Gang Mentality

[skyraider]

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i would almost, and i have to be carefull how i compare this, say that alot of bullies have a 'gang' mentality where no matter how wrong a forum member might be he will have supporters as they are part of his gang. They use their indimidation to bully other people especially newbies with such comments as "learn how to use search" or "that topic has already been posted 1000 times" etc to make themselves look good and to get their post count up. I think its good to have debates in your forum and as long as the bullies dont cross the line then its ok.

What i always love is when a bully decided to start his own forum cause the forum now sux and they take their gang members with them. 99/100 times the forum isnt successfull and half the people end up coming back.. ahh makes me laugh.
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#### whoops, I fit in to the sentence "learn how to use the search section" I'm learning...I shall not use that anymore.

 

[cheri1122]

I pasted the below paragraphs, hey, I did a research thingy.

See? You CAN teach old dogs new tricks, lol

i would almost, and i have to be carefull how i compare this, say that alot of bullies have a 'gang' mentality where no matter how wrong a forum member might be he will have supporters as they are part of his gang.

We notice - when someone can't refrain from 'dissing' someone else, [even if it's the only contribution they make to a thread/topic], and others follow like sun after rain. [Bad analogy, sun is welcome, but you get the drift.]

They use their indimidation to bully other people especially newbies with such comments as "learn how to use search" or "that topic has already been posted 1000 times" etc to make themselves look good and to get their post count up

Can't agree with either 'reason' - most do it, methinks, because they're [we're] just sick of repeating the same replies to questions like "What's a good carrier?" "How do I get started - I have a van" etc. But we don't want to ignore the question, because that's pretty rude & unhelpful, so we tell them where to find the info we've written too many times already [over the years]. And post count is less than meaningless, really, because it is just too easy to get. [Which inspired my sigline about speaking because you just have to say something, not because you have something to say, which of course went over the heads of those who just HAVE to say something, no matter how unrelated, unhelpful, or how many times they've said exactly the same thing].

I think its good to have debates in your forum and as long as the bullies dont cross the line then its ok.

I agree, debates are cool, and all I'd add is that more people need to speak up when anyone crosses the line.

What i always love is when a bully decided to start his own forum cause the forum now sux and they take their gang members with them. 99/100 times the forum isnt successfull and half the people end up coming back.. ahh makes me laugh.
In the case of Doug[Travels], it makes me sad. He's not a bully, [just a guy with more creativity than sense, sometimes] but those who are sure flocked to the 'no rules' site [and ruined it], didn't they? Just like the CB.....
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#### whoops, I fit in to the sentence "learn how to use the search section" I'm learning...I shall not use that anymore.

When you learn, you can teach me, lol. Whenever I search, I end up getting lost in the archives, rereading the hilarious stuff from years ago, till I forget what I was searching for - happens every time.