Okay, there is somthing I have been wondering about and it really bugs me.,
why are so many people on this site so rude?
this place is supposed to be for people who have a love a queen and want to ask questions and share thier thoughts, and for many people its a source of information that they cant get elsewhere.
why is it that from what i have seen this is one of the rudest, meanest, bitchiest, whineyest and unfriendly places on the internet?
the number of insults, personal battles and cheap shots that occur on this board are phenomanal.
*keep in mind I am not one of the people in any of these battles, and have only had a hurtfull remark aimed at me once, so i am not doing this because i was insulted or offended personally*
so what, somebody asked a stupid question, or one that has been asked a million times. is there really any need or reason to insult, yell at and condem them?
not everyone has been on this site for a LONG time, not everyone is as big a queen fan as the next, not everyone keeps tabs on all of whats going on....
so when someone asks "where is john deacon" or "was freddie gay" just answer them or (when it gets fixed) direct them to the search option and tell them to look for it.
this happsn to much, and people notice...a recent post of as off the wall question was ended with " i'll put this up for flaming now"
because he knew that it would attract the eyre of the elitest groups on here
there is no reason to be so mean to them, and there is especially no reason to insult them and condem them basd soley on thier spelling or grammer or whatever. many people on here are not english so when they ask a question, (over asked as it may be) and they have terrible spelling why rag on them? just ignore it. there is just no point.
i just cant get over how mean and rude so many people on this site are. and there is no reason for it. so you know more about queen then another, maybe you have also been into them for longer. that doesnt make you or anyone else beter than another person.
i know if i were a teenager and was just getting into queen and this was one of the first sources i found, i may very well have been turned off of queen, cause i would have felt that all thier fans are whining, bitchy elitest prats
its this over the top sense of superiority that other groups of people use as reasoning behind thier actions..there are many groups like it, the ones that spring immedietly to mind are of course nazi's
I just dont know what it is about this place, but i find my self constanly and more and more often, sadned by the attitudesof people on here, and have been tempted to stop returning, but of course i wont do that.
anyway, thats my 2 bits, comment or not, i dont care. but many of you on here and you know who you are, simply use the anomity of the interest to justify your poor actions towards others.
all that i have left to say is your actions annonymous or not define who you are as a human being, and I am sorry to say many of you on here have earned my pitty for your actions because you truely are poor excuses for human beings.
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[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Phill the Thrill wrote: [/QUOTENAME]...all that i have left to say is your actions annonymous or not define who you are as a human being, and I am sorry to say many of you on here have earned my pitty for your actions because you truely are poor excuses for human beings.[/QUOTE]
Those who suffered at the hands of the 9/11 bombers or any other terrorist atrocities, may just disagree with you.
I also strongly disagree with the view that Queenzone needs another self-appointed sanctimonious conscience. This is an internet forum (with the RIGHT to respect both freedom of speech & disagree with others - its called democracy) so get over it.
BTW:
Forum = discussion/meeting place.
A-n-o-n-y-m-o-u-s is spelled with two 'n's - not three, P-i-t-y is spelled with only one 't', and T-r-u-l-y has no 'e' in it whatsoever.
Furthermore, it is 'in here' not 'on here'.
Although "I am sorry to say... YOU... have earned MY pitty for YOUR..." poor writing skills, this does not make ANYONE a "poor excuses for (a) human being..." whatever their own personable foibles may be.
Those who suffered at the hands of the 9/11 bombers or any other terrorist atrocities, may just disagree with you.
I also strongly disagree with the view that Queenzone needs another self-appointed sanctimonious conscience. This is an internet forum (with the RIGHT to respect both freedom of speech & disagree with others - its called democracy) so get over it.
BTW:
Forum = discussion/meeting place.
A-n-o-n-y-m-o-u-s is spelled with two 'n's - not three, P-i-t-y is spelled with only one 't', and T-r-u-l-y has no 'e' in it whatsoever.
Furthermore, it is 'in here' not 'on here'.
Although "I am sorry to say... YOU... have earned MY pitty for YOUR..." poor writing skills, this does not make ANYONE a "poor excuses for (a) human being..." whatever their own personable foibles may be.
I agree with you, generally.
The only point I can't agree with is the grammar. I find it hard to read, and I'm sure non-English speakers do as well. It's a common courtesy thing. It bothers me especially when the person typing in such a manner has something intelligent to say (as their mode of communication makes them, in my eyes, look immature, and could lead to people not being able to read it at all). I wouldn't be upset with someone for using "then" when they should have used "than", of course !
