I was referred to in a post today with "You're an idiot." in response to a posting on Tu. It was my opinion based on my particular life experience and background, which hould be the point of this sight--share ideas, experiences, thoughts.
I was offended, felt disrespected and hurt that another community member would do this. Are there protocols for this? Who can we contact?
I saw this happen on another site, and many participants left. Immediately. If we cannot talk freely and share ideas without disrespect....
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Permalink Reply by Marie B on November 12, 2012 at 4:53pm Spock, I am sorry this happened. We do try to monitor all discussions here, but occasionally something gets overlooked. Anytime you feel offended, disrespected or hurt, please use the "contact us" link at the bottom of every page (the very bottom) and it will report to the admin team.
Permalink Reply by Spock on November 12, 2012 at 4:59pm Thanks, Marie. I did some searches but will try that.
Permalink Reply by still_young_at_heart on November 12, 2012 at 9:10pm I would have never know the link was there if you hadn't mentioned it. Perhaps it could be moved up a little so that people would know it's there.
Permalink Reply by Sam Iam on November 12, 2012 at 5:32pm I have read many of your previous posts and consider the comment off base. My opinion is the opposite. At the same time, this is the internet, and some comments you just need to ignore.

Permalink Reply by Stemwinder on November 12, 2012 at 6:47pm I saw the post and it looks like you sort of rained on his parade. But there was no need to be insulting. I feel we should act like adults here and not be insulting. There was no reason for the OP to act so childish.
BTW I find your posts to be most intelligent. In this case you were just stating a different point of view.
Gary
Permalink Reply by acidrock23 on November 12, 2012 at 6:57pm What, act like adults! Never! Sorry to hear about the brouhaha and sorry I missed the fracas! I'm sure you don't need backup though!
Permalink Reply by still_young_at_heart on November 12, 2012 at 9:06pm I'm sorry you had to put up with the nasty post and somewhat suprised that it happened. I've been on a variety of sites and lists and the culture of Tu has been much better than most others.
Permalink Reply by Shawnmarie on November 13, 2012 at 8:41am I agree that TuD has definitely managed to create culture that's better than pretty much any other online community I've frequented. It seems most of the communication here rises to the level of what people would say if they knew each other in real life and were talking face-to-face. Other boards, not so much.

Permalink Reply by Judith on November 12, 2012 at 9:42pm Oh my. That is seriously yucky and out of keeping with everything I have come to love about TuD.....Blessings on all.....
Permalink Reply by Pastelpainter on November 12, 2012 at 10:22pm
Permalink Reply by Brian (bsc) on November 13, 2012 at 2:36am The post you are referring to was reported by one of our alert admins. As Marie notes, if had not been reported, you (or any member) can always report any content or actions of concern through the "Conact Us" link. Our Terms of Service discusses what is appropriate behavior on the site.
In this case, the admins removed the offending post, but it is generally not our policy to notify all parties involved in the discussion. This is a site where we uphold high standards on treating others. I'm sorry this happened.
Permalink Reply by Spock on November 13, 2012 at 5:07am Maybe my skin is too thin..... It just really hurt because I find so much comfort in this community. Thanks for all the supporting comments, and I appreciate the response of the admins.
I do agree that the Contact Us link should be easier to find.
Manny Hernandez(Co-Founder, Editor, has LADA)
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