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Aspire to lofty heights!!! (Original Post) MiddleFingerMom Feb 2012 OP
Awww.. HappyMe Feb 2012 #1
That is fabulous, MFM, just fabulous! And, Raven Feb 2012 #2
Thanks, Raven! MiddleFingerMom Feb 2012 #3
That is just ADORABLE! pacalo Feb 2012 #4
And always, always stay on your toes! rurallib Feb 2012 #5
Love this!! solara Feb 2012 #6

MiddleFingerMom

(25,163 posts)
3. Thanks, Raven!
Mon Feb 6, 2012, 06:45 PM
Feb 2012

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Yeah, same ol' same ol'.
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It pops up every once in a while -- this "spamming" accusation. Never specific. Is it the 6 rapid-fire posts? Is it
the dots? Is it an ignorance of the ability to "Ignore" members? (Uh-huh.) Is it just plain meanness and frustration
with their OWN reality seeking to provide a fleeting and ultimately ineffective measure of self-"satisfaction".
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It's pretty much a mystery to me. It means an extra spin of the scroll wheel or an extra click or two of the mouse.
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I WISH a problem that horrific were at the top of my "hit list".
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But perceptions differ -- therefore the maxim: Ignore can be your friend. I won't tell you how many people have
me on their "Ignore" list -- you'd think I was bragging -- but I have a measure of respect for THOSE folks...
PLUS I greatly prefer being ignored to being attacked.
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DU2 had a definition of "spamming" and none of the criteria fit what I do, so I'm not sure where it comes from
other than a group of buddies seemed to pick on it en masse (probably supporting the one person who found
it "unbearable", worked themselves into a frenzy when it they couldn't spoil someone else's fun... and for the
most part gave up as a fruitless endeavor and put me on Ignore.
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I sometimes wonder if the occasional hits I get about it are caused by residual frustration from someone who
had been a part of those "swarms" (using a different username... but it's all too similar in style and wording).
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What it does is bring people out of the shadows to get my back -- and that feels wonderful -- so I think what the
complainers INTEND to do usually just flat out 180 degree backfires.
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Nice to see you again. It's been awhile.
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