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21 Sep 2015, 3:34 pm

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I've tried the report button. Nothing seemed to happen--I don't know if the mods did anything about the comment I reported because they didn't say anything about it. When you report something, do the mods usually send you some kind of message to let you know they got the report and what they are doing about it, if anything?


Can you tell me what was it about? I don't remember, and it's hard to figure out from here who handled the report. We don't usually message people who report, since that would take all day to write down and thank all people who report, but sometimes we do. I for example messaged one poster who reported several messages and i couldn't see what's wrong with them. We usually message those who have breached the rules, otherwise we just handle the report and act accordingly - that is, remove the post or thread or post a warning either by PM or publicly or via the warning button etc.


Not in here, because I don't remember what thread it was in, only the username--and apparently calling people out individually in threads is against forum rules. You've already told us in this thread not to name individuals who make misogynistic comments because that is personally insulting to them somehow.


I didn't mean that you should name the poster you reported, I was just curious of the nature of the report.



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21 Sep 2015, 3:54 pm

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We usually message those who have breached the rules, otherwise we just handle the report and act accordingly - that is, remove the post or thread or post a warning either by PM or publicly or via the warning button etc.



Just out of curiosity - how does the 'warning button' work? I'd never heard of it before.



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21 Sep 2015, 4:02 pm

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We usually message those who have breached the rules, otherwise we just handle the report and act accordingly - that is, remove the post or thread or post a warning either by PM or publicly or via the warning button etc.



Just out of curiosity - how does the 'warning button' work? I'd never heard of it before.


Well this is how it looks like; when I click on your user name; warn user/warnings, this is what i get:

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21 Sep 2015, 4:04 pm

Booyakasha wrote:
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I've tried the report button. Nothing seemed to happen--I don't know if the mods did anything about the comment I reported because they didn't say anything about it. When you report something, do the mods usually send you some kind of message to let you know they got the report and what they are doing about it, if anything?


Can you tell me what was it about? I don't remember, and it's hard to figure out from here who handled the report. We don't usually message people who report, since that would take all day to write down and thank all people who report, but sometimes we do. I for example messaged one poster who reported several messages and i couldn't see what's wrong with them. We usually message those who have breached the rules, otherwise we just handle the report and act accordingly - that is, remove the post or thread or post a warning either by PM or publicly or via the warning button etc.


Not in here, because I don't remember what thread it was in, only the username--and apparently calling people out individually in threads is against forum rules. You've already told us in this thread not to name individuals who make misogynistic comments because that is personally insulting to them somehow.


I didn't mean that you should name the poster you reported, I was just curious of the nature of the report.


It was one of those "all women behave in x way because their hormones/biology have programmed them to act that way and they are all automatons and not individual thinking human beings" type of comments, and he made several of them (not just in that particular thread, but in others as well).



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21 Sep 2015, 4:09 pm

I fixed your quote; and i sincerely hope something was done with regard to your report. I don't remember seeing it to be honest.



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21 Sep 2015, 4:26 pm

Booyakasha wrote:
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We usually message those who have breached the rules, otherwise we just handle the report and act accordingly - that is, remove the post or thread or post a warning either by PM or publicly or via the warning button etc.



Just out of curiosity - how does the 'warning button' work? I'd never heard of it before.


Well this is how it looks like; when I click on your user name; warn user/warnings, this is what i get:

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Thanks for that, Booyakasha. Interesting. :wink:



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21 Sep 2015, 4:37 pm

DeepHour wrote:
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DeepHour wrote:
Booyakasha wrote:
We usually message those who have breached the rules, otherwise we just handle the report and act accordingly - that is, remove the post or thread or post a warning either by PM or publicly or via the warning button etc.



Just out of curiosity - how does the 'warning button' work? I'd never heard of it before.


Well this is how it looks like; when I click on your user name; warn user/warnings, this is what i get:

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Thanks for that, Booyakasha. Interesting. :wink:


Lol yes, damn Vergil :jester:



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21 Sep 2015, 10:04 pm

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I fixed your quote; and i sincerely hope something was done with regard to your report. I don't remember seeing it to be honest.


