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imavoter

(661 posts) Sun Aug 14, 2022, 08:48 PM Aug 2022

So if I post inside a specific forum [View all]

and DU is supposedly a safe place...

should not people that disagree, just
keep scrolling. I mean, I posted in
a certain forum to avoid
specifically this kind of behavior.

Should I report it or just let some rude
poster have the last word.

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So if I post inside a specific forum [View all] imavoter Aug 2022 OP

I'm all for reporting when someone finds it necessary to be rude and snarky. MLAA Aug 2022 #1

I have only alerted on a post a few times in 16 years. I prefer pwb Aug 2022 #2

Yes, keep scrolling. elleng Aug 2022 #3

Well, I wasn't the one being rude. imavoter Aug 2022 #6

Just be polite PJMcK Aug 2022 #4

If you don't want to alert on the post zuul Aug 2022 #5

put that person on Ignore Skittles Aug 2022 #7

I usually just scroll by, but it worked out. imavoter Sep 2022 #8

I do think civility has taken a hit due to two viruses, Covid and Trump Skittles Sep 2022 #9

If it's a nasty personal attack, you're justified in alerting. We want DU to be a safe place Rhiannon12866 Sep 2022 #10

I did that... imavoter Sep 2022 #11