Though they are rare, I have had to block a couple of posters (who shall remain nameless) here. Had plenty of good discussions, even civil arguments, with them for quite a while then all of a sudden the vitriol, insults and departure from actual discussions started. Their posts had nothing to do with the thread, it was plainly an attempt just to belittle my view or myself in general, or to try to make me angry.
Always wondered what happened, it was all out of the blue. The more people I can discuss with the better, it's a shame the blocked people acted that way. Don't know what happened, but it's a shame.
Oh well, life and the Dallas Cowboys goes on....
I am too curious to let that slide, I would have to ask them.
Although, it can get really weird. Had a situation on the old forum with a poster that totally misunderstood a post, went back and re-read it and agreed that he had read it all wrong and even apologized for going off on me. After that, he went out of his way to try and insult me anytime he was on the forum, which wasn't often. I've never figured that out other than he just didn't like me.
Some people just don't like other people, no other explanation. I try to be funny and am sarcastic at times and that can easily be misread. And there are people that just don't like people trying to be funny. I think the "trying" bothers them.
The other thing is that it might have nothing to do with you but something going on with them. I do not recall a time with this many pissed off people about anything and everything. This country has gone PMS.
Man, used to bother me something fierce when someone didn't like me, thought there was something wrong with me and there was, according to that person. Some people don't like other people for their own reasons. I ain't Jesus trying to get the one lost lamb back, I am going to stay and party with the sheep that like me.
LA, I spent all of my career is sales, mainly training other people to do it. The most valuable lesson I ever learned, and was actually life changing on how I viewed myself, was the Rule of 3 out of 10. Go anywhere where's there's a gathering of people you don't know with the goal of spending just 30 seconds talking to 100 people. Of that 100, 30 will like you and most can't say why and 30 will not like you and about the same on the reasons why and 40 will not have made their minds up, they're indifferent. In the sales application, the goal is to get half the 40 over to your side or you'll spin your wheels trying to sell just 3 out of 10.
Will Rogers never met a man he didn't like. I never met Will Rogers.
The human brain makes decisions in such a short period of time, nanoseconds, and we're not really even aware of it. Ever had someone say "ya know, at first I didn't like you but now we're friends"? Most won't take the time or make the effort to change that first impression. I think that works in reverse as well. We wear our welcome out. "I don't know what I ever saw in him/her".
"I won't change me just to please you
In every good relationship it takes two,
I don't ask you to change to please me
If one of us changes, that will make three".
