With regret . . .

[ValleyDwellerNorth]

RE: fortunately...

 

>Ignoring someone is not acceptable social behavior for mature

>adults.

 

Mr. Hard,

 

Well .... you're wrong. There is a technique in education that really applies here. Without boring you, or anyone else, with a great deal of information I will give this information to you in a simplified manner.

 

Planned Ignoring is a behavior management technique in which a parent or caregiver simply and completely ignores minor misbehavior from a child. This works best with annoying behaviors that are meant to gain attention (whining, minor tantrums, breath-holding, etc.).

 

Now, there are some adaptations we need to make here for the message center.

 

"Parent" can be the sane, calm, polite, socially-adjusted members of the message center.

 

"Child" can be ... well .....

 

"annoying behaviors" is SO self-explanatory here.

 

It really is a great technique and helps when dealing with unacceptable behaviors.

 

Again, this technique is used when we know the behavior displayed is to get attention.

 

And, of course, referring to Daddy's recent reminder on "Trolls" is always an awesome rule of thumb.

[RockHard]

RE: fortunately...

 

"I'll try one last time.

Ignoring someone is perfectly acceptable behavior given these circumstances."

 

Of course trolls should be ignored. That's a given, Internet 101. I understood your point the first time, Jack, which is why I wrote, "Nicely written."

 

Every forum developer knows, ignoring trolls is not enough. It simply is unrealistic to think everyone will choose to follow your lead, Jack.

 

When trolls are permitted to persist, their posts set a tone. Their tone is almost always negative, and that negativity can do much harm to a board.

 

Consider the folks who visit here for the first time looking for a reliable escort. Does anybody think about them? They read, "You're an asshole," not knowing who is a troll and who isn't. Most people don't have the stomach for a sink-or-swim environment and, guess what, they won't post.

 

I confessed to Benjamin Nicholas that I was deluded about this board. No longer. Daddy will get the MC he wants. It's his and nothing I say will change that. If Lookin doesn't return, I will miss him.

 

"Planned Ignoring is a behavior management technique in which a parent or caregiver simply and completely ignores minor misbehavior from a child. This works best with annoying behaviors that are meant to gain attention (whining, minor tantrums, breath-holding, etc.)."

 

The cock-eyed optimist was giving everyone here the benefit of the doubt, which explains why I used the words "mature adults." ""Child" can be ... well ....." is not acceptable to me when we're talking about grown men.

[jackhammer91406]

available for duty

 

Give me a shout if you ever need me to work the frying pan detail.;-)

[Louis]

RE: available for duty

 

I too will miss Lookin. He had some great posts, and may not return. But never say never.

We always talk about freedoms, and freedom to do this or freedom to do that, or freedom to say this, and freedom to say that.

All of this freedom is fine, but with freedom comes responsibility, a responsibility to use that freedom well and appropriately.

[GuntherCory]

Um...proving my point....

 

I don't know whether I should thank you or offer to buy you some Midol, LOL!