I've removed the pic from my sig

[Pithlet]

I've decided after a certain thread in GD that DU isn't the safest place to have it.

How sad.

[merwin]

1. What pic was it? n/t

[Az]

2. Huhzuwhat?

How is a pic going to make you unsafe? Which thread? We GDers aren't really that evil.

[Pithlet]

3. It was a pic of my kid n/t

[Az]

7. What happened?

Tell me it wasn't an abortion thread. Those can get a bit nasty.

[Pithlet]

10. No. Although there certainly were quite a few of those.

Actually, I started questioning the wisdom then. But, the restaurant thread in GD cinched it for me. I never should have posted it, anyway. It really isn't the smartest thing to do.

[Desertrose]

9. It probably not the DUers she's concerned about...

too many loonies in this world...why make it easier for them?

I loved the pic but think this was a wise decision, Pithlet.

A Mom can't be too careful these days!

:hug:
DR

[Pithlet]

11. Yep

It isn't just DUers. I really should never have done that. I let momma pride get the better of me.

[Desertrose]

43. easy to do....I understand that momma pride thing

also easy to forget we are more than just the DU family here and that there are many who "see" us that may not exactly be our "friends".....

[Book Lover]

4. That is sad

You're right to be prudent, though.

[progmom]

5. i stop posting pics of my kid too

realized how unsafe that was.

[Jamastiene]

6. You weren't threatened,

were you? If you were, you can report that. Hope you have a better experience from here on out.

[Pithlet]

8. No. Not threatened, thank God.

But, not exactly made to feel welcome, either.

[Jamastiene]

14. Can you post a link to the thread where it happened? Maybe the mods

will see what happened and you can get something done about it.

[Pithlet]

15. Not one instance, really.

I just grew a brain :)

[Rabrrrrrr]

12. Whew! It WAS kinda big.

Not as big as others', but big.

But it also helped identify you more easily, too, whcih is one thing I love about the siglines and sig pics.

[Pithlet]

13. It wasn't that big

Comparatively speaking. I do the same thing with sigs, too. When a bunch of people changed their names during the grace period, that really threw me :crazy:

[Rabrrrrrr]

42. No, that's why I said "kinda".

There are others that are much bigger! Way too big - yours wasn't in the "too big" category, but it was close.

And yeah, I hate it when people change their avatars and sig lines. I don't often look at names, since I have a hard time remembering them - I just go on the visual cues. I can remember "This is the eleanor roosevelt avatar guy with the adgard varese sigline", but not "Spunky coolatte chicken". And then they change them, and they become a whole new person to me.

It's gets very confusing. I'm awful with names.

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[Pithlet]

17. Edit. self delete

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[Pithlet]

20. Same to you. n/t

[Rabrrrrrr]

22. Wow. He complemented your kid, and you said "fuck you"

How..............

I don't know. I just don't have the word for it.

[Pithlet]

23. His response was not called for.

I don't care if he complemented my kid. I don't start that many damn threads to get accused of what he accuses me of. I shouldn't have told him to fuck off. But, damn it. I'm tired of the tirade against parents. And if you dare to defend that, you get flamed. I've taken a beating, today.

[progmom]

25. he did call her "whiny and attention-seeking"

I mean...that's just not playing nice.

[kcr]

26. Well, no

The compliment to the kid came after he accused her of being whiny and self-indulgent, and was then only presented in the context of complaiging about other kids.

In other words, he was insulting and tried to cover his tracks by saying something nice about a kid.

I have lots of words for that.

[Dookus]

24. c'mon pithlet

edit it while you can. Why get an obvious deletion?

[Pithlet]

27. Okay. n/t

[Dookus]

31. Atta girl..

:hug:

[Pithlet]

18. And, you felt the need to come into this thread

and say that.

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[progmom]

37. Did you guys have words on a previous thread?

You're both posters I respect and like - I'm having trouble understanding this anger.

[Pithlet]

38. Only one other thread, and it wasn't nasty.

I honestly don't understand the response from SJ to me in this thread.

[Spider Jerusalem]

45. Sorry.

I apologise, my response was uncalled for. I'm on edge. Chronic insomnia, various other things...see post 44 for fuller explanation.

[Spider Jerusalem]

44. I'm just mildly irritated, I guess.

General Discussion has been a depressing, nasty and generally fucked-up flame-fest most of the day. My response was a bit uncalled for, but I'm in the bloody Lounge to get the hell away from the shitstorm that is General Discussion. And I'm unfortunately less than tactful, sometimes, and say things without thinking about them.

[Pithlet]

46. My sole intention

wasn't to bring up the GD flamefest. It was a shitstorm today; more than usual. I just wanted to vent to some of my friends, and explain why my sig pic was no longer there. I was a bit taken back by your response, but that doesn't excuse my behavior. Let's just shake cyberhands and call it a night.

[progmom]

28. well that's not very nice.

She, like me, felt the need to decompress after that depressing thread.
I see your point, sounds like you see mine. Can we be cool to each other here, at least in the lounge?

[enigmatic]

33. Absolutely.

But starting threads on how "I've decided after a certain thread in GD that DU isn't the safest place to have it. How sad." because they don't agree w/ you doesn't help, unless they want to start a flame war in here, too.

It's a message board. And that thread uis just that, a thread. It's not life and death.

[Pithlet]

35. Well

I'll be sure to consult you on all future thread decisions.

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[Pithlet]

41. Bye, then.

:hi:

[Pithlet]

21. Just to clarify. I wasn't threatened. Everything is okay.

I didn't mean for it to sound that way.

[Jamastiene]

29. Can you post a link to the thread in question? (eom)

[Pithlet]

32. No, I'd rather not.

It really should just die.

[Jamastiene]

36. Hey,

Maybe it would be best to just let it go. Maybe you are right, but I still don't know what happened. Was the av big? I never saw it. I like some of the bigger ones.

Maybe this will cheer you up. My aunt said the other day that she felt so bad she couldn't get it up for Bush. I said do what? She said she was talking about her middle finger. ;D

[Pithlet]

39. LOL

That's great. :)

[Moderator]

47. Locking

This appears to be a continuation of a flamewar from another thread.