Well, Mr2005, you sound like my mum. Not saying that's a bad thing, I like her. She once said we are a bunch of voyeurs dragging each other down. She has somewhat revised her opinion since, because I've told her some of the stories here. I thought about making a thread on the topic. But personally, I don't agree. You lot can't drag me down, because I have no lower to go. Have never really been impressionable anyway, and it's one trait I'm proud of, although it has brought both good and bad. This place and everyone here brings me great comfort. As Epsilon0 mentioned, I too laughed about the other people comment et al. Also know that you sometimes had a hard stance here with your "pro-life" opinion, but stood your ground. I respect that, and I too believe life can be good under certain circumstances, and agree with Misanthrope as well, that we shouldn't force our opinions on others. So, overall I think you're a positive influence on this forum and do improve people's day. Does it outweigh the dark side which come with this place? Don't know, only you can decide if it does you more harm than good.
And I am indeed talking about you here. Because we have this thread every week concerning "vulnerable" people and how "we" should act in front of them. It's always the "others" which might be vulnerable, never ourselves. Benefit of the doubt. I'm sure there are vulnerable people here, but I can't tell for sure who they are, think @PwincessStepford for instance. I'm sure people meant well, but considering she drank it, I do wonder if we made her more uncomfortable than she would've liked, or deserved, in her last moments. Otoh, I've seen people who seemed in doubt and, if they allowed me, I tried reasoning with them too. But overall I think it's impossible to tell who's in which situation specifically. So, to me it's not feasible. We have to give people the benefit of the doubt that they indeed know what's best for them, and they do. It's what this forum is about and the respect everyone deserves.
Now, there's one thing that I didn't appreciate (you asked for it #6), and that was that you more or less closed down the "weird suicide methods" thread by suggesting the people in there had ulterior motives. Normally, I wouldn't be saying anything. When I don't agree I usually move on. But since you did so in this thread again with the "skull" comment, while at the same time indirectly asking for leniency on you opinion, I do feel you might wanna ease up on that (respectfully). As visible above I'm not the only one who misunderstood your gun signature. Thus, I think we should give everyone the benefit of the doubt. But it's your choice to do so or not. Thing is it's fine, you are who you. As is everyone else. There is one person here I feel I should mention in this context and she goes by the nom du guerre "Funeral Stripper" or La Chatte Blanche, hehe. Now this person constantly draws criticism with her contributions, but so far I've never seen anything malicious about her. In fact, I enjoy her attitude very much and she regularly makes me laugh. That's not bad in this place. I understand that some may not value her stuff, but again, benefit of the doubt.
To me this place is like one huge hivemind of personalities working together. We relate so much to one another and compliment each other at the same time. Here we can be who we are and should do so without being judged without reason. No, I wouldn't want it any other way, and those who really feel the negative side creeping up on them have the choice to take a break or disappear for good. It's a sanctuary, not a prison. But that's a choice which has to be made on the individual level not by a group, imho.
And yes, GB threads can really tear at one's insides when we cared for them. We're still human after all.
Oh, and Mr2005, if you didn't read up to here, yes, I saw that thread too, your loss. Hehe.
