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Originally posted by: chemgirl

I LOVE it when members look at fans in a sympathetic light. I have been on this forum long enough to see bullying in all forms.

One group can't be held accountable for the daily drama whether it is the haters or the cynics or the neutral members or the fans. Even when we are convinced we are quite "neutral" we have ALL been guilty in the past. It takes hardly one topic for someone to bash the show/actor/or member for their opinion while others sit and eat popcorn on the sidelines.

This has never been a one sided story. Sometimes it may appear that way if you provide enough evidence to portray that side, but in all my time spent here I have seen the worse side of everyone. The best thing to do is login, post a message and logout. Don't get attached to the place. It doesn't take long for members to start attacking you and some of them you may mistakenly even consider friends.

In the past there have been times when a few moderators have bullied members and when members demanded change - in return the topic is locked and members have been told they are not supposed to create "member based topics" or "moderator based topics" that such discussions were best dealt with in PM's which have really led to NOTHING.
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Today's fun fact: Did you know at one point admin's had no knowledge of ad's placed on the website?!

Originally posted by: chemgirl

I LOVE it when members look at fans in a sympathetic light. I have been on this forum long enough to see bullying in all forms.

One group can't be held accountable for the daily drama whether it is the haters or the cynics or the neutral members or the fans. Even when we are convinced we are quite "neutral" we have ALL been guilty in the past. It takes hardly one topic for someone to bash the show/actor/or member for their opinion while others sit and eat popcorn on the sidelines.

This has never been a one sided story. Sometimes it may appear that way if you provide enough evidence to portray that side, but in all my time spent here I have seen the worse side of everyone. The best thing to do is login, post a message and logout. Don't get attached to the place. It doesn't take long for members to start attacking you and some of them you may mistakenly even consider friends.

In the past there have been times when a few moderators have bullied members and when members demanded change - in return the topic is locked and members have been told they are not supposed to create "member based topics" or "moderator based topics" that such discussions were best dealt with in PM's which have really led to NOTHING.
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Today's fun fact: Did you know at one point admin's had no knowledge of ad's placed on the website?!

Originally posted by: Howlarious

I see only four people 'liked' Vijay's post. That speaks volume for the number of posts with a large number of likes compared to Vijay's. Saara aunty liked the post as well. Surprise, surprise. 😆

Originally posted by: Riyasi

^Lets get real. Celeb worship is not new for the world whether real or virtual. So too is hate mongering against these very celebs for whatever reason, especially on a cyber platform anonymously. IF is primarily meant to discuss shows and celebs but since there are moderators in place, the max they can do without going nuts is curtailing bashing/name calling resorted to by either fans or non-fans. Love for celebs no matter how unpalatable to others doesn't hurt anyone by itself as insults do.

When we write unsavory things about celeb/show/fandom, the fans rise to their defense and most often attack the OP personally. If they wish to retaliate, they can do it civilly saying we don't agree but most are immature, so they get personal since they only have these TMs to deal with and not any favorites of theirs as easy targets. The moot question is...why go to such lengths to evoke such responses?

Expecting to see a GA condemning such fanatic droolings and personal attacks while defending celebs is a noble cause but looking from the point of view of the dynamics of such open internet fora, if it comes by anytime soon, my respect for the owner will increase. But hey, I have seen enough of this world to not be expecting so much sense, unbiasness and fairness in a realm of democracy where freedom of speech is justly curtailed for maintaining public order.