@blocktrades it seems like the Trump Trolls have found me...they love those ad hominem attacks...AND piling on which they excel at...I didn't come here to start a 'ground war'...I came here to post the truth...If THEY can't stand it then THEY need to stay out!
Why not call him an idiot right now? Then call him an idiot tomorrow for good measure.
Don't stop there. Call his ardent fans idiots too? ^^
I have a better idea. How about we not call them idiots and instead open a dialogue with his supporters to see what their complaints are and see if they have merit, and if they are faulty in their reasoning there can be a discussion about what actually does make sense and what the facts are.
Just like talking to a religious fanatic, you won't make any headway with name-calling. At least if you address them with civility and they engage you with their arguments and you respond in kind, the worst thing that can happen is that you can sharpen your own rhetoric and understand your "opponent" better. To merely call Trump an idiot for your own enjoyment is the easy way out.
By the way I'm not talking directly to you @laconicflow (nice name by the way), but to anyone who has a disagreement with Trump and his followers or any other group for that matter.
Take care
p.s. I'm not assuming you are anti-Trump or any other political persuasion. Just piggybacking on your comment which implies that bashing Trump will get you a reward of a few hundred dollars, maybe. (don't count on it!)
Note to self. Call Trump an idiot on steemit tomorrow.
Which I then replied to with,
Why not call him an idiot right now? Then call him an idiot tomorrow for good measure.
Don't stop there. Call his ardent fans idiots too? ^^
I have a better idea. How about we not call them idiots and instead open a dialogue with his supporters to see what their complaints are and see if they have merit
Notice a smiley? Notice I suggest opening a dialogue instead of name-calling?
Anyway, you get the picture. You made a mistake in thinking I was denigrating you and assumed I flagged your post.
@blocktrades it seems like I'm starting to accumulate Trump Trolls that are liking to flag me...If they spent their time actually doing something PRODUCTIVE instead of piling on me...it will be appreciated! They are going after my value & I'm not liking it one bit!
I was supporting you, AND blocktrades! And you can see who flags you by looking at your votes so you could see it wasn't me that flagged you. If you have too many votes and all don't show. You can go to steemd.com and check your history of who upvoted and downvoted you.
Thanks for upvoting him. It's good to see someone getting some reward for letting off some steem. ^^
That was my comment. How can you possibly think that I was downvoting you based on that post saying "Thanks" to someone, who was a whale and gave you the biggest payout?
In the future, please make sure you are attacking the right person before you accuse them and downvote them.
No hard feelings.
To remove your flag, you can go to the flag on my post and click it again and it will give you the option of removing the flag.
Thanks for upvoting him. It's good to see someone getting some reward for letting off some steem. ^^
You should be able to click on it and it will give you the option of 'unflagging' it. It's not important though. My post was not going to get a reward or anything and I'm not bitter about it. It was a misunderstanding. No biggie.
I can guarantee you that I didn't flag your original post, so don't worry about that either.
And as far as flagging posts, yes, it is important to not flag unless it's really necessary.
Also, if you do need to flag someone in the future - and you did this with me so I'm not suggesting that you don't do this - be sure to leave a note saying as to why it's being flagged. Many users don't bother to leave a comment and it leads to misunderstandings as to why they have been flagged. There is no "best practices" wiki page for Steemit yet so it is impossible to know what is "acceptable" or not. Just keep doing your best!
Lastly, up to this point many of the users have been trying to foster an environment that is unfriendly to trolling, abuse and plagiarism. So, bear that in mind. This isn't 4chan or YouTube comments.
Doc...steempoweritpost is actively swearing & name calling me...that's something I'm not going to tolerate from this 'flamer'...do I think flagging is necessary here? Yes I do! He's way out of line!
By the way...you can go ahead and post Anti-Hillary crap...and I WILL still upvote it...Next time try reading the post & watching the video instead of just going up in the air about the title!
By the way @steemitqa I didn't start this shit...you did when you flagged me...I'll say it again...I'll stop & remove my flags the split second YOU stop hassling me...My next post will be titled Donald Trump Is A Jerk!
@blocktrades it seems like the Trump Trolls have found me...they love those ad hominem attacks...AND piling on which they excel at...I didn't come here to start a 'ground war'...I came here to post the truth...If THEY can't stand it then THEY need to stay out!
Note to self. Call Trump an idiot on steemit tomorrow.
