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, April 12th, 2017 at 10:31 PM (8393 Views)
Instead of saying potentially mean or hurtful things or even things that can be construed as mean that you could regret in 10 minutes maybe post

Hello (insert name here)
More information about (insert topic here) can be found in (insert work name here).
It's actually very interesting and I encourage you to read it for yourself.
A link can be found (insert link here if available)
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  1. Seika's Avatar
    This seems to run counter to the word 'refuse' in your title, especially if one's classification of a poster as 'refusing' is based on long experience that they genuinely won't read the material in spite of on-going pressure from several quarters.

    It's well enough to take the moral high ground, but when it'll do no good and you know it'll do no good, it comes to seem like more of a show than a principled position.

    Mind, my typical answer for this situation is generally a post with more than my usual excess of italics, stressing both my bafflement and irritation. The outcome of which is no more helpful to the subject or the forum, serving only to relieve a little of my blood pressure and win Internet Argument points from surrounding observers. So I suppose I haven't much room to talk.
  2. LJ3's Avatar
    I guess, but You seems like a nice dude who I haven't really seen be mean to someone.
  3. You's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Seika
    This seems to run counter to the word 'refuse' in your title, especially if one's classification of a poster as 'refusing' is based on long experience that they genuinely won't read the material in spite of on-going pressure from several quarters.

    It's well enough to take the moral high ground, but when it'll do no good and you know it'll do no good, it comes to seem like more of a show than a principled position.
    I think the answer is not spoon feeding, not insulting, not discussing, just post a link and leave.
    even if doesn't solve anything, at least you won't have any regrets.
    also it cuts the conversation until xyz reads it because no one is responding so no dogpiling.
    Basically creating a roadblock
  4. Arashi_Leonhart's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Seika
    Mind, my typical answer for this situation is generally a post with more than my usual excess of italics, stressing both my bafflement and irritation. The outcome of which is no more helpful to the subject or the forum, serving only to relieve a little of my blood pressure and win Internet Argument points from surrounding observers. So I suppose I haven't much room to talk.
    yeah what she said

    and when I try You's idea they just complain about the same song and dance

    catch 22
  5. mewarmo990's Avatar
    good advice

    Lately I've dealt with it by just quitting BL for the day/week


    Seems to work, I feel happier