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Makes me sad

*********It seems we more or less all agree that we need to be a bit nicer sometimes**********

It also seems we sometimes misunderstand each other and others' intentions and that we all care deeply about the topic.

I would suggest that if in future we find a thread becoming too derailed or personal, as many of us as possible post a quick

*Please stop. Take a break. The tone gets a bit hostile* or something like this to the 'parties'.

That way we may avoid the thread going on for too long, and maybe there are points to be made to the thread at a later time from those same parties when they're less fired up.
 
Well Mileana, good your not disheartened, cos I am. What I am reading is that its the same posters that were arguing originally.

I think they have missed the essence of your original post, and I think it is shocking that this continuing.
This whole topic was about respect and tolerance between members, this is not really happening, "they" are going at it again. STOP IT!!! This is not fair to the other members reading this topic.

And as for LC sticking to their own board, how silly is that, we all need a broad spectrum of advice.

It's become like a playground.
shape up you people
Kate
 
Sometimes, when derailment is in progress, I lose the will to read further. No idea how many useful bits of information I've missed out on.

Ju
 
Hello; I have just read all the post and I think that this is a great forum, with all the help on here I have got my BS down and have lost 2 stone...

1st thing I do in the morning is read "NEW POST" and if I can help in my little way I will even though I am on a low carb diet....

Remember Folks WE ARE FAMILY AND ALL FAMILIES ARGUE..............

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I have decided to remove all my posts from here. I personally, find it one big :yawn: now.The more people post, the worse it appears to get. Anyone want to join me :?:
 
I was not suggesting that low-carbers cannot post elsewhere

We have a forum for pump users, we have a forum for low carb, we have a forum for non-low carb. I am suggesting that, for those who wish to learn about or share information specific to low-carbing, we keep the relevant posts on that section.

Those on insulin or pumps wouldnt want people posting about metformin on their threads, as it would de-rail and clog up the information which could be vital for someone else.

PS The tone of the above should be read as calm and respectful and just for clarification as i do not appear to have expressed myself as clearly as I would like previously.

Maybe that is an idea? Like in a play where stage directions and expression is given in brackets next to the words?
 
catherinecherub said:
Robinredbreast said:
Mileanas thread started off as it was supposed to do, we have all read it, an excellent positive post. But now it has started a ' you said that' ' er no I didn't'( not the members actual words though) . Its going down that slipperly path. :shock: In the begining the thread was full of great comments and in agreement with what Mileanna had written.

Someone suggested sending pm's to other parties, but what would that achieve? the offending member needs to put their views across, so that everyone can see what they have written, and typing a pm out of sight from the rest of the forum,probably wouldn't work.

Mileanna's thread was a very positive one, with about 3/4's of the people in agreement writing good positive comments. That's how it should be and to try and keep it that way.

I have just thought of a moving boxing match 'smilie' so that 2 members can have a good old bout, and slog it out :wink: just a thought that popped into my head.

Just trying to be supportive and saying that we don't want a division as I get alot from reading All of the threads and we want to unite not divide. TOGETHER WE ARE STRONGER!!!

Life is too short for bad feeling. Mileana's Original post was my reason for agreeing with Grazer and supporting what Mileana had said. No Offence meant. Sorry!

Lucy.
Trying to be positive RRB I have just seen a couple more posts :( . DON'T PEOPLE EVER LEARN on here. STOP

Mileanna don't be disheartened :(
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Do you know I couldn't care less about diets at this moment in time. This thread is steadily being highjacked. It is too important for exchanging other ideas and comments
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In future I'll read, take note of the things that I know will help me and ignore the rest.

Goodbye, I for one will not be posting again until things drastically improve and the arguments stop.
 
Hey Guys!

How about we have Sid's handbags at dawn emoticon permanently on offer and whenever anyone starts a fight we could use it to show a fight is taking place. That way we can all run over and join in - because that's what we're all currently doing!

Smidge
 
I was glad when I found this forum but didn't get to post a lot before the last round of "who can say what where" started. Since that uggliness (that I personally wasn't involved in, reading it was enough to put one off) I don't think I've posted more than once or twice. I did however continue to read, finding useful info here and there. That will stop too from now on. Page 3 and 4 on this thread did it for me - did you REALLY have to bring the bickering into this very thread? :thumbdown:
I'm off to search for a place where being supportive is more important than being right.
 
I personally think this thread should be locked, thanks to the ridiculous bickering that's been brought into it.

This forum, I thought, was meant to be supportive, kind, caring and somewhere for people with diabetes (or people with family/friends/loved ones with diabetes) to come and offload, get advice on how others deal with things and to talk to other people that understand.
I lurked for a while before joining because I wanted to make sure that it was the right environment and I honestly thought it was.
Now? I'm not so sure.

This forum should be about mutual respect and understanding; not somewhere where people can descend into "you're wrong", "no you're wrong" and silly "he said/she said" bickering.
What on Earth is the point in that kind of behavior? It doesn't help anyone, it doesn't solve anything and it just makes people feel alienated and concerned that they're in the wrong place.

People are leaving this forum (either permanently or short-term) because of the behavior of a few and those few should take a look at what they post and how they post it.
As someone else mentioned earlier in this thread - write your post, re-read it and ask yourself if you would take offense or feel any negativity coming from what you've written.

I think for the time being I shall go back to lurking. I don't want to leave this forum as there have been some incredibly lovely people here that have really helped me; but that's why email was invented.
 
I've been off-line for a couple of days - I'm busy and the site seems to have slowed down again.

I've just read this thread through from beginning to end in one gulp. It started with a thoughtful and mature plea from Mileana which agrees exactly with my thoughts about this forum, and quite swiftly goes downhill. Talk about "toys out of prams" and "Not me, miss!" :!:

Most Type 2s are "mature onset" diabetics. So if we're all "mature", can't we please behave that way? Would any of us behave like this in the workplace, or allow our staff to do so?

We come here for our own benefit initially and then stay on to help others if we can. Can we stick to that, please?

Courtesy and good manners oil the wheels. This may be old-fashioned, but then so am I! :wink:

Infinite diversity in infinite combination

Live long and prosper.

Viv 8)
 
Well I've been away for a few days and just read this thread through, and find myself bemused--what is all the fuss about? If we just shrug and ignore any posts we find disruptive, the thread will move on.
 
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