How does it make you feel?

[Buffy Summers]

When I see negative stuff in general it makes me a bit sad though.
I browse around the net, on different boards and stuff for fun and as a relaxation. Seeing people arguing, calling each other names or just being very negative in general isn't either fun or relaxing so I just don't appreciate it.

/SK

I totally agree with you. It just seems so pointless and makes you wonder why people think it's okay to behave like that.

🙂

 

[Cast No Shadow]

It angers me when people are so blinded by their own opinions that they can't accept other people's. It also makes me feel powerless.

 

[LoveLoveLovix]

It depends with me. If I'm the one being attacked, I usually laugh it off. Someone told me to kill myself on a youtube video, and I was like "Hey, I'm famous enough that people want me to die! Cool!" But I won't lie- on the inside it hurts, especially if I know the person, online or IRL.

If it's one of my friends, I normally message the person who said whatever and ask them about it. Then, if I feel it's still mean, I generally defend my friend.

If it's someone I don't know well, I really only react if I very much agree or disagree with something.

One thing I never do is fight fire with fire. Something went around tumblr a while back about a mean comment a girl said, and while it was a horrible thing, people were just being horrible right back to her. And that's not good, or cool, or right. It's just spreading more negativity.

 

[Tome]

It doesn't make me feel much. I usually shake my head at the overused insults/bullshit said on... Youtube for example. If it's directed at a friend of mine, I just tell them to not take it seriously. Some people are so bored, it's not even funny!

 

[sisterofmercy]

I don't really care. If it's directed at someone else, its not my problem; if it's directed at me, well I don't really care what some faceless stranger has to say about me.

I guess I'm just indifferent to this kind of thing. And if the poster is persistent in trying to get a rise out of me... all the places I post have the Ignore function.

I'm the same. I don't really care what some anonymous person says about me. I don't really retaliate as I just block the person and move on. It's just words at the end of the day, so although I understand some get offended by them, I don't. For me, there are bigger things to be upset about than what someone has said about you on the internet.

 

[BuffyElevated]

A friend of mine put a quote into my head recently... She said "Negativity breeds contempt." I love that quote, and it's so very true. Those of you who were here when we had the great banning of 2009 remember what a negative vibe we had on the board back then. Darla closed the board for a long while to give everyone a break, 'cause we were ALL sick of the behavior that was going on here. It was truly awful... That's why as a moderator, I love being able to work with the rest of the staff to bring you guys things like Be Nice on the Internet Week to raise board morale. I can honestly say that I love BB and probably will never leave... But when I come on BB and see a bunch of reported posts because someone's being rude or when I am reading through posts and keep seeing people disrespecting others, it makes me angry because it makes it seem like those rude people are just ruining it for everyone else, you know?