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Title: Blocking people on forum
Post by: debidoo on April 16, 2019, 11:22:29 am
I hate blocking people because I am of the opinion that everyone is entitled to their opinion but that belief is trumped by the old saying "if you can't say something nice don't say anything at all" aka move on to another post. With that said I blocked the 2nd person I have ever blocked today.  I think if you say you don't find something funny but then you add trying to make the posting member feel stupid on top of it I have no use for you.  Plenty of posts to  write on without messing with the ones you don't like.
Title: Re: Blocking people on forum
Post by: catchow on April 16, 2019, 11:32:01 am
sometimes we just have to :( Just because a person is hiding behind their keyboard doesnt give them the right to put others down, or belittle them. If it makes your day happier not to have to see that persons posts, then by all means. Hope your day goes better from here on out :)

Title: Re: Blocking people on forum
Post by: countrygirl12 on April 16, 2019, 11:36:18 am
I hate blocking people because I am of the opinion that everyone is entitled to their opinion but that belief is trumped by the old saying "if you can't say something nice don't say anything at all" aka move on to another post. With that said I blocked the 2nd person I have ever blocked today.  I think if you say you don't find something funny but then you add trying to make the posting member feel stupid on top of it I have no use for you.  Plenty of posts to  write on without messing with the ones you don't like.

I do not agree.  Telling someone you do not find something they said funny doesn't mean you are telling them they are stupid.

I also do not feel bad about blocking people.  I have over the years blocked several just because I do not want to see what they say.  My only thing is I wish when you blocked them it totally blocked them so you do not see them at all and they cannot see you.  Like on other sites.
Title: Re: Blocking people on forum
Post by: BATISTAGIRL663 on April 16, 2019, 05:48:00 pm
I didn’t even know you could block someone on here so see I learned something new today I am sorry that you have to block people though that is kind of sad
Title: Re: Blocking people on forum
Post by: kvanwert on April 17, 2019, 07:22:34 am
Unfortunately, it happens all too often. This should not be the place to put others down.
Title: Re: Blocking people on forum
Post by: ancmetro on April 17, 2019, 07:49:39 am

     I know what you mean!
Title: Re: Blocking people on forum
Post by: dsosnowski06 on April 17, 2019, 08:14:37 am
I have only blocked one person on here and he is no longer on the site.  There are some others that I would like to block but then you won't be able to express your opinion on their comments and may lose a posting
Title: Re: Blocking people on forum
Post by: rraper on April 17, 2019, 09:05:06 am
you r right about that!!!!!!!      the forum is just to give opinions if you want to give it, and a lot of times they result in other topics.  making new aquaintances is also a part of it. thanks for reminding folks!!!!
Title: Re: Blocking people on forum
Post by: santa7 on April 17, 2019, 09:16:39 am
I thought of blocking a couple people when I first started posting because they were rude, with put down remarks.  I didn't though.  I just don't read their posts because of their ignorance.  I try to treat people how I want to be treated.
Title: Re: Blocking people on forum
Post by: countrygirl12 on April 17, 2019, 09:23:54 am
I didn’t even know you could block someone on here so see I learned something new today I am sorry that you have to block people though that is kind of sad

You can't "block" them.  You can "ignore" them.  And all it means is you do not see what they post. If they post in the same thread as you or reply to your comments you see "their name, and you are ignoring this user".  I do wish they would truly implement a BLOCK feature.
Title: Re: Blocking people on forum
Post by: countrygirl12 on April 17, 2019, 09:25:24 am
I have only blocked one person on here and he is no longer on the site.  There are some others that I would like to block but then you won't be able to express your opinion on their comments and may lose a posting

If you do not like someone then why bother expressing your opinions to them?  You might "miss a posting"?  Big deal.  Post some where else.  I have never had any problems meeting the 30 posts per month.
Title: Re: Blocking people on forum
Post by: countrygirl12 on April 17, 2019, 09:26:38 am
you r right about that!!!!!!!      the forum is just to give opinions if you want to give it, and a lot of times they result in other topics.  making new aquaintances is also a part of it. thanks for reminding folks!!!!