Why not call him an idiot right now? Then call him an idiot tomorrow for good measure.
Don't stop there. Call his ardent fans idiots too? ^^
I have a better idea. How about we not call them idiots and instead open a dialogue with his supporters to see what their complaints are and see if they have merit, and if they are faulty in their reasoning there can be a discussion about what actually does make sense and what the facts are.
Just like talking to a religious fanatic, you won't make any headway with name-calling. At least if you address them with civility and they engage you with their arguments and you respond in kind, the worst thing that can happen is that you can sharpen your own rhetoric and understand your "opponent" better. To merely call Trump an idiot for your own enjoyment is the easy way out.
By the way I'm not talking directly to you @laconicflow (nice name by the way), but to anyone who has a disagreement with Trump and his followers or any other group for that matter.
Take care
p.s. I'm not assuming you are anti-Trump or any other political persuasion. Just piggybacking on your comment which implies that bashing Trump will get you a reward of a few hundred dollars, maybe. (don't count on it!)
I keep trying to remove these d@mned flags...I keep getting transaction failed! D@mmit!
Maybe there is a time limit on removing flags, I'm not sure.
Why? Are you planning to flag me?
I was replying to @laconicflow...
Which I then replied to with,
Notice a smiley? Notice I suggest opening a dialogue instead of name-calling?
Anyway, you get the picture. You made a mistake in thinking I was denigrating you and assumed I flagged your post.
Mistakes happen.
Cheers
Doc...drop some links...I will upvote the shit out of you...
By the way...I'll call Trump what I want...this is a free platform...I've thought he was an Idiot for YEARS...NOT because he is running for president!
Flagged for being an idiot.
This isn't a place for you to start shit other people.
Hard to do that often enough, but already sent you an upvote elsewhere.
Thanks to you and everybody for the upvotes! I will respond in kind!
@blocktrades it seems like I'm starting to accumulate Trump Trolls that are liking to flag me...If they spent their time actually doing something PRODUCTIVE instead of piling on me...it will be appreciated! They are going after my value & I'm not liking it one bit!
Thanks for upvoting him. It's good to see someone getting some reward for letting off some steem. ^^
Be honest doc...did you just neg me? Now you can leave me alone & I'll do likewise...
I was supporting you, AND blocktrades! And you can see who flags you by looking at your votes so you could see it wasn't me that flagged you. If you have too many votes and all don't show. You can go to steemd.com and check your history of who upvoted and downvoted you.
That was my comment. How can you possibly think that I was downvoting you based on that post saying "Thanks" to someone, who was a whale and gave you the biggest payout?
In the future, please make sure you are attacking the right person before you accuse them and downvote them.
No hard feelings.
To remove your flag, you can go to the flag on my post and click it again and it will give you the option of removing the flag.
Cheers
Doc...I'm through flagging...it's counter productive...let me get rid of that flag!
Ok...Doc...I'm still looking for that damned flag!
This guy is a faggot troll @doctorstrange I got him from here on out.
I can see the flag on my post
You should be able to click on it and it will give you the option of 'unflagging' it. It's not important though. My post was not going to get a reward or anything and I'm not bitter about it. It was a misunderstanding. No biggie.
I can guarantee you that I didn't flag your original post, so don't worry about that either.
And as far as flagging posts, yes, it is important to not flag unless it's really necessary.
Also, if you do need to flag someone in the future - and you did this with me so I'm not suggesting that you don't do this - be sure to leave a note saying as to why it's being flagged. Many users don't bother to leave a comment and it leads to misunderstandings as to why they have been flagged. There is no "best practices" wiki page for Steemit yet so it is impossible to know what is "acceptable" or not. Just keep doing your best!
Lastly, up to this point many of the users have been trying to foster an environment that is unfriendly to trolling, abuse and plagiarism. So, bear that in mind. This isn't 4chan or YouTube comments.
Have fun out there!
Doc...steempoweritpost is actively swearing & name calling me...that's something I'm not going to tolerate from this 'flamer'...do I think flagging is necessary here? Yes I do! He's way out of line!
By the way...you can go ahead and post Anti-Hillary crap...and I WILL still upvote it...Next time try reading the post & watching the video instead of just going up in the air about the title!
By the way @steemitqa I didn't start this shit...you did when you flagged me...I'll say it again...I'll stop & remove my flags the split second YOU stop hassling me...My next post will be titled Donald Trump Is A Jerk!