verbally are not acceptable.
The kind of language that I said I wouldn't read, but accepted that some people might write, is different. That language is made up of deliberate misspellings & 'babyish' words & sentences.

[BoxerLover]

Thanks everyone!
Angel, you mean like u for you and r for are, etc.? I dont like that either!

[Angels3]

Originally posted by BoxerLover:
Thanks everyone!
Angel, you mean like u for you and r for are, etc.? I dont like that either!

Yes, BoxerLover, that's exactly what I meant.
Carrie described this 'dumbed down' writing style well. It actually doesn't communicate clearly at all.
It's OK to write fun language for a purpose...like how Pred does when he's writing on behalf of his dogs Cinder & Smokey. Most of us do that, too.
You communicate so well that a number of us were surprised to find out you were 13. Your teachers must be pleased with your maturity.

[Albea]

Originally posted by Karen:
I think the person in question, Lizzy, is trying to get a reaction, any reaction, by some of her posts. The best thing we can do is correct her when appropriate, ignore when not, and set a good example. She is fairly new to the site, and will probably catch on to the spirit of this place eventually.

As Karen very wisely said: "some people would do anything to get a reaction, any reaction."
So, when somebody is rude in order to get attention, the best policy would be to totally ignore the bad manners until that person understands that her rudness will not be rewarded.
We all know that experts in dog behavior tell us that when a dog is doing something unacceptable to get our attention we should ignore it, and reward him when he stops. That advice could apply just as well to people.
Do you realize how much time, energy, and Internet time we have spent in answering a rude remark when we could have spend it in talking about our furbabies?
I hope that, as a group of friends, we decide not to pay attention to somebody beggin for it by using vulgarity as a tool.

[Daisy's Mom]

Hey everyone! Okay I have been quiet about this one but I just have to speak up. I am sixteen and I can't stand people that give us younger people a bad name. We are not all like that. Some of us are very mature and enjoy our conversations with the older people. We can learn a lot from you guys, and maybe you can learn from us too. I think that an infortmational bulletin board such as this should have all kinds of ages because we all have our own tidbits of info, no matter the age. I love PetTalk and I don't want any young person ruining it for the rest of us.