I hope so, too--because if the mods aren't seeing the reports, it makes one wonder if reporting is even worth it. Is that the message I'm supposed to be getting?



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21 Sep 2015, 10:27 pm

It seems almost every time I come here the most recent active posts are by guys whining about how they can't get a date. My goodness, we're such a weak inferior gender, why would they want to have anything to do with us? Especially since they're SO busy running the planet, building things just to smash them apart, starting wars and building weapons? :roll:

Oh, that's right. SEX. That's all there is to it.

I guess it's true. They haven't changed at all since we were still dragging our knuckles along the ground, and if they had their way we'd still be nothing other than their maids, cooks and sex slaves. :(



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22 Sep 2015, 2:32 am

wilburforce wrote:
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I fixed your quote; and i sincerely hope something was done with regard to your report. I don't remember seeing it to be honest.


I hope so, too--because if the mods aren't seeing the reports, it makes one wonder if reporting is even worth it. Is that the message I'm supposed to be getting?


I only said i don't remember that particular report, which means some other mod handled it. We get at least 5 reports per day, and we can't remember every report, especially if it's handled by other mods since we're not online all the time either.



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22 Sep 2015, 10:07 am

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It seems almost every time I come here the most recent active posts are by guys whining about how they can't get a date. My goodness, we're such a weak inferior gender, why would they want to have anything to do with us? Especially since they're SO busy running the planet, building things just to smash them apart, starting wars and building weapons? :roll:

Oh, that's right. SEX. That's all there is to it.

I guess it's true. They haven't changed at all since we were still dragging our knuckles along the ground, and if they had their way we'd still be nothing other than their maids, cooks and sex slaves. :(


Yes there is a lot of that, but to be honest a lot of the males here aren't involved in the L&D complain-a-thon. Invariably it's the same people posting the same complaints, unwilling to take advice, or unable to follow through on said advice. It's the same as taking the few very manipulative women that exist and holding them up as the standard of all women-- it's inaccurate and untrue. As for "running the planet", that's a completely different subset of males that are in control, not people on the spectrum. I mean seriously look at the government, the corporate board, anyone who holds power in western society-- how many of the people in those positions even have autistic traits, let alone clinical autism?



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22 Sep 2015, 10:33 am

lostonearth35 wrote:
It seems almost every time I come here the most recent active posts are by guys whining about how they can't get a date. My goodness, we're such a weak inferior gender, why would they want to have anything to do with us? Especially since they're SO busy running the planet, building things just to smash them apart, starting wars and building weapons? :roll:

Oh, that's right. SEX. That's all there is to it.


I'm probably one of those "whiners", and I don't see you women as inferior at all; on the contrary, I see you as greatly superior, if only because you are desirable, while I'm not. The very fact that you can afford to shame us for having sex drives makes it plain as day. Besides, the ones getting shamed are precisely those of us who don't get any sex, and preferably who don't get relationships, hookups or anything like that at all. It seems desiring sex becomes legitimate as soon as you manage to get it, while it makes you a horrible person as long as you don't.

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I guess it's true. They haven't changed at all since we were still dragging our knuckles along the ground, and if they had their way we'd still be nothing other than their maids, cooks and sex slaves. :(


Not really. A slave would serve no purpose to me. If she desired me, I wouldn't need to force her.


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22 Sep 2015, 10:55 am

Honestly I don't really see that many....I see some posts particularly in the 'hate and loathing' forum that could certainly be construed as misogyny but I think a lot of times its more frustration than actual misogyny. I mean hell even I have a hard time getting along with women and I am one of course I do not think we're just a 'worse' sex I think society and its gender constructs is more the problem.

