Why do they have to be so mean?

Question

I thought we were here to have fun. I didn't understand what you guys were talking about with trolls and all. But some one(s) have "Violated" me twice. What's that about? I have never swore or even told a (very) offcolored or racist joke-not even much in the way of inuendo- Yet someone was on here yesterday accusing GW (Phil) of being a pervert-twice And they didn't get reported for HOURS! How do we stop this?

Great initiation program huh? And I am not ten-just a sensitive person who tries to never say or do anything that would hurt or offend someone else-So I don't expect others to be mean to me.

And Harley-You could have spread the love with the rest of us.

Iritadragon-Don't recall what you said-so it must not have bothered me-Don't give it a second thought. I can take a joke-just not meanness!!

Answer 1

Well Deb, many of us have received multiple violations. I now print them and am using them for wall paper in my bathroom, it is a new decor for many of us on Seniors. Perhaps if I can print out the colors of yahoo, I will have a "themed' bathroom...hmmm, gotta contact Martha Stewart
and see if she can get us matching towels and shower curtains to complete the decor...

Answer 2

Wow! Someone seems to be reading into your questions, perhaps? I hear radiation treatments often affect the mind of the person who is having to take those nasty medications, so it just could be attributed to that & you'll just have to overlook it when an unstable user goes beserk on another.
I have been getting violated since birth, so I am so used to adversity amoungst the pios & perfect caregivers of society, that I just consider the source & since YA makes it almost impossible to track it down, then I simply send out a POSITIVE THOUGHT that always changes someones day!
Think Positive & don't let them run you off. You happened in on this category at a very unstable moment in history....so, you have impecable timing! The Gods would never have sent you if there wasn't something good about it....right?
Many also think I am a troll. They have no idea what I really am & many no longer care. So, thicken up your hands & get ready to turn on your thinking caps, cuzz it's gonna be a long night until we find our true leader!

Answer 3

Please don't leave us Debi! Try to ignore the mean ones (trolls?). I keep thinking they will get bored and go away. Wouldn't it be fair if the YA administrators would give us the screen names of the people who report violations so we could block them? Why do they care what we say on here?

By the way Harley I was hoping to hear more about the biker party. I thought it was the beginning of joke or a song I once heard.

The Senior Citizen bunch is really very mild compared to other areas on YA. I foolishly thought the Religion & Spirituality was the place to share things about faith in God. Now that was a rude experience. Talk about NASTY folks. Other groups have very vulgar, bigoted questions and answers. I blush just reading some of them.

I still think Senior Citizens is the best place on YA.

Answer 4

Don't sweat it honey, we have all been violated on here.
It does not take a mean answer. just someone who wants to be cruel. After you have been here a while you will be able to s nif out the Trolls and avoid them, like the plague that they are.. They will go down the list and give thumbs down to every answer, just because they can. Ignore them and they will get bored and go away, for a while and then come back again another day. Put all your profile contacts on Private, so they can't get to you. That's just the price of doing business here on Q & A. And it does not good to voice a complaint to YA, as you are just talking to a computer, and never are able to speak to a real person.

Answer 5

NO, I reported that troll IMMEDIATELY...it just takes Y! too much time to remove them. I have reported 3x today and am getting tired of it. I even sent a long email to Y! because this person is also cloning REAL people's avatars and nics... The only thing I know to do is for ALL of us to keep reporting until Y! takes action - like blocking their ISP or whatever else it takes. IN the meantime, shut off access to your Q's and A's and everything else...block EACH and every time you see a suspicious avatar/nic...and after awhile you will get to 'know' those of us here that are regulars and recognize when a answer or a question is not really the real US.

Answer 6

There is a great problem here, they ran a close Friend of mine out of here. He was getting reported on every question even the ones that were closed. He is very sick and was really enjoying seniors. In fact he is the one that invited me over here. Now all he does is give stars and thumbs up. what a waste.Yahoo should be ashamed to let seniors be treated this way.Some one with a law degree should challenge yahoo in court

Answer 7

Yup...and I did my part to make you feel bad about a question you asked about Wally earlier this week....you will never know just how sorry I am that I snapped at you.

However, I would never REPORT anything that was not blatantly racist or defamatory, and none of your posts have been that.

I am sorry that you have been having a hard time on here. We do seem to have a couple of resident bad guys/gals that like nothing better than to upset us, ESPECIALLY you newbies...they don't want to see us having fun on here, no matter what!!

So you just keep on posting as you have. There is NOTHING that you have done to deserve this treatment. And hopefully the lowlifes will decide to just move on.

Answer 8

I thought this was suppose to be fun also. I don't understand who they report for what. If you venture out of seniors and see the language and racist remarks it amazes me. I can deal with foul language and and off color jokes, but cruelty and bigotry I have issues with and they get away with it. Just keep hanging in there and keep laughing. Hopefully they (trolls) will go away.

I agree Debi why didn't Harley invite us when she had all those guys, I would have shared.

Answer 9

I got my first 2 violations last week and it didnt really bother me. There are a couple of people here that just cant fit in so they try to make it hard for the rest of us. Dont worry about it.

Answer 10

It is what happens when the mentally insecure come on.

I got a violation for "yes" or "no". Or there is a sight for those who don't speak English......yet others rant and cuss and degrade and get downright filthy. There's those who open a twin account and cause grief. I was one that voted for a Senior site. But look what catagory they stuck us in? Guess too many get bored and just can't allow anyone else to enjoy themselves.