posted on May 27, 2008 07:56:22 AM new
Sigh, no Helen, I don't want to be a moderator of anything. I would like a board where folks can discuss non-eBay topics and be treated civilly, as if we were in each others living room. I get tired of playground-like name calling. I didn't start this thread. Just adding my two cents worth.
posted on May 27, 2008 08:09:30 AM new
I am not sure another forum is really necessary. It seems to me that there are fewer and fewer posts both here and on the EO. Perhaps it's the time of year - perhaps it's because Vendio users are declining. Do the Anadale people have their own forums? You'd think that there would have been an influx of posters when the two companies merged but perhaps it will happen when the two systems are integrated.
I think that, overall, the RT is a MUCH kinder, gentler place since SWMNBN and her cronies left. Most people from EO are not likely to post here just because it is not their custom - I don't think they are necessarily intimidated by bullies.
Perhaps the EO should be renamed to include OT's. A lot of talk on there nowadays centers around other venues.
I have one question - are there people who come to post on RT who have NEVER been ebay sellers? How in the world did they find this forum?
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posted on May 27, 2008 08:22:59 AM newI would like a board where folks can discuss non-eBay topics and be treated civilly, as if we were in each others living room. I get tired of playground-like name calling.
Pixiamom, ONE person called you Wanda Whiner and now you have whined for several days about how nasty this place is. I am usually nice, try to be civil and seldom call names but now I get the feeling it's as if you think there is a select group of posters who are deemed as nicey-nice along with yourself so deserve another forum because the rest of us are beneath you.
posted on May 27, 2008 09:15:33 AM new
Pixi is NOT A WHINER, Helen. She's a mature human being, as are most of us here.
My complaint with the RT was that it had degenerated into childish namecalling on the part of some, as though the only way they know of to "argue" is to say oh yeah, so's your old man or something of that ilk. That's juvenile and doesn't add to a real discussion, just closes it off.
If some here would just take a grown-up pill and disagree in a reasonable manner, we'd all be happier. I've already raised three teenagers and I sure don't want to go through that with "adults."
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Pixia, I've noticed that you've posted several grievances with Vendio in Sales Manager and Ebay Outlook so I doubt that they will be anxious to start another board just for you; especially a board that will need a moderator and private status in order to maintain the kind of "tone" that you prefer.
Either communicate with Vendio about your problem or accept this board as it is or stop posting here.
posted on May 27, 2008 10:10:15 AM new
Funny....I got busy and didn't have much time for "chat"....but when I had the time to look, I found about a GAZILLION chat rooms, blogs or whatever you call them ....
There are MANY out there to choose from that have nothing to do with Ebay!!!!!!!!
After sifting through I found a great one that covers every subject on earth.
Yes, I have been flamed, reported, reprimanded and I have flamed, reported, and reprimanded others. I have built up my "reputation", learned a lot, taught a lot, got serious, got funny, got involved in "lively" discussions with posters who have totally opposite views,...had a great time!!!!
More to "chat" than Vendio if you take the time to look....NO one determines where you post but you.(general "you" )
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posted on May 27, 2008 11:59:47 AM new
I don't think pixia wants to start another board - she just wants civility HERE (and elsewhere). That's not too much to ask for. I am quite certain she does not want to be moderator of another board and there is no need for another board. The EO board is supposed to be dedicated to EBay topics and people get testy when topics go astray up there. This is the Vendio "water cooler". A place where people can post whatever they want without fear of others taunting them just because they have posted.
