Falco Knotwise wrote: ↑Sat Mar 27, 2021 4:23 pm
Quite frankly, im not interested in listening to you raving on about Trump, and ask you not to respond to my posts anymore, even this one.
I don't know how that's supposed to work on a public forum. You are welcome to respond to my posts, but you certainly don't have to. I may well respond to some of yours.
Maybe i can help you out, boot.
This is not at all difficult.
Early-on for me on MD, i was completely new to internet forums, i’m sure i must have made mistakes, annoyed people, etc. (Not that i’ve moved on from this.)
Those who post a lot are likely to be annoying to some, at least from time to time. There is no secret about high post count. To begin, i didn’t even know posts were tracked! i was a novice. i didn’t know what PMs were, nothing. My adult children warned me not to join. i value their opinions. eventually, i joined anyway.
i apologize to those present.
i still apologize. it must be dreadful. altho not intentional.
Imagine my horror when i received a PM from one member admonishing me for a comment i’d made in his thread!
No harm intended. i don’t recall the topic. Honestly, to me, neither the topic nor my intent mattered to me.
i offended someone. that was it.
He insisted i not respond to him, or post in his threads. PRETTY CLEAR REQUEST. Not complicated.
i did not ask or tell anyone, i simply respected his request/demand for BOUNDARIES.
i did not consider forum rules or my rights.
As in real life, if a person requests space, i don’t ask questions.
i don’t read that person my rights. i apologize for offense. even if i have no idea what the offense was. i don’t expect to understand everything, esp not in the moment.
boot, you have not learned this life lesson. your response is 180. No two paths are identical.
Thus, i just want to share with you a suggestion of how some others might respond differently to the same situation.
Humility instead of pride.
Good fruits.
Taking this path often bears good fruit. Patience is virtue.
Altho i was sad+humiliated in the moment ^^ after some weeks of CAREFULLY respecting that request for space, guess what?
That very member extended a subtle “olive branch” to me. i was shocked. Timidly, i responded. Was this real?
After months, then years, we eventually gained mutual interest+respect, we grew to build a trusting virtual friendship.
This is NOT a forum rule. It’s NOT a law.
It must be personal choice.
boot, with your computer expertise, i have every confidence it’s within your grasp to choose to avoid responding to a few posts/threads here+there. Truly, it’s not difficult.
This is an idea for your consideration. Not a request to alter forum rules.
Falco, please understand, your request is not the first of this type on this forum.
These situations come up. They happened before i joined years ago. Different people respond differently.
Lots of members have left the forum over such disagreements. This is a GENERAL suggestion, not specific about you.
No mod has suggested this. It’s just how i responded to a similar situation. i chose to respect the request.
It’s proved valuable in my real life, not just the internet. i would suggest this to anyone.
i read on this forum with interest about not voting for religious conviction.