I mean for instance the idea guys have to approach females....that is more ingrained in society, I don't think its so much even normal women vindictively all think 'I refuse to approach any male because I see him as unworthy if he doesn't approach me' I am sure many are nervous about it because they might think its inappropriate for them to ask a guy out...since its not the social 'norm'. I personally cannot approach and initiate interaction with anyone I don't know male or female due to my autism so for me the social norm thing doesn't factor in. But the existence of said social norm certainly would make it very difficult for autistic males with that same issue to get an initial date.

I think it is possible getting a date online can be a bit easier....but of course it has its pros and cons and can be very much hit and miss.


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22 Sep 2015, 11:18 am

Spiderpig wrote:
lostonearth35 wrote:
It seems almost every time I come here the most recent active posts are by guys whining about how they can't get a date. My goodness, we're such a weak inferior gender, why would they want to have anything to do with us? Especially since they're SO busy running the planet, building things just to smash them apart, starting wars and building weapons? :roll:

Oh, that's right. SEX. That's all there is to it.


I'm probably one of those "whiners", and I don't see you women as inferior at all; on the contrary, I see you as greatly superior, if only because you are desirable, while I'm not. The very fact that you can afford to shame us for having sex drives makes it plain as day. Besides, the ones getting shamed are precisely those of us who don't get any sex, and preferably who don't get relationships, hookups or anything like that at all. It seems desiring sex becomes legitimate as soon as you manage to get it, while it makes you a horrible person as long as you don't.


I could be wrong, but that could very well be a lot of your problem....I don't think women want to be seen as 'greatly superior' especially if that then means you see yourself as vastly inferior, what kind of a relationship would that be? It would just cause resentment on your end constantly feeling 'inferior' to your S.O, and they'd probably just be very afraid anything they do or even their mere presence is just going to make you feel worse.

I actually dated a guy once and I was more than willing to stay with him, work through any difficulties and really try and make it work. But he pushed me away with all kinds of 'Im not worthy' type talk and just constantly down on himself and saying that I deserved better and all that stuff....I tried to console the guy, tried to be there for him and he just wouldn't have it. Eventually we broke it off, he initiated the break up...and there was nothing I could do. I didn't feel superior...just sad and unwanted, certainly not desirable.


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22 Sep 2015, 5:12 pm

lostonearth35 wrote:
It seems almost every time I come here the most recent active posts are by guys whining about how they can't get a date. My goodness, we're such a weak inferior gender, why would they want to have anything to do with us? Especially since they're SO busy running the planet, building things just to smash them apart, starting wars and building weapons? :roll:

Oh, that's right. SEX. That's all there is to it.

I guess it's true. They haven't changed at all since we were still dragging our knuckles along the ground, and if they had their way we'd still be nothing other than their maids, cooks and sex slaves. :(


Yes, you are totally right, you made me realize that the guys who whine about dating on WP are among the 1% and the most powerful men on the planet who run the resources, politics and warfare.

How was I so blind? The forum is full of them. The most funny thing about all this? Katy got it all wrong and she missed out a lot of opportunities!

I should whine more about dating so I can become the President of the United States (And then Donald Trump would die from heart attack)! !



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The_Face_of_Boo wrote:
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It seems almost every time I come here the most recent active posts are by guys whining about how they can't get a date. My goodness, we're such a weak inferior gender, why would they want to have anything to do with us? Especially since they're SO busy running the planet, building things just to smash them apart, starting wars and building weapons? :roll:

Oh, that's right. SEX. That's all there is to it.

I guess it's true. They haven't changed at all since we were still dragging our knuckles along the ground, and if they had their way we'd still be nothing other than their maids, cooks and sex slaves. :(


Yes, you are totally right, you made me realize that the guys who whine about dating on WP are among the 1% and the most powerful men on the planet who run the resources, politics and warfare.

How was I so blind? The forum is full of them. The most funny thing about all this? Katy got it all wrong and she missed out a lot of opportunities!

I should whine more about dating so I can become the President of the United States (And then Donald Trump would die from heart attack)! !


lol

i'm sure everyone will be happy to know that one of those extremely powerful men just got whacked for making a series of mysognists posts and trolling.