I am surprised at you Helen and Kiara - I counted you among the CIVIL posters. No need to gang up on pixiamom here. Let's put the blame where it rightfully belongs. If it were just the ONE post about Wanda Whiner, I doubt that Pixia would have made a big thing about it. Mingo has made SEVERAL not so subtle (and totally uncalled for)comments directed at pixiamom personally for several months. Pixia was just trying to make it stop. I don't blame her. It's no fun to be singled out and made fun of for no apparent reason. Why should pixia have to have a thick skin about it? She has a right to post whatever she wants within board parameters. She has a right to not fear that she will be torn to shreds for posting something as innocuous as summer recipes. Mingo apparently wants to make her out to be the bad guy in all of this. I guess she misses Linda so much that she has had to make SOMEONE into a scapegoat/whipping boy and pixia drew the short straw. They have a name for people like Mingo - "BULLY". It is SHE who should be called to task every time it happens and not her victim. This does not mean that we all have to agree on every point - that WOULD be boring. But name calling and belittling other posters overstep the boundaries of this community and should not be tolerated by the group. Saying, "Well that's just Mingo.." is not an excuse any more than saying "Well that's just the Ku Klux Klan.." is an excuse. We each have a right to expect that we be shown respect and civility.
Shame on you Mingo. We are not amused. I personally think someone with your "reputation" (as you call it) should find a place to chat where people enjoy name calling and ridicule instead of grown up discussions. Your entertainment should not come at others' expense.
Edited to add: Yes, Pixiamom is my sister and that is probably the reason I took the time to post the above. I am ashamed to state that I probably would have been complacent had it been another person. I know Pixiamom to be a good, honest and intelligent person and have been angry at Mingo for quite some time about the bashing because she doesn't deserve to be treated this way. She is NOT a whiner and neither am I.
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posted on May 27, 2008 12:25:42 PM new
This place has changed over the years ~ we had all night parties, quit smoking together, and discussed countless issues on personal, religious, and political sides. We told jokes, wrote poems, posted pictures of ourselves, and learned a great deal about each other.
It's still nice to pop in every once in a while.
Sometimes it gets extreme.
At this table, like at many tables you've been seated at before, sometimes it is best to just excuse yourself and get up from your chair before you puke or stick your steak knife where it doesn't belong.
posted on May 27, 2008 01:14:39 PM newI am surprised at you Helen and Kiara - I counted you among the CIVIL posters. No need to gang up on pixiamom here.
Neglus, how do you see me ganging up on Pixiamom? She suggested I talk to Mingo about the way she posts and I chose not to. I have absolutely no control over how any other person chooses to post here and I'm not a moderator for Vendio.
I disagree with Pixiamom that another forum is warranted but don't care if one is started or not. Truthfully I haven't had much time to post here regularly for about six months now and at the moment I have much bigger things to worry about than taking sides on a silly chat board because one person called another a name.
"I am surprised at you Helen and Kiara - I counted you among the CIVIL posters. No need to gang up on pixiamom here."
Neglus, I understand your attempt to defend your sister who has been called names or harassed by Mingo. Kiara and I have been here for years and have experienced name calling and unfair attacks that would make Mingo's silly words look like child's play. So, in light of my experience here it appeared that Pixiamom was stomping her little foot demanding a forum in which she should be protected from any controversy or rude behavior.
I would also hope that everyone could avoid such juvenile, name calling behavior but in a public forum without moderation such decorum is extremely unlikely. My goal was to inform Pixia of that fact and I believe that Kiara had the same intention.
Roadsmith, I hope you got the message that I did NOT, as you indicated, call Pixiamom "Wanda Whiner". Like SWMNBN, you cannot provide a link to substantiate that accusation.
posted on May 27, 2008 05:49:18 PM new
Helen, I just got back to my computer after a busy day offline. I stand corrected! I couldn't find where you'd called Pixi a whiner; I apologize. ~Adele
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posted on May 27, 2008 06:29:27 PM newHelen, I just got back to my computer after a busy day offline. I stand corrected! I couldn't find where you'd called Pixi a whiner; I apologize. ~Adele
Well, I did find who posted it, Roadsmith. It was Mingo.
Me me me..it's all about me...can't think of a single other thing but me, me, me
( I sang that, you ARE lucky you can't hear my singing voice or you'd really complain)
But, gosh, I hope this thread ends soon...it sets such a bad "tone" and seems to be keeping posters out!
