Seriously...

[blue]

Must have if your so comfortable being the critic.

Ironic aint it?

[Medusa]

You see? It just doesn't stop. Sparks19 pointed out that insults and criticisms fly which is the reason she and several others hesitate to join in at the DH but it still doesn't get through to some people. "She can't mean me" is the attitude that seems to prevail here. I was so one-pointed when I first joined PT that I didn't even notice the DH or General. I was focused on my cats and their health and well being. It was probably a couple of years before I ventured into DH territory. This is a pet site after all.

[RICHARD]

I like the DH and some of the threads here.

I don't take someone's 'opinion' to heart and I can handle the barbs tossed my way.

I don't judge anyone for their views and find that when a discussion breaks down to name calling, it just means that the name caller didn't do their homework, can't debate a point and should not be so pompous that they cannot admit another's view is just as valid as the next.

Politics does make strange bedfellows-just sleep with one eye open-those Lefties are a kinky bunch, the Righties want to regulate what happens between the sheets and the mods are too busy trying to hide their proclivities.


P.S. I have never posted amongst the gods- and still have not!

[K9soul]

I was so one-pointed when I first joined PT that I didn't even notice the DH or General. I was focused on my cats and their health and well being. It was probably a couple of years before I ventured into DH territory. This is a pet site after all.

I was just thinking about this last night. I joined PT and didn't even wander out of Dog General for the first few weeks. Most people come here for pet-related reasons and spend their initial time here introducing and talking about their own pets and getting to know the pets of others here. By the time I "discovered" the Dog House I had already become attached to members and their pets, knew their "good" side so to speak, and was better able to respect their viewpoints on more controversial topics.

Blue, the first posts I ever saw by you were in the Doghouse, during a heated election time. You put political statements in your signature soon after you joined. It is only natural it put people on the defensive and made them wonder about your motives for joining. Yes I have seen rudeness and pettiness on both sides, but you feed into it just as much as anyone else, so I don't understand how you can accuse others while participating in the same level of behavior yourself. I'd love to learn more about other aspects of you and your pets, but I really only see you in the Doghouse. Because of that, your posts here define you. I guess what I am trying to say is it would be nice to see the other sides to you more often besides the debating/political side.

[blue]

Sparks19 pointed out that insults and criticisms fly which is the reason she and several others hesitate to join in at the DH but it still doesn't get through to some people.

Sparks is a very tough cookie. She can handle her own as I have seen on another forum.

[Medusa]

Sparks is a very tough cookie. She can handle her own as I have seen on another forum.

Blue, this is exactly what everyone is talking about! Stop nitpicking and look at the meat of the comment, would ya? You and a few others, women included, like to poke your finger in our eyes and, I for one, am tired of it. I have defended you but I will not be called out. This is primarily a PET SITE.

[pomtzu]

I personally think that some people tend to post negatively because they have a veil of anonymity. It's like they have an attitude of: "who cares - I'm never going to meet this person face to face - so it doesn't matter what I say or what they think". That doesn't make it right tho.

And I've seen plenty of negative, rude, ignorant, remarks in other areas too - not just in the DH. A differing opinion, no matter where it is, seems to bring out the worst in some people.



And btw blue - you bear an uncanny resemblance to my first born. It's okay tho - I won't hold that against you!

[kokopup]

I recall back in the CB radio boon you had the same mentality. I thought that the same aseole followed me everywhere I traveled. They were not happy unless the were creating havoc on the air. They were always looking for a fight. I really don't understand this mindset.

Early on, on this forum I responded to one of pomtzu's post in a belittling way. Medusa, a class act, called me on my statement and I ended up apologizing for my post. Since then Ellie has become one of my PT friends. I learned from my insensitive statement that it is better to way carefully what you post, because unthinking responses can hurt.

[pomtzu]

Early on, on this forum I responded to one of pomtzu's post in a belittling way. Medusa, a class act, called me on my statement and I ended up apologizing for my post. Since then Ellie has become one of my PT friends. I learned from my insensitive statement that it is better to way carefully what you post, because unthinking responses can hurt.

Thanks Bill - I value your friendship - even tho it did get off on the wrong foot. I may also have been overly sensitive (or pms'ing even tho I'm way past that), that day, and blown it out of proportion in my mind. I've since learned to tone it down too.

Puckstop and I went head to head once quite a while back - and I actually like him now too.

[Medusa]

Early on, on this forum I responded to one of pomtzu's post in a belittling way. Medusa, a class act, called me on my statement and I ended up apologizing for my post. Since then Ellie has become one of my PT friends. I learned from my insensitive statement that it is better to way carefully what you post, because unthinking responses can hurt.

Thanx for the kind words, Bill, although if you could see me in my sweats and no makeup, you may change your mind about calling me a class act. Seriously though, it takes a big person to be able to say "I'm sorry" and/or "I was wrong".

[blue]

I recall back in the CB radio boon

I miss the days of my mobile CB. Ild love to get a Galaxy or a General Lee in my ZJ or get my pogo stick and base set up here at the house. Due to the terrain the local offroad crowd is getting into VHF and a repeater setup, so Im looking into that as well.

[blue]

Blue, this is exactly what everyone is talking about! Stop nitpicking and look at the meat of the comment, would ya? You and a few others, women included, like to poke your finger in our eyes and, I for one, am tired of it. I have defended you but I will not be called out. This is primarily a PET SITE.

And I have not been confrontational or controversial outside of the DH. I in no way called you on anything and i did not intend to sound like I did.

Yes this post is a back pedal.

[Medusa]

I in no way called you on anything and i did not intend to sound like I did.

Ok, then we're good. Can we move on now?

[Hellow]

This is primarily a PET SITE.

Primarily. The forums under the subsection "Other" are not pet-specific.

[Medusa]

Primarily. The forums under the subsection "Other" are not pet-specific.

The word "primarily" in my post already made that clear.