When defending yourself it's best to refrain from any insults to a persons character - it diverts attention from your original points and usually devolves into a pissfight about who can type the longest.
There are a number of easily recognizable ways agencies can cause dissension and exhaustion in a forum they want to disappear, and unfortunately many of you contributions raise flags for this type of attack.
One way through this, and to resolve the issue overall, is to address the comment.
A common tactic in fake news is to present a sensational headline but not actually support it in the article itself. CNN and MSNBC are well known for this, and it creates an environment of hyper attention on sensational headlines, but there is no substance to the claims.
It's often possible for normal people to accidentally internalize this form of journalistic deception and to unknowingly repeat it in online forums, furthering the goals of "the man" to incite division and increase the difficulty people have in discovering real answers to difficult questions.
Something I want to see from you:
No matter how far you're pushed, don't respond with personal attacks. Keep the high ground and argue your points.
Attempt to see how there is a disconnect between the headline and the reported story and address that in your posts.
This will help me (and the other mods) see that you're not attempting a forum slide or discredit campaign.
An in context with the comments, Rule 1 does need a change.
Thank you for writing. I believe this crensch guy was abusive to me from the start and that my responses were both beyond warranted and very mild in comparison to what he said to me, including the threats and private messages with bigotry. I was abused my whole childhood and have spent my adult life fighting abusers. Every angle with which this crensch guy approached me was abusive -- he fits the domestic abuser profile to a T in terms of gas lighting, verbal and emotional abuse attempts. Its very creepy to me that this guy is in charge. I believe I have valuable and unique knowledge and experience to add to PG, but I will not tolerate abuse in order to both benefit from and share with others here. I'm disappointed not one person came to my defense here. Looking at the trending posts everyday, crensch's points make zero sense to me. His approach is one of the main reasons this forum will not be as successful as it could be, which results in less perps getting caught and less kids being saved. I am a highly educated person who fights for justice everyday of my life, and I deserve to be appreciated. And yes, respect goes both ways, and I believe my comment and submission history speaks for itself.
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3141592653 ago
Thanks . This crensch guy is all of a sudden obsessed with me and in all-out attack mode
VictorSteinerDavion ago
When defending yourself it's best to refrain from any insults to a persons character - it diverts attention from your original points and usually devolves into a pissfight about who can type the longest.
There are a number of easily recognizable ways agencies can cause dissension and exhaustion in a forum they want to disappear, and unfortunately many of you contributions raise flags for this type of attack.
One way through this, and to resolve the issue overall, is to address the comment.
A common tactic in fake news is to present a sensational headline but not actually support it in the article itself. CNN and MSNBC are well known for this, and it creates an environment of hyper attention on sensational headlines, but there is no substance to the claims.
It's often possible for normal people to accidentally internalize this form of journalistic deception and to unknowingly repeat it in online forums, furthering the goals of "the man" to incite division and increase the difficulty people have in discovering real answers to difficult questions.
Something I want to see from you:
No matter how far you're pushed, don't respond with personal attacks. Keep the high ground and argue your points.
Attempt to see how there is a disconnect between the headline and the reported story and address that in your posts.
This will help me (and the other mods) see that you're not attempting a forum slide or discredit campaign.
An in context with the comments, Rule 1 does need a change.
3141592653 ago
Thank you for writing. I believe this crensch guy was abusive to me from the start and that my responses were both beyond warranted and very mild in comparison to what he said to me, including the threats and private messages with bigotry. I was abused my whole childhood and have spent my adult life fighting abusers. Every angle with which this crensch guy approached me was abusive -- he fits the domestic abuser profile to a T in terms of gas lighting, verbal and emotional abuse attempts. Its very creepy to me that this guy is in charge. I believe I have valuable and unique knowledge and experience to add to PG, but I will not tolerate abuse in order to both benefit from and share with others here. I'm disappointed not one person came to my defense here. Looking at the trending posts everyday, crensch's points make zero sense to me. His approach is one of the main reasons this forum will not be as successful as it could be, which results in less perps getting caught and less kids being saved. I am a highly educated person who fights for justice everyday of my life, and I deserve to be appreciated. And yes, respect goes both ways, and I believe my comment and submission history speaks for itself.
Thanks for writing