It is also a way to get info.  I started a thread a few days ago that has resulted in a lengthy discussion and a lot of useful info has been exchanged.
Title: Re: Blocking people on forum
Post by: countrygirl12 on April 17, 2019, 09:27:36 am
I thought of blocking a couple people when I first started posting because they were rude, with put down remarks.  I didn't though.  I just don't read their posts because of their ignorance.  I try to treat people how I want to be treated.

lol And you are doing exactly what you accuse others of.  You are calling people you do not agree with ignorant. smh
Title: Re: Blocking people on forum
Post by: rraper on April 17, 2019, 10:05:00 am
i like it when you get on a hot topic. it can be fun, it can be serious, informativ. as long as evryone keeps their cool, i say go with the flow.
Title: Re: Blocking people on forum
Post by: bshee58 on April 17, 2019, 10:42:35 am
Wow didn't think that FC would allow such behavior on here like that, B.R. A.P. / Being Respectful Always Prevails, that person needs to learn that.
Title: Re: Blocking people on forum
Post by: countrygirl12 on April 17, 2019, 10:59:18 am
Wow didn't think that FC would allow such behavior on here like that, B.R. A.P. / Being Respectful Always Prevails, that person needs to learn that.

You also have to remember just because you see something as rude or disrespectful doesn't mean it is. Everybody takes things differently.  You may think oh that should not be allowed and there be nothing wrong with the comment.  I have seen people get all bent out of shape saying someone was disrespecting them.  I read the same comment and didn't see anything wrong with it.

Disagreeing is not disrespecting.  I have learned that most people online cannot have a conversation.  People get too mad.

If I don't like what someone is saying or do not want to read their comments I just "ignore" them.  Or on other sites I block them if it is an option.
Title: Re: Blocking people on forum
Post by: alaskah on April 17, 2019, 09:25:44 pm
I wouldn't feel bad about blocking people if they don't feel bad about being offensive *shrug*
Title: Re: Blocking people on forum
Post by: timvolley on April 17, 2019, 10:04:06 pm
i dont worry about blocking anybody here
Title: Re: Blocking people on forum
Post by: stokeman455 on April 17, 2019, 10:09:32 pm
    >:( There no room for haters here.
Title: Re: Blocking people on forum
Post by: cateyes1 on April 18, 2019, 02:39:57 am
I can relate to what you are saying but I just ignore.
Title: Re: Blocking people on forum
Post by: surveygrabber on April 18, 2019, 02:59:01 am
You can use the ignore member if you do not like what they are saying to you.
Title: Re: Blocking people on forum
Post by: alina6 on April 18, 2019, 04:52:06 am
I didn’t even know you could block people and I have been on here quite awhile. How do you go about blocking someone. 
Title: Re: Blocking people on forum
Post by: sdenimandlace1 on April 18, 2019, 05:40:49 am
I did not know you could block people here.   I usually just read past the person.
Title: Re: Blocking people on forum
Post by: countrygirl12 on April 18, 2019, 05:43:15 am
I didn’t even know you could block people and I have been on here quite awhile. How do you go about blocking someone. 

You cannot 'block' them.  You can "ignore" them.  Under where the comment is there is a thing that says "IGNORE MEMBER".  Click that.  You will still see that they are posting but you won't see WHAT they post.  It will say "you are ignoring this member".

If you are so offended by other people's comments that you cannot handle seeing them post then you might as well stay off the internet altogether.  When you are online you are posting with a much wider scope of people than your personal little world.  You will see people you do not agree with what they are saying.  And people can post something and they way they mean it and the way you read it can be totally different.

Unless somebody launches a personal attack on you calling you names and putting you down then I would just ignore them and go on.  Why get stressed about it?  Either click the "ignore" button so you don't see them or scroll on past without reading what they say.

