"Erika" wrote in message
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Box134 wrote:
If everyone was like you we wouldn't need your suggestions. Maybe you're
either too kind or naive to realize that a few bloody-minded people come
here only to insult. Fecesia, or Margolotta as she calls herself today,
is
one. No amount of good will will change that.


It's not naive to expect common courtesy in a group like this.

I've been on a lot of boards and groups and I totally agree with you
about this.

But, it then comes to "what can you DO about it?" Getting into it and
trying to force people to change and be different, and taking sides with the
good guys fighting to change or get rid of the trolls, just compounds it.

I'm not saying you are doing this. Just that after anyone agrees it
should be a certain way, there's... what can be done about it? Unless
there's a moderator that can warn, delete, and finally ban (and the person
than rejoins using another name). Just sticking to - focusing on the purpose
of the board/group and not getting sidetriacked by "how" anyone is. But
again, THIS now gets into how do we get everyone to do it (ignore the
trolls, or as they say "don't feel the trolls:") Groups can turn into
warzones, just because of sides, those who feel it should be a certain way,
trying to force others to be that way.

Which, I realize I just did by getting into it in this thread (LOL)

My take on it is, ignore the meanies (who are looking for attention,
otherwise why do it?) and support the newbies, and their questions, and who
cares if they spell something wrong or leave out a comma, etc. Everyone's
doing the best they can and not everyone knows how to type (Thank You Miss
Umbriss - from 1957 typing class in high school, ASDF (space) ;LKJ (space)
on old manual Underwoods, with our hands covered with a black cloth so we
couldn't see the keys! Miss Umbriss (who looked like her name sounds) would
have never believed what I'm now using my typing class training for!)

I keep waiting for someone to jump on me and tell me I talk too much and
I go off topic here (LOL) Something I'm aware of. I get caught up in
communication and ramble.
But, life isn't all MS Publisher, there's a lot more that can tie in with
it.

~ Carrie



The
problem here is not just the trolls - it's the fact that a whole group
has started to jump on the troll bandwagon and offer snippy answers to
people who land here looking for help.

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Hugs, Erika