Some people should not be on the internet

[sparkfrost]

Look- people are NOT nice on the internet! This is obviously not everyone ever, but if you are a member of a ranting community and you post a bitchy rant you should maybe expect people to be not so nice in return, ok?

Basically- a member posted a rant about customers that several of thought was not as sucky as the OP though. But as soon as we expressed this point of view (politely!) the OP started jumping down our throats. After a bit of back and forth I got tired of arguing and stopped responding. I didn't think much more of it until today, when the new mod decided to bitch me out for daring to disagree. Her comment, and I quote:

buggrit_1979: This community is called customerssuck. And you know something? Many people DO think customers that hang out after close are dicks. I know I do. It's a topic that has been discussed many times in this community, and I'm not getting why this particular post became a target for deep dickery, but drop it.

I said: I thought we were also supposed to be professionals who do our jobs. I can see why everanddespair was annoyed, I just didn't see the suck.

And speaking of dropping it, I last commented two days ago. You're the one who picked it back up.

She comes back with: I didn't see anyplace in the post where she didn't do her job. Being professional does not mean NOT complaining later, out of the customer's hearing, about something that upsets one.

And I only found all this shit out today, or I'd surely have said something sooner.

So, let me get this straight- your community rules say that people are allowed to disagree as long as they do it politely, but as soon as I do that I get bitched at? Throughout the initial exchange everanddespair was ridiculously aggressive with me, yet she gets defended and I get bitched at? Whatever.

The icing on the cake is the mod post that buggrit_1979 made this afternoon, basically telling everyone who had disagreed on that post to STFU, GTFO and DIAF. That's some great Mod work there, Lou.

Well, about 15 people, including me, have already left the community and more are doing so as I refresh and check. Bug has since edited the post to a more 'snuggletimez' response, but people seem to be onto her bullshit.

Basically, neener neener, enjoy your sucky poorly run community!

Comments

[channonyarrow.livejournal.com]

I used to call myself the asshole mod, back when I modded anything that required me to be an asshole. In reading that post, I realised that I would never, ever call myself that any more, solely and completely because people use that as an excuse to be a total douche but never have any interest in listening to other pov's.

I kind of want to frame that post for its sheer, non-awesome dickishness.

[sparkfrost.livejournal.com]

It is pretty amazing. And the wank just keeps growing! I love how Bugsy is calling me and my friends trolls but she and her minions are treating everyone who disagrees like shit.

Also, after seeing your icon I want one of Kurt Russel in Tombstone, with that same caption. Maybe in all caps however. He really does deliver that line, you know?