Why I Have Deleted Posts and Threads

[DJFyrewolf36]

I am typing on my blackberry, predictive text, many words are virtually impossible to type. I wasn't positive of your screen name, and did the best I could.

Fair enough, I was posting from my Nokia so I understand!

No harm, no foul?

[Catlady711]

Well if someone called me a 'dragon lady' I'd be insulted, not complimented.

Dragon lady is by no means a compliment to anyone, and 'another' was typed in all capital letters meaning yelling in text land and emphasized in a negative way.

For backhanded compliments? Does anyone know what that actually means? There is no 'compliment' involved. It is simply an insult period.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backhanded_compliment
A backhanded compliment or left-handed compliment or asteism is an insult disguised as a compliment. It is generally used to belittle or condescend, or often one uses a backhanded compliment when one wants to insult someone in a subtle way.

http://www.answers.com/topic/left-handed-compliment
backhanded compliment. An insult in the guise of an expression of praise. For example, She said she liked my hair, but it turned out to be a left-handed compliment when she asked how long I'd been dyeing it. This expression uses left-handed in the sense of "questionable or doubtful," a usage dating from about 1600.

Sorry but I do not agree with 'backhanded compliment' being nice in any way, but that's just my opinion, I'm sure others may dissagree.

[lizbud]

I am glad others saw Wom's comment as a thinly guised slap in the
face to the OP. (My computer was down or I would have posted earlier)

Karen, I love you but, you have the soul of a poet and probably see the
human race through rose colored glasses. People can sometimes just
be total jerks and it's best to tell them so. Peace.

[Miss Z]

Gawd, I hate not being around that much lately.

Sara, I do hope that you haven't left the boards and are still following this thread. Rest assured that I always have the very deepest of respect for you.

In life, the only true opinions you take to heart are those of people you respect. The words of anyone other than those select few are just that, words.

I am akin to you, and a fair few others on this board, in that I stick up for myself and am fiercely defensive of anyone else I believe is being treated unfairly. That is a good quality to have even if it very often results in being the 'condemned', the 'accused', or any other silly synonym people come up with.

I'm always on the other end of a PM.

[Puckstop31]

In life, the only true opinions you take to heart are those of people you respect. The words of anyone other than those select few are just that, words.

I'm not digging, posturing, trolling or any of that.

I disagree with this idea. The greatest lessons in life are learned as a result of a failure/being proven wrong/losing, etc... If you discount what somebody has to say, just because you don't like them, well... You are possibly missing an opportunity to learn.

Just sayin'

[Miss Z]

And I completely agree with that. However, that was not what my comment was about. It's not to do with learning lessons, becoming a more educated person or whatever, but more about taking on board and considering what someone has to say.

i.e. Someone I don't particularly like tells me to shuttup. I keep talking.

Someone I respect tells me to shuttup on the same matter. I shuttup and think about what I've done. I may or may not have been proven wrong. I may or may not learn from it. But I don't instantly hate that person for going against my judgement. In fact I probably will respect that the person stuck by their own judgement rather than supporting me because they felt they had to so I would 'like' them.

No difference in the subject or the request, just a different set of people. That was my point.

[Karen]

Okay, let us let this thread die now. All that needs to be said has, let us let this be the last post. And, blue, we have a whole thread over in General started just for National Parks info and pictures! Feel free to add yours, I'll PM you the link.

[wombat2u2004]

I am glad others saw Wom's comment as a thinly guised slap in the
face to the OP. (My computer was down or I would have posted earlier)

Karen, I love you but, you have the soul of a poet and probably see the
human race through rose colored glasses. People can sometimes just
be total jerks and it's best to tell them so. Peace.

JERK ????? JERK ????
You know, if those two tiny little neurons you have in your empty head ever manage to collide, you may come to the conclusion that name calling is a no no on this forum.
So Lizbud, if you don't have anything nice to say, then go suck eggs.

[gini]

And you have just proven why she sometimes deletes threads. She being the E's secretary - not Karen. (but sometimes Karen too!)

Let's see..........we have

Dragon Lady
Jerk
Suck Eggs

Nice, really nice!

[wombat2u2004]

And you have just proven why she sometimes deletes threads. She being the E's secretary - not Karen. (but sometimes Karen too!)

Let's see..........we have

Dragon Lady
Jerk
Suck Eggs

Nice, really nice!

Yeah, I like it to....hee hee

[caseysmom]

I'll repeat my mantra, if you can't take it don't dish it out.

[Alysser]

Dragon Lady
Jerk
Suck Eggs

Nice, really nice!

I love the hypocrites too. Just love 'em.

[wombat2u2004]

I love the hypocrites too. Just love 'em.

Thank you Alysser.......it's lovely to read that you love me.
BUT, unfortunately I don't love you. So bad luck honey !!!!! I guess you'll have to find love elsewhere.

[momoffuzzyfaces]

enough already !!!!!