Jimmy Gough wrote:I know maybe your reply, Michael, is only to get more responses to mock and laugh at but thought I'd reply anyway...
Nope, I'm genuinely interested to know why people are reacting so differently to how I have reacted to similar things in the past.
Jimmy Gough wrote:I understand irrational dislike for people, sometimes you find things annoying about people. I know I'd mention to others that I didn't like a person and why. But I wouldn't dwell on it or add someone on Facebook just so I can make fun of them.
I dunno about the Facebook thing, I don't think I'd do that, but with regards to 'dwelling' on it or whatever, almost all of the posts in there (and bear in mind you're seeing a distillation of, like, two *years* of conversation) will have been made as an immediate reaction to someone being annoying or whatever on the main forum. It's the same as MSNing someone. If you took those conversations and instead replayed them as a group of people having a Friday night conversation in a pub, how many hours would that take? And how many hours across 2 years would that be?
Jimmy Gough wrote:It feels like I won't be able to say anything that won't involve you guys continuing to laugh at this and I know I'll probably be ripped to shreds for posting this.
Don't think so - you're making a coherent set of points.
Jimmy Gough wrote:Like I said it bothers me a hell of a lot and makes me sad. You say you wouldn't be surprised if people said things like that behind your back. Maybe it isn't a big deal to you. Maybe I'm a bit naive when it comes to social situations. Maybe I was a bit naive to consider some of you friends.
I don't know about the others, but I don't think I've talked about anyone in there who I thought considered me their friend. More to the point, you've said yourself that you'd mention to others that you didn't like a person and why, so is it really that different?
Edited to fix epic quote fail.