Also, I realise that getting an influx of people adept in Internet short-hand, teen-agers, means that Queen are getting younger fans - which is really the only thing that will keep the music alive. I can't help being awful and thinking "you won't understand a word that's in it, but you'll write it out again before you die". Kids will grow-up (hopefully), and have to deal with their own younger generation (unless we act now and eat the children, as I might point out is an option).
Also, I've been on MUCH ruder forums. And I mean MUCH. This place is on the friendlier side of my experiences.
But, on the agreement side... People are apt to be so rude when no one knows who they are - saying things they never would face-to-face. A little like being drunk. I try to treat people like people, not like lines of text. I don't care if you're new to a forum, you're still a person and your post-count or time around shouldn't have an effect on how I treat you. Sometimes, I get upset, but I do try to be reasonable. I don't call the starters of the, in my opinion, insipid threads names or "flame" anybody.
After all no one here was born knowing the secrets of Freddie's life (and why uncover them, anyway ?), or the 'truth' about "Mustapha" or who sang "Sheer Heart Attack". Though if some smart-ass reads this, they will probably claim they were.
The only point I can't agree with is the grammar. I find it hard to read, and I'm sure non-English speakers do as well. It's a common courtesy thing. It bothers me especially when the person typing in such a manner has something intelligent to say (as their mode of communication makes them, in my eyes, look immature, and could lead to people not being able to read it at all). I wouldn't be upset with someone for using "then" when they should have used "than", of course !
Also, I realise that getting an influx of people adept in Internet short-hand, teen-agers, means that Queen are getting younger fans - which is really the only thing that will keep the music alive. I can't help being awful and thinking "you won't understand a word that's in it, but you'll write it out again before you die". Kids will grow-up (hopefully), and have to deal with their own younger generation (unless we act now and eat the children, as I might point out is an option).
Also, I've been on MUCH ruder forums. And I mean MUCH. This place is on the friendlier side of my experiences.
But, on the agreement side... People are apt to be so rude when no one knows who they are - saying things they never would face-to-face. A little like being drunk. I try to treat people like people, not like lines of text. I don't care if you're new to a forum, you're still a person and your post-count or time around shouldn't have an effect on how I treat you. Sometimes, I get upset, but I do try to be reasonable. I don't call the starters of the, in my opinion, insipid threads names or "flame" anybody.
After all no one here was born knowing the secrets of Freddie's life (and why uncover them, anyway ?), or the 'truth' about "Mustapha" or who sang "Sheer Heart Attack". Though if some smart-ass reads this, they will probably claim they were.
Standing ovation for you, Phill the Thrill. Despite the fact that I am one who 'suffered at the hands of the 9/11 bombers', I agreed with everything in your post.
The attitudes here are disgusting and many have said they usually don't post because of those attitudes. If there is any wonder why the boards have been taken over by spam-type threads, I'd say it's because of the insults sprinkled throughout the legitimate ones.
I'm happy you started this thread, though I fear it'll be just one more place for the flaming you mentioned. The post by Mr. Stuart, sadly, is proof of that.
The attitudes here are disgusting and many have said they usually don't post because of those attitudes. If there is any wonder why the boards have been taken over by spam-type threads, I'd say it's because of the insults sprinkled throughout the legitimate ones.
I'm happy you started this thread, though I fear it'll be just one more place for the flaming you mentioned. The post by Mr. Stuart, sadly, is proof of that.
Do you know what the most annoying thing is!?
People posting topics in the wrong forum!!
It's madness!!!
BTW, I'm just kidding Phill The Thrill...
;-)
People posting topics in the wrong forum!!
It's madness!!!
BTW, I'm just kidding Phill The Thrill...
;-)
Why do people have to ruin good fun by being rude? I just joined queenzone.com on August 30th and I started my first forum(What are you doing for freddie's big 60th birthday?)and people start posting rude comments! If you don't care that it's Freddie's birthday then that's ok. But please don't post comments like "I simply don't give a shit"(excuse my French)I'm not trying to pick on anybody, but geese! If you can't say anything nice then don't say anything at all!
