More rude and aggressive members

[280Ackley]

Is it just me or has there been more members being rude and disrespectful when replying to threads? It seems like more and more members just knit pick every little thing in a post and get it way off topic. I posted about wrong tires ending my antelope hunt early and that turned into people calling me out as an unethical father?!? Now I see @Ucsdryder has a thread that is getting hijacked and @robby denning is having to ban people for calling him preachy. Come on guys be better than this. There is a difference in having a different view then the other guy and just being a troll.
Rant over

 

[Newtosavage]

I really think (and hope) this pandemic has everyone on edge and that it gets better soon. I always think hunting season helps too.

 

[Doc Holliday]

There are definitely some newer trolls, but there are also a couple of senior members with high posts counts who seem to make a point to drop in on threads with a snarky condescending remark 3 to 4 times for every actual contribution they make. Every forum has them....

 

[GSPHUNTER]

Some people are just plain rude while others are just oblivious. The rude ones have a lot of self importance which I most cases is misguided. Oblivious one are well, oblivious.

 

[TSAMP]

Ever since the meme thread got locked...coincidence? I think not.

 

[Ucsdryder]

I wouldn’t worry about it. As the forum grows you get more and more new people, you’re bound to find some a-holes. And then there are those senior members who appear to be always “trying to find the logic”. So I guess there can be new a-holes and old ones!

I just looked up your thread on the tires. Bum deal! I blew 2 tires scouting unit 61 with a buddy this summer. 10 minutes apart. Both complete blowouts. He had an identical truck and I ran on 2 spares. The pucker factor was strong waiting to get home!!!! They were 4 ply tires too. Garbage! If you can swing it you might grab another spare and let it ride around in the bed of your truck. Cheap insurance.

 

[280Ackley]

You are probably right. Tires are fixed I got 10plys now!!

 

[Scoot]

The world has no shortage of idiots and jerks. The internet has even more! Blow them off- they're not worth your thought or time.

 

[KHNC]

Darn, now what am i gonna do?

 

[Red Letters]

It’s everywhere, social media has ruined the internet. I’m an older guy and miss the days before all of this when if someone got to mouthy they had to deal with the repercussions, at least then there were only a few smart asses. I’ve been a member of a boating forum for years, bunch of old rich white guys and that forum has even turned into a pissing match, either wise cracks or too cool know it alls.
The biggest issue now is on many of these forums they moderate the crap out of them, you are not allowed to discuss any current event they deem political….as our world is getting turned inside out, everything is political. So at least (for now) this forum has great moderators. That will likely change sooner than not, someone will come buy the site and it will go they way of the rest of them.
I honestly don’t know if the internet is the best thing to ever happen or the worst.

 

[HarryHunter]

Yeah I honestly think tensions out side of the forum such as this pandemic, economy, etc.. has just got some fellas being a bunch of bitter individuals.

Granted I will definitely say I think there is some validity to others noticing some of the older members with high post counts always seemingly getting involved in drama on the forum. Seems every high comment count thread had the exact same culprits stirring up drama and arguments. Same self proclaimed “Pros” “Techs” “Hot Shot Coaches” etc.. giving their .2 cents only to stir things up. Kind of wish those repeat offenders would learn to just chill out a little.

 

[Jordan Budd]

So at least (for now) this forum has great moderators. That will likely change sooner than not, someone will come buy the site and it will go they way of the rest of them.

That's an interesting statement.

 

[ODB]

It’s the relative anonymity of the internet. Humans are very much affected by the immediate feedback of their actions, especially when it comes to inflicting hurt or insults. It’s easy to be a jerk online, very hard in a personal conversation.

we walk around every day meeting people we don’t know, are cordial to each other, and generally feel good. Yet when we go home we pull out the knives and start slitting those same people’s throats online.

there have been and always will be mean people or what have you, social media seems to concentrate them, or at least give them a larger voice which then incentivizes them to continue.

 

[william schmaltz]

Make everyone use their real name. You will see most of it stop once people need to tie their identity to their comments. Everyone is tough standing behind the proverbial fence (username).

I've noticed recently that some of the crowd that has made the Alaska Outdoor Forum unbearable and basically silent have now decided to migrate here to ruin threads.

 

[chaser_2332]

as long as people can hide behind a computer screen your gonna have that, best to ignore it an take in the other 90% of good content the forum has to offer

 

[zion zig zag]

It’s everywhere, social media has ruined the world.

I fixed this for you!

 

[Rob5589]

So at least (for now) this forum has great moderators. That will likely change sooner than not, someone will come buy the site and it will go they way of the rest of them.

I truly hope not. When Frank sold off Snipers Hide that site turned to garbage. Rarely does anything improve when being sold off to a group looking to do nothing but profit.

 

[WeiserBucks]

I was a part of the problem, posting rude comments for my own entertainment and degrading the quality of the site. The Mods brought it to my attention and I realized that I wasn't contributing in a positive manner. I have plenty of incredibly strong opinions on a variety of subjects and I just need to keep most of them to myself.

 

[H2PVon]

Nitpicking is a term, first used in 1956, that describes the action of giving too much attention to unimportant detail​

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There's no 'k' in nitpicking. And it's 280 Ackley Improved. ​

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Edit: I just learned that I need an emoji.​

 

[*zap*]

best to move on and not get involved in the fray...