Why are some people so sarcastic and nasty on here?

monty-doggy

:mad:

These boards are mainly used for normal people asking for advice, and nice people offering advice to the best of their ability.

Sometimes you might not agree with the advice given, or the advice given might be wrong, but surely there are nice ways to point this out?

Some people just do a quote of what you said, and put a really !!!!!! sarcastic comment.

It really annoys me.

There is no need for it. These people must be real grumpy bitter people, with nothing better to do.

I always try to be nice, even if I disagree with something. And I would never try to 'shoot' someone down over a comment they have made.

It really not necessary.

bod1467

monty-doggy wrote: »

Some people just do a quote of what you said, and put a really !!!!!! sarcastic comment.

It really annoys me.

Well someone got out of the wrong side of bed this morning!









































Joke, to provide an example.

monty-doggy

Lol. Exactly. Although I quite like a joke and have had some real giggles too. Which is in the spirit of the boards

adamc260

Keyboard warriors, anyone can be tough behind a screen when no one knows who you are!

yangptangkipperbang

adamc260 wrote: »

Keyboard warriors, anyone can be tough behind a screen when no one knows who you are!

So true - but the same anonymity enables people to ask the most stupid questions which could have been answered by ten seconds use of Google or by doing a search on this site and looking at the dozens of previous answers to the same question........;)

Exile_geordie

yangptangkipperbang wrote: »

So true - but the same anonymity enables people to ask the most stupid questions which could have been answered by ten seconds use of Google or by doing a search on this site and looking at the dozens of previous answers to the same question........;)

Give ower will you. Using Google is a right scam.

aileth

yangptangkipperbang wrote: »

So true - but the same anonymity enables people to ask the most stupid questions which could have been answered by ten seconds use of Google or by doing a search on this site and looking at the dozens of previous answers to the same question........;)

Where can I buy Whiskas cat food from??!?!?!

This_Year

yangptangkipperbang wrote: »

So true - but the same anonymity enables people to ask the most stupid questions which could have been answered by ten seconds use of Google or by doing a search on this site and looking at the dozens of previous answers to the same question........;)

I see it as chitchat similar to when you're at work. So people feel happy to drop a "stupid" question into the "conversation" - in my last job I lost count of how many people would join in and give their opinion or advice about a non-work question while sitting in front of google (which we used for work all the time) which would have given them the answer!

Especially if they had no personal knowledge or experience of the question but "my auntie's neighbour's sister had this and..."

Pollycat

monty-doggy wrote: »

:mad:

These boards are mainly used for normal people asking for advice, and nice people offering advice to the best of their ability.

Sometimes you might not agree with the advice given, or the advice given might be wrong, but surely there are nice ways to point this out?

Some people just do a quote of what you said, and put a really !!!!!! sarcastic comment.

It really annoys me.

There is no need for it. These people must be real grumpy bitter people, with nothing better to do.

I always try to be nice, even if I disagree with something. And I would never try to 'shoot' someone down over a comment they have made.

It really not necessary.

I think the tone of the replies are often tailored to what is actually written in the OP.

For example, if you get a post with 'rip-off', 'con' or 'scam' in the title you can bet there has been nothing of the sort.

The post may rant about how they bought something from a shop and when they got it home they didn't like the colour.
And they go on to insult the poor shop assistant who told them they couldn't have a refund.

Or those EHIC threads where people insist they've been ripped off when the website clearly says that the card can be obtained free from the official website.
And they then run round like headless chickens ranting about cancelling bank or credit cards when the website has clear details about getting a refund.
And it's everybody else's fault but not theirs.

If I see a post on here or the Consumer Rights board that says 'I've made a mistake, can anybody help?' they get a totally different response to one that says 'scumbag shop assistant won't give me a refund and I know I'm entitled to one'. They'll probably get a response like 'no, you're not entitled to one, stupid'.

MoneyMate

monty-doggy wrote: »

Lol. Exactly. Although I quite like a joke and have had some real giggles too. Which is in the spirit of the boards

Perhaps you Lol to much, others can take that as an insult, only want to be constructive, but I do agree in general :beer:

ariba10

They have small minds and even smaller lives.

It is the only satisfaction they can get.