If you look below at the related subjects threads like this have been started as far back as 2009. lol
Title: Re: Blocking people on forum
Post by: rraper on April 18, 2019, 05:55:13 am
i dont block people either. their opinion is what they believe. the only way that i would block somebody is if they were threatening. i dont play that game.
Title: Re: Blocking people on forum
Post by: sbenkoski on April 19, 2019, 08:30:37 am
There also it a problem when it comes to posts , there have been many times i've posted , texted or written things that the person takes 100% wrong , AND the little smile faces don't make it always work.  I find allot of people over think a post and read into it different meaning.  I have a pretty good hunch  she is talking about the post i made saying people who copy stuff on face book can be stupid.  NOT meaning this lady at all... I have a FB  with 4300 people all on dog stuff and  get hundreds of stupid post a month.  Some are just plain well some make me really wonder ?/  I have a problem with ski masks and guns as i was held up in my mothers office , tied to a chair and pinched with pliers and cracked across the face with a gun and still wear the scar .  And any thing to do with these type jokes i don't always see as funny !  I'm sorry if you were hurt , it was not ment to be mean.  Also this time of year hurts me to death as its the day my mom died.   And I hate being with out her at Easter every year as you do over your husband !  So again if its my post i am  very sorry !
Title: Re: Blocking people on forum
Post by: Cbsteffen on April 19, 2019, 08:43:57 pm
I admit that I sometimes used to say too many rude things online, but now I know better.
Title: Re: Blocking people on forum
Post by: countrygirl12 on April 21, 2019, 05:54:34 am
There also it a problem when it comes to posts , there have been many times i've posted , texted or written things that the person takes 100% wrong , AND the little smile faces don't make it always work.  I find allot of people over think a post and read into it different meaning.  I have a pretty good hunch  she is talking about the post i made saying people who copy stuff on face book can be stupid.  NOT meaning this lady at all... I have a FB  with 4300 people all on dog stuff and  get hundreds of stupid post a month.  Some are just plain well some make me really wonder ?/  I have a problem with ski masks and guns as i was held up in my mothers office , tied to a chair and pinched with pliers and cracked across the face with a gun and still wear the scar .  And any thing to do with these type jokes i don't always see as funny !  I'm sorry if you were hurt , it was not ment to be mean.  Also this time of year hurts me to death as its the day my mom died.   And I hate being with out her at Easter every year as you do over your husband !  So again if its my post i am  very sorry !

You are right in people over think things.  And I think a lot of things are taken the wrong way.  I can type something and thinking it in my head it is totally innocent. But depending on somebody's mental state of mind on any particular day they take it all wrong.  And some people are just offended by everything.  And some people are just looking for a fight.  And others just want to feel high and mighty and correct people. And NO I am not directing my comments at any particular person on this thread. SO if you feel it is toward you then YOU have the problem.

It is like the jokes you said you do not find funny.  With me I guess it depends on the joke.  Some of the old cartoons that are kind of the same thing I don't have a problem with.  I don't think you should yell at somebody for sharing a cartoon like that. But again, it depends on the cartoon.  The old Bugs Bunny cartoon type things where the guy has on a mask and has a gun is nothing to get upset about. But some of the ones today that are graphic and violent I don't like.  Or that depict killing certain public people who are well known. 

For the most part people are snowflake pansies these days and if anybody disagrees with them they get all butthurt and want to shut the other person down.  There is a difference in disagreeing and personally attacking someone. 

If somebody has a problem with your posts I would not worry about it.  If they don't want to see what you post they can "ignore member" and they will not see it.

Btw, I am sorry about your mom.  I would think all holidays are harder.
Title: Re: Blocking people on forum
Post by: rraper on April 21, 2019, 07:54:37 am
you said it right countrygirl. everybody says and thinks differently. thats what makes people different. if everybody says and thinks the same way, then this would be a robotic world..
Title: Re: Blocking people on forum
Post by: darkxtsuna on April 22, 2019, 08:05:33 pm
I also have some that really annoy me with the words they put.
Title: Re: Blocking people on forum
Post by: rraper on April 23, 2019, 05:50:56 am
its kind of hard not to, but you really have to remember is that they may or may not mean it the way it sounds. dont let it bother you. i dont let it bother me.
Title: Re: Blocking people on forum
Post by: snuggleycutejc on April 23, 2019, 06:57:22 am
lol You have to do what you got to do don't feel ashamed in protecting us thank you.  :rose:
Title: Re: Blocking people on forum
Post by: judylucas on April 23, 2019, 07:54:44 am
Just move on   no one is forced to read comments whether they approve or don't
Title: Re: Blocking people on forum
Post by: rraper on April 23, 2019, 09:51:48 am
i have one word; exactly
Title: Re: Blocking people on forum
Post by: teresa3200 on April 23, 2019, 11:29:31 am
I have only blocked one person over the years. The poster continuously posted jibberish. I had no clue what the poster was saying, nothing made sense. After about a year of seeing their posts I had to block them. The posts were very irritating.
I do agree some people are just rude and shouldn't be allowed to post.
Title: Re: Blocking people on forum
Post by: paints on April 23, 2019, 01:47:25 pm
I have blocked a couple of people over the years.  And I've unblocked some, too.
I figure everybody has a bad day sometimes, and may sound hateful or rude without meaning to. 
Title: Re: Blocking people on forum
Post by: rraper on April 23, 2019, 02:00:12 pm
very true!!!!!!!!!!1 :-X
Title: Re: Blocking people on forum
Post by: countrygirl12 on April 24, 2019, 08:00:22 am
I have blocked a couple of people over the years.  And I've unblocked some, too.
I figure everybody has a bad day sometimes, and may sound hateful or rude without meaning to. 

