As a forum some of us were accused of bullying...perhaps we should consider this accusation...I believe there is a fine line between passionate debate and bullying. As a forum body it would do us good to self examine. Iron sharpens iron
There are some rules to this thread or it will be closed..
1. No bullying
2. When presenting examples suspected of being bullying no names should be mentioned....(discussing the act not the person! any personal posts will be deleted)
3. The purpose is solely to have examples presented and defined.
4. The purpose is to distinguish between passionate debate and bullying.
5. Keep it about the forum....bullying vs debating on TV is a different animal...
de·bate
[dəˈbāt]
NOUN
a formal discussion on a particular topic in a public meeting or legislative assembly, in which opposing arguments are put forward.
synonyms: discussion · discourse · parley · dialogue · argument · counterargument · [more]
VERB
argue about (a subject), especially in a formal manner:
"the board debated his proposal" · [more]
synonyms: discuss · talk over/through · talk about · thrash out · hash out · argue · dispute · kick around · bat around
bul·ly
[ˈbo͝olē]
VERB
bullying (present participle)
use superior strength or influence to intimidate (someone), typically to force him or her to do what one wants:
"a local man was bullied into helping them"
synonyms: persecute · oppress · tyrannize · browbeat · harass · torment · intimidate · strong-arm · dominate · push around · bullyrag · coerce · pressure · pressurize · press · push · force · [more]
I will start
I welcome anyone presenting posts I MADE that they believe was bullying in nature and please state why you believe it was bullying..
I was participating in a discussion on a thread on Facebook when suddenly someone pulled my profile picture...and said it proved I was a racists...now that is borderline bullying and I asked the person whose page the thread was on to delete it as it was a personal attack...now that is IMHO bullying...
1. it was personal in nature.
2. It was unrelated to the topic
3. It was intended to intimidate
FEELINGS...I can tell you the feeling was different when this person did this than when this person argued with me and even got down right rude...
Which raises another question..the emotions of bullying and passionate debating...how are they the same...how do they differ?