[Livia]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

If she was banned for the comments she made to me; she responded to perfectly civil posts in a conversation she wasn't actually involved in, essentially called me stupid in an aggressive manner, and then also followed it up with another aggressive post...

Its not even that I don't "get it", clearly something I had said in another thread at another time has irritated her (probably multiple threads) but it still doesn't really validate direct personal attacks... Which were certainly unprovoked... Because she was responding to posts that weren't even directed at her and that were totally non-confrontational (more specifically, the posts were about the fact that I try to understand criminals because I find human psychology interesting ).

It's not the first time either; Livia has directly attacked me / suggested that I'm "not clever" based on what I do for a living before, too. She has a personal desire to "take me down a peg", I think. And I mean... I don't even particularly care... Like I said on the thread, I'm a big boy and I'm not insecure about my intelligence. I didn't report her, I wouldn't have wanted her banned, I like Livia when she's not mad at me but personal attacks like that are plainly against the rules so...

First Dezzy discusses my bans and infractions quite openly on the forum while I'm not here. And now... TS has done the same. No infraction, I bet, despite the fact that I came on here last night and asked for TS’s post to be removed and gave the reasons why. But no, it remains. There have either been no mods on at all, or one.

We all thought something was going to change for a minute there didn’t we, that all of us who come here every day, click the stupid advert, support the place, may get a positive reaction to what is a serious problem on this forum… but no. We’ve been ignored… and the unsustainable madness continues.

I am taking a break, but I will be back. I want to see if anything’s changed. I'm not holding my breath.

And just for the record, because I’d hate Marshy to be mad at me… and because TS has brought it up himself in this thread so can hardly object to me responding. My comment about TS’s being stupid because of the job he does… He had been busy mansplaining about how his opinion was exact and I saying how I should “think about it” and how “It’s quite simple Livia…” you know how he goes. And I said “Yes TS, we all know that. You don’t have to work in a bookies to know”. It was a response to his often smug, patronising responses. Similarly in my latest post that took me into a ban, I said “I know you think there is no room for error in any of your opinions, but let me tell you... you are not THAT clever. Everyone on here can understand the grey areas, it's not just you”.

I’m not reading any more of Kizzy’s poison, or DR’s frantic nonsense, and now TS is on the list too. Sad… we got on okay most of the time, if a little scratchy when he patronised me and I respond, but we had a mutual respect, I think. Of course that’s before he imagined this was all about him and took the huge liberty of discussing me and my infractions here.

I feel quite justified in this post, let’s see how long it stays, or when the infraction lands.

And finally, yes, I’ve lately had a huge issue with this thread, and I have been shocked and quite disgusted at some of the comments. (TS said it wasn’t about this thread, it is… he doesn’t speak for me, ever). For the record, no one can tell me when to feel aggrieved. It’s not anyone else’s call.