You're stupid

I was impatient and deleted the comment but I don't understand why this blog which was popular and somewhat amusing should get such a nasty remark. I am not trying to make friends, though regular users of TB have become cyber buddies, I wanted to reply but realized that this really is friendly website that exchanged views of our travels and provides great info for further travels, Has anyone else received such comments for no reason at all, I will continue to blog because it's my journal. I just don't understand this mentality, Incidentally the comment was anonymous.I tend to research my blogs and rarely use names, I just don't get it...........Is this what they call haters.The blog that received this comment was http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Peru/Trujillo/blog-618901.html in this I don't really see anything offensive............Ok lets face it I am blog sensitive but I was confused about this comment. What about you folks, Have you had unfair or even fair comments to your blogs, Damn it I wish I would have replied with something witty, Happy trails


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Thanks Pierre-Alexandre, I jut couldn't understand why it was directed to a blog that was frivolous and somewhat light hearted. Lesson learned I will laugh it off as have my friends who read the comment (they are here with me). The good people out there outnumber the haters, Thanks for your lovely reply and have the happiest of travels. Reply to this

Don't allow the negative element in the world to rain on your parade. You publish great blogs and we enjoy them. Many of us follow you all the time. Delete them and go on. Do not allow them to steal a moment of your joy. Many of us have recommended your blog and we would not do that if we were not fans and enjoying your work. Continue on with your head held high.

I believe in karma and it will come back to them!
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We got one once that said "God save your Queen, you people are assholes". I deleted it in initial anger but now looking back I wish I'd kept it as it was so bizarre.

I think some people just trawl the net looking for places to vent their own personal problems. Or just to be plain rude. Just ignore them. Reply to this

Delete and smile and go on your way and keep providing those of us who love your blogs with a great laugh...

Sometimes I think people spend too much time navel gazing about travelling and should just bloody enjoy it!

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Zuzuzu72,

Your blog is always a pleasure to read. Your photos are fab. Don't let it get you down, wind you up or take it personally. I agree with Cindy. It'll be a case of the green eyed monster.

Happy Travelling
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I haven't had too many offensive comments, those that I have had I delete. If, however, the criticism is backed up by reason, I allow them.

My blogs that have received the most are those from India, all by Indians. I absolutely love India, and I think that bthis comes accros in my blogs. However I don't always shy asway from telling things as they are. It is this criticism of their country, although normally couched in humou, that they take offense with. These two blogs have a couple of interesting commentsThat sinking feeling and Magic and frustration.
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"You're stupid"? Posted anonymously? That's all? Well, first of all, your blog is available to the general public on the internet, which means anybody can read it. There might be people out there who don't agree with your view on the world or your approach at travelling. So what? OK, it shocked you as you thought the blog entry that received the comment was harmless and inoffensive. I've never read your blog, so I can't comment on that, but what you perceive as inoffensive might really piss off somebody else. That doesn't necessarily mean that they're 'haters'. Maybe they just wanted to leave a quick feedback to your blog. Doing so anonymously and in an offensive manner isn't the ideal way to do so, obviously. Would you have preferred to get a scathing comment, more personal and detailed than "You're stupid", bearing the name of a TB-member?

And then, why are all the replies in this thread so one-sided? I understand that zuzuzu needs some TLC now, but is she really so traumatized that everybody needs to tell her how awesome she is, and that everybody who doesn't think so is jealous and a 'hater'? What's up with that rhetoric? And what's with that culture of constant, incessant backscratching on Travelblog? Why are good old-fashioned irony and sarcasm so conspicuously absent from this site? Where are all the Australians telling her to "Toughen up, princess!"? Why does any criticism automatically make you an outcast?

I'd much rather get some constructive criticism than the neverending same old "Good for yoooouuuuuuuu...."-bullshit that makes up 99.9% of all comments on here. Plus, if I started writing 'offensive' comments to blogs I don't like I wouldn't get off the computer anymore. So I don't. I'm not interested in wasting my time arguing with strangers on the internet. If I was, I wouldn't do it anonymously, though.

And just if anybody is interested to hear: when I was a member on this website for less than a month, and just published my first couple of blogs, which were really only meant to be read by friends and family, I got several negative comments by one of the MODERATORS, attacking me personally for not liking his favourite country. Needless to say, I was quite shocked and immediately deleted the comments. I thought "Wtf? I don't want any random douchebags reading my blog", so I went private for the next two and a half years. Since then, my blog has evolved from mere info for the folks back home to a more general commentary about the places I travel, so I went public again not that long ago. I'm a front-page blogger now. I haven't gotten any more negative comments, though, despite the fact that I think my blog is quite offensive in parts, for I don't pull my punches and I prefer straight talking to superficial bullshit. That moderator is still a moderator, I think, and he's one of those much-revered bloggers who get showered constantly with flowery comments and compliments. I wonder whether he'd still get those if people realized what a 'hater' he is... Reply to this

And what's with that culture of constant, incessant backscratching on Travelblog?

Many bloggers warrent it in my opinion. I tend to say nothing at all when they dont, so that would account for my top heavy tendancy of compliments over negative comments about bloggers and blogs. Dont, know why the others are so complimentary though. Maybe they will post here and explain themselves. 😉

Why are good old-fashioned irony and sarcasm so conspicuously absent from this site? Where are all the Australians telling her to "Toughen up, princess!"? Why does any criticism automatically make you an outcast?

I suppose, many have become allergic to the type of careless negativity that is frequently posted on internet forums, that drags down all other more productive or fun discussion.

TravelBlog has a reputation for being nice, and many regulars comments on this, but I do wish that there was more action on the forums. Being nice is nice, but maybe it is not enough to spark lively forums? Not so sure it would be a good idea to have comments like 'toughen up, princess' though, because I think those who say things like that tend to have very little else to say. Internet forums tend to become burried under heaps of that type of comment, and not much else.



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In response to: Msg #139776 Jen, Cheers for your honesty and truth was i was overly sensitive, I now welcome all comments in all forms. I just needed to "cowboy up" Take care Reply to this