It also depends on how sensitive you are and how you take things. Some people just look for reasons to be offended.

It is like the girl who I use to work with who was a little over 5 feet tall and weighed over 300 pounds and the idiot asked me "am I fat".   I looked at her a minute and then said "well I won't say you are fat but it would not hurt you to lose some weight".  So she goes back in to work and tells everybody I said she was fat. Which is a lie.  But anyway everybody for a couple days talks about how rude and mean I am.  Until they hear the whole story. smh
Title: Re: Blocking people on forum
Post by: rraper on April 24, 2019, 03:39:09 pm
i actually hurt one of my friends years ago and i didnt know i did until i saw tears on her face. i found out why she was crying and she told me. i apologized and i watch what i say as much as possible. i would not have hurt this girl for nothing in the world.
Title: Re: Blocking people on forum
Post by: paints on April 24, 2019, 04:55:22 pm
I have blocked a couple of people over the years.  And I've unblocked some, too.
I figure everybody has a bad day sometimes, and may sound hateful or rude without meaning to. 

It also depends on how sensitive you are and how you take things. Some people just look for reasons to be offended.

It is like the girl who I use to work with who was a little over 5 feet tall and weighed over 300 pounds and the idiot asked me "am I fat".   I looked at her a minute and then said "well I won't say you are fat but it would not hurt you to lose some weight".  So she goes back in to work and tells everybody I said she was fat. Which is a lie.  But anyway everybody for a couple days talks about how rude and mean I am.  Until they hear the whole story. smh


LOL the only way to answer the "am I fat?" question is,  "do you think you're fat?" 
Title: Re: Blocking people on forum
Post by: countrygirl12 on April 25, 2019, 05:56:56 am
i actually hurt one of my friends years ago and i didnt know i did until i saw tears on her face. i found out why she was crying and she told me. i apologized and i watch what i say as much as possible. i would not have hurt this girl for nothing in the world.

I was not trying to hurt her.  If I was I would have said "yes you are a fat*ss" I mean really! 
Title: Re: Blocking people on forum
Post by: countrygirl12 on April 25, 2019, 05:59:31 am
I have blocked a couple of people over the years.  And I've unblocked some, too.
I figure everybody has a bad day sometimes, and may sound hateful or rude without meaning to. 

It also depends on how sensitive you are and how you take things. Some people just look for reasons to be offended.

It is like the girl who I use to work with who was a little over 5 feet tall and weighed over 300 pounds and the idiot asked me "am I fat".   I looked at her a minute and then said "well I won't say you are fat but it would not hurt you to lose some weight".  So she goes back in to work and tells everybody I said she was fat. Which is a lie.  But anyway everybody for a couple days talks about how rude and mean I am.  Until they hear the whole story. smh


LOL the only way to answer the "am I fat?" question is,  "do you think you're fat?" 


Well, that would be a good response.  A lot of people who are over weight will ask that.  Me telling you - no you are not fat - does not make you slim.  I mean you have a mirror. lol.

She was just looking for attention.  And she got it.  I am sure other co-workers told her she was not fat.  I am not understanding how somebody telling you that you are not fat when you have to work 10 minutes to waller out of a car because you are too obese to just get in or out of a car makes you think you are not fat. lol
Title: Re: Blocking people on forum
Post by: rraper on April 25, 2019, 06:37:47 am
im sure you werent trying to hurt her either. i was responding to someone elses post.but i was young when i hurt this girls feelings. and it did not have anything to do with her weight. it was a subject on religion, and i quickly learned that in the workplace you dont talk about your paycheck, religion, nor somebodys weight. talking about hot topics