The Golden Rule

[ASTalumna06]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

And I ask that a moderator please moderate MysticCat and ASTalumna06. They are being mean and it is hurtful.

Well, maybe if you had decided to give the other chapters a chance, we wouldn't have to yell at you! Now go deal with your rejectment elsewhere.

[SWTXBelle]

Our GC sleuths may need to read this book - then they can analyze posts to figure out who is a lying troll - http://www.slate.com/id/2301859/ - although come to that, they already have mad troll-detecting skills.

[ellebud]

Dr. Phil: I strongly suspect the posts that were referred to as McCarthy like by me were deleted before you read them. In Translation's thread someone said that they "had taken care of" Wary's daughter. They had reported her to the authorities at UT. Initially they said they had "insider" information (none written) about a girl who was going through recruitment. Who? What? No information provided, but the girl was identifiable, charged with "something" and left out to hang in the wind. I claim the first reference to Senator Joe. I own it.

I saw a few other posts, but missed others (where someone created a new account with the daughter's actual name) where people told the world what this girl was wearing on a day, and the obvious message was: Look out. We are watching you.

Did the mother make mistakes? Yes. Did she stop? No. Did adults, and I use the term loosely, go after someone's kid for shits/giggles/revenge? Yes. And to those adults I can truly say that your behavior is disgusting.

Most of the posters/members on this board have good information. The responders to this thread are among the best sources of information. And yes, there are people who ask the same questions ad infinitum. And just like when small children ask, "Why?" thirty times in a minute some of us get inpatient. (Oh heck, all parents get impatient with the whys.) But this was different and it was creepy and it was wrong. Whoever the creepers were they were THERE (how else would they know what the girl was wearing?) and they (or there was one.....I truly don't know) were out to bury this child. And yes, she is someone's child.

There have been times that someone has discussed something (not necessarily) Greek related and was responded to in a way that the OP didn't want to hear because they "knew" better. After a few tries of information by others which was ignored, the OP went on her merry way...no harm no foul. I know that most of the posters on this thread give great information, they have said the same things so many times they probably should just bring out the menu and said......go to column c.

But again, the person or person(s) who went after this girl because they didn't like what the mother had to say (this is an old fashioned concept and not in vogue anymore): Shame on you.

In a perfect world the creepers would come out a own what they did. She/he/they might even try to right things.

.......but then again I try to live in the world of unicorns, rainbows and ethics.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by ellebud

Dr. Phil: I strongly suspect the posts that were referred to as McCarthy like by me were deleted before you read them. In Translation's thread someone said that they "had taken care of" Wary's daughter. They had reported her to the authorities at UT. Initially they said they had "insider" information (none written) about a girl who was going through recruitment. Who? What? No information provided, but the girl was identifiable, charged with "something" and left out to hang in the wind. I claim the first reference to Senator Joe. I own it.

I saw a few other posts, but missed others (where someone created a new account with the daughter's actual name) where people told the world what this girl was wearing on a day, and the obvious message was: Look out. We are watching you.

Again, only some people know the posts that you are talking about. More importantly, I think everyone who has posted agrees that what happened was jacked up.

But, that isn't what this thread is really about, is it? Is this thread about preaching to sock puppets and trolls that don't care what the majority of us think anyway? If so, that could've been covered in the Wary thread rather than creating a "be nice" thread.

[KSUViolet06]

^^^Or any wedding related boards (ex: The Knot.)

[ellebud]

Something tells me that you aren't going to win Miss Congeniality.

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by ellebud

Something tells me that you aren't going to win Miss Congeniality.

Wouldn't want to be in the running.

I spend my work life trying to change people's thinking, when I see the same bullshit here, might as well just tell them to fuck off.

[LXA SE285]

Actually TWOP's board policy against posters 'attacking' each other is rather strict.

God, yes. When you take into account all the rules, TWOP is North Korea compared with GC. (This very thread, for example, would violate "boards on boards.")

[33girl]

Yeah, and half the time you don't even know what you did wrong exactly and no one bothers to explain. Those people frighten me.

[psy]

Originally Posted by LXA SE285

God, yes. When you take into account all the rules, TWOP is North Korea compared with GC. (This very thread, for example, would violate "boards on boards.")

I don't know--I started posting on TWOP when I was just barely 16 (over 7 years ago!) and have never been dressed down by any posters there--and I've held some pretty unpopular opinions. I think GC is much more "grouped" than TWOP ("old guard" focused) where a certain group of posters are assumed to have greater authority or a greater sense of Greek life or even GC-specific mores. I don't think this is an uncommon issue on internet fora, and I think in some ways, it may even be good in that it retains membership and forms a strong sense of loyalty among frequent posters, but I do think it can seem like dogpiling on new members, and it can make it hard if you disagree with "old guard" posters.

Also, it's saddens me that TWOP makes everything more on-topic now--I loved all the free ranging conversations about everyone's personal lives through the lens of the TV.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by psy

I don't know--I started posting on TWOP when I was just barely 16 (over 7 years ago!) and have never been dressed down by any posters there--and I've held some pretty unpopular opinions.

...Also, it saddens me that TWOP makes everything more on-topic now--I loved all the free ranging conversations about everyone's personal lives through the lens of the TV.

That's exactly the kind of thing I'm talking about. People might make an aside about their lives and get banned because OMG! THAT'S NOT ON TOPIC! It's ridiculous. Then again, the fact that Bravo owns the damn site (or at least advertises on it) is even more ridiculous.

[LXA SE285]

Also, it saddens me that TWOP makes everything more on-topic now

I can't recall a time when it wasn't moderated with an iron keyboard, which is why I've always just lurked. Wing Chun and Miss Alli, anyone?

[AOIIalum]

Originally Posted by LXA SE285

I can't recall a time when it wasn't moderated with an iron keyboard, which is why I've always just lurked. Wing Chun and Miss Alli, anyone?

Agreed. Still it's fun reading over there. Anyone else admit to lurking on the Little House thread?

[DrPhil]

Bump because, because, because, because, beCAAAAUUUUUUUUSE...because of the wonderful things it does

[amIblue?]

Anyone else notice that Shirley quit posting once she got outed as Wary? Just me?