Bobbi .. good reason to always start out a reply with who you are talking to .. like I did here (but I forget to do it all the time).

If I was replying to the thread, I could start out with:

LindaJean, .. blah blah blah.

Would sure minimize a lot of misread replies.

Yeah, WV...I'm just not used to such a quick response like we get here. I've noticed your quotes and will start to do that myself. Many thx for the tip!

lol! Yes, WV...I was completely confused about the post #64 "How dare you"....and #65 response, "Thanks Bobbi".....I think there had to be a few posts removed. Either DS is listening or someone just got Ignored.

I think it is time to pass the hootch! Can you hear me Hat!?

Just found all the missing posts in my email alerts. Since DS deleted them already they probably would not take kindly to me re-posting them.
So I'm off to be "nice"....LOL!

"Just found all the missing posts".....Yes Bobbi, I did also.....if you are on the tread they do not show, but going back to the email alerts they are there. So I guess it makes a bit more sense now. :)

Using the # system does not always work, unfortunately...because sometimes people will just not play nice. :)

Yes I am missing the posts too - but that's OK.
I get the feeling that they were attacking Shelly and that is not on in my opinion.

But on another note regarding people who attack and stalk other members. Do it on and off for years. Make snide remarks that you know are aimed at you but are not reportable and do this in member groups where ignore does not work (at least not when I have attempted to get it to work) . And start very subtly working the group around to being against you.

What do you call them?

They stay well within the rules and don't do anything that you can report them for (even if I did dob) so apart from leaving the group what CAN you do?

Carly says in what is currently post #74................

I think it is time to pass the hootch! Can you hear me Hat!? "

Now that I have to agree with 100%:):) I am so lost with everything else (and the missing posts).............I just don't know what else to say...........LOL

Well I walk away Kid. OK my fingers do.

Rumours and gossip are one of the real problems on the internet, OK after trolls.
I have been the subject of both in the past and it causes a lot of hurt and damage and quite frankly I would like to fill those "little birds" with poisoned bird shot at close range. Most of them just want to stir up trouble and those who spread their garbage need the same treatment.
After learning the lesson the hard way I now just tell them to take their information and shove up their.......... Well you get the idea.

I have hootch in hand Bear (we posted at about the same time) and I will pour you a glass
Time to turn this into an hootch and chocolate post as I think that we have lost the rest of it.

Somehow DS has caught it up and we are now on #83 on both the actual and replies count.

Cheers and bottoms up....
Who has the chocolate?

I think I can find some chocolate............you line up the hooch and I will be right back with the chocolate I stole from Kid...............shhhhhhhhhhh..don't tell her:)

Ok..............here is the chocolate......pass the hooch:)

Please don't report me for stealing the chocolate:)

well rumors, it's up to the individual whether to believe them or not. i've seen the harm that rumors can do and like anything else, the more attention that gets paid to it, the more snowball effect it is going to have.

i've been on ds for three years. i've seen all sort of trolls on here. you have your career trolls who come on here to just wreak havoc, flood the board, bring up posts from two years ago... they think they are " big and bad" when really all they are is annoying and ignorant.

then you have the troll who professes to have changed, can come back and act very nice for awhile but eventually, they go back to attacking people

then you have the ones who come on here who subtly use words that you know are directed at someone but stay just on the cusp of violating tos.

these type of problems are on any social networking site. different sites deal with this type of situations differently but like vet said, ignore is what we have to work with.

these "trolls" only have as much power as you allow them to have.

I won't Bear....... Let's just sit in the corner and enjoy it and maybe she won't find us.

LOL another thread turns into a chocolate and hootch party ---works for me!

BTW Sambod, like you I have been here for three years and seen them all. Been attacked by some and befriended by others - without realising they were trolls. All a life experience - an education

Kid are you saying the colour didn't take? That the grey is showing ....Yikes - I think it is time to sack the hairdresser.

Well I did tell you I was taking them. And YOU stole Mouse first and I just took him back - he decided that he had to have the mug or he was not leaving LOL.

Yes I knew what you were referring too.
I just chose to change it around a bit.