I agree with most of what you said, and I'm glad someone finally made a thread about this. There's a difference between sarcasm and just being plain rude. But like Kelley said, I don't quite agree with the grammar part. If someone actually can't spell but you can see they're are actually putting effort into it, I respect that. But if it's something like, "OMFG, lyk tht iz so kewwwll!!11!", I won't want toput up with it.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]<font color=336600>ChinesedogTorture wrote: [/QUOTENAME]I agree with most of what you said, and I'm glad someone finally made a thread about this. There's a difference between sarcasm and just being plain rude. But like Kelley said, I don't quite agree with the grammar part. If someone actually can't spell but you can see they're are actually putting effort into it, I respect that. But if it's something like, "OMFG, lyk tht iz so kewwwll!!11!", I won't want toput up with it.[/QUOTE]
I LOVE YOU! I agree with EVERYTHING that you said Phill The Thrill. Thank you.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]magicalfreddiemercury wrote: [/QUOTENAME]
The attitudes here are disgusting and many have said they usually don't post because of those attitudes. If there is any wonder why the boards have been taken over by spam-type threads, I'd say it's because of the insults sprinkled throughout the legitimate ones.
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Absolutely Agreed.
I LOVE YOU! I agree with EVERYTHING that you said Phill The Thrill. Thank you.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]magicalfreddiemercury wrote: [/QUOTENAME]
The attitudes here are disgusting and many have said they usually don't post because of those attitudes. If there is any wonder why the boards have been taken over by spam-type threads, I'd say it's because of the insults sprinkled throughout the legitimate ones.
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Absolutely Agreed.
Mm, well, I've been to 4 forums in my lifetime, all 4 with differant topics, for example, this one is queen, all the others were different. and this is deffinitly the most rude/inconsiderate.
The first one I went to wasnt moderated at all, and people generally were nice and considerate, but that was a major part of what the forum was FOR so it was ok. but there were some major bitch fights. I dont post there or visit.
The second was a forum about harry potter (i know, Im a nerd, haha) and I genrally had a lot of fun there but all the mods were like evil dictators that HAD to get there power across, so me and about 10 others left and now we have our own private forum and we are ALL very very very very very nice and considerate and a generally very caring group, and thats the third. I dont post at the second or visit, and the third, Im there every day.
The fourth is this and...well, let me just say that it is it's own forum.
The first one I went to wasnt moderated at all, and people generally were nice and considerate, but that was a major part of what the forum was FOR so it was ok. but there were some major bitch fights. I dont post there or visit.
The second was a forum about harry potter (i know, Im a nerd, haha) and I genrally had a lot of fun there but all the mods were like evil dictators that HAD to get there power across, so me and about 10 others left and now we have our own private forum and we are ALL very very very very very nice and considerate and a generally very caring group, and thats the third. I dont post at the second or visit, and the third, Im there every day.
The fourth is this and...well, let me just say that it is it's own forum.
Yeah, I always notice little rude remarks that are unnesisarry.
well why bother writing this topic?
they will not stop...it's not the first time this is talked here
it's good to have this discution sometimes to remind some people how rude they are
they will not stop...it's not the first time this is talked here
it's good to have this discution sometimes to remind some people how rude they are
I agree that some of the rude comments on this site are rather caustic and unnecessary quite often.
Sometimes however, its merely someones sense of humor, which unintentionally offends others.
And sometimes certain topics need that type of spice, its called satire.
Over all though, sometimes its down right hurtful. But sometimes you have to just look at the poster leaving it, and realize thats all they do, they're the mixers here to cause trouble and controversy.
I'm gald this board is the way it is, it allows for great discussion et al. However, some things could be done without. But only people themselves can change that.
As for bad grammar, if you know how to spell it or how to punctuate it, please do it!!! Even if its a valid point, i wont bother reading it because it grows frustrating to read.
Typo's and simple human error dont fall into that catergory, as no ones perfect...
Sometimes however, its merely someones sense of humor, which unintentionally offends others.
And sometimes certain topics need that type of spice, its called satire.
Over all though, sometimes its down right hurtful. But sometimes you have to just look at the poster leaving it, and realize thats all they do, they're the mixers here to cause trouble and controversy.
I'm gald this board is the way it is, it allows for great discussion et al. However, some things could be done without. But only people themselves can change that.
As for bad grammar, if you know how to spell it or how to punctuate it, please do it!!! Even if its a valid point, i wont bother reading it because it grows frustrating to read.
Typo's and simple human error dont fall into that catergory, as no ones perfect...
whatever internet friends will be internet friends!
whatever internet friends will be internet friends!
Thanks Phill for bringing this up. I agree with everything you said. I get very upset when people insult others on here. I get so tired of the arguing and fighting that goes on here, that I don't even post or update my blog much anymore. I just don't want to get insulted. I don't want to have to be afraid of posting a question anymore. Once again Phill, thanks for bringing this up. :-)