Anyone else notice the increase in CC members who are kind of ..'jerks'?

What happened to the really nice supportive people who didn't make fun of others? I have been reading more and more posts where certain Calorie Count members spend more time making fun of other members comments, questions, or concerns rather than being helpful and supportive. Really what is the point in even adding an question, opinion or statement when it's going to be cut down by some negative person. Anyone else notice this fast growing trend? It really upsets me in a way that we are supposed to be helping one another whether it be through sharing the things that we have learned or by simply showing some support. 

So please next time you think of cutting someone down or making a 'joke' at there expense think about how you would feel if someone did that to you.

Thanks for reading my little 'rant'

Have a fabulous evening : )

Meh.  I've had friends act jerky sometimes and I've had jerks act friendly sometimes.  I think it all depends on the subject being discussed and how passionate people feel about it.  I don't hold it against them and most of us are pretty good about getting over it, moving on and not holding grudges.

*glances at pg*

::coughgunscough: 

Original Post by jblarghp:

Meh, not really an increase.  Since I've been here I'd say there's been about the same amount of jerks. There's actually a little group of them, almost like a little jerk gang. I just sort of ignore them most of the time.

Constructive criticism is one thing, but the people who post something completely off topic just to take a jab at the original poster...those are the ones that get to me.

Sometimes the original poster will run away from the thread, leaving the jerks to stroke each others ego's until the thread eventually dies.

You get used to it.

is this supposed to be ironic?  'cause it is.

Are you trying to imply that the statement I made is describing myself!?!?!?!?!?!

There's no way this can be true, I'm 98% adorable and 2% jerk. As you can see my adorableness greatly outweighs me being a jerk. This means that the majority of the time my posts are adorable, and I am very rarely a jerk.

The occasions where I am a jerk, I'm usually replying to a mass of jerks...and it's the only way to get through to them. This is most likely why you found my post ironic.

Original Post by pgeorgian:

what's really interesting is how often the person i thought was a jerk a few weeks/months ago ends up being a friend.

 Ooooo, that's so true!!

I totally wanted to kick p0nda's ass.... but know I loveseses her  :D

((p0nda))

I really shouldn't be allowed to participate in online forums, because basic grammar mistakes make me extremely grumpy and judgmental. Truth.

Plus I'm usually at work when I'm on the forums, which means I'm either bored or about to have a mental breakdown because of the ridiculous noises my coworker is making.

Original Post by thesnarf:

Original Post by kmw_24:

lol you guys are fantastic! Your so funny!

It's "you're" not "your" learn how to freakin type!!

You mean jerks like that?

 

.....wow I've been gone too long....

oh right I'm sorry the "'re" must have been up ur *ss and so I couldn't find it and so had to stick with the easy 'your' and so u just have to live with my bad grammar or just not get involved in my posts. (hey was that some sort of run on sentence?.. hmm oh wait i don't care) . Thanks and Enjoy! : )  

Told you guys I wasn't overly sensitive.. i can be jerk like too : )   are smilies bad grammar too?.. darn i still don't care lol

Original Post by jblarghp:

Constructive criticism is one thing, but the people who post something completely off topic just to take a jab at the original poster...those are the ones that get to me.

Sometimes the original poster will run away from the thread, leaving the jerks to stroke each others ego's until the thread eventually dies.

 

Thanks this is actually exactly what I meant : )

People who keep posting in this post are jerks ;p

Original Post by hkellick:

People who keep posting in this post are jerks ;p

 Yes you are.

Original Post by trhawley:

Original Post by hkellick:

People who keep posting in this post are jerks ;p

 Yes you are.

Jerk ;p

Original Post by hkellick:

Original Post by trhawley:

Original Post by hkellick:

People who keep posting in this post are jerks ;p

 Yes you are.

Jerk ;p

 How 'bout those Titans?

Is this a classic jerk off?

Original Post by bagga:

Is this a classic jerk off?

Wrong Thread.

Original Post by bagga:

Is this a classic jerk off?

 OK, everybody get in a circle.

hmmm....

three steps forward, two steps back, tom. 

nah - i'll give you a pass on the circle jerk. 

Original Post by pgeorgian:

three steps forward, two steps back, tom. 

nah - i'll give you a pass on the circle jerk. 

 Hey, it wasn't me that brought it up.

well technically tom you did put it in a circle

that's why you got a pass ;)

i'm trying to place this song from the mid '80s with a circle jerk reference...it's some guys singing about looking for another guy...maybe he went to get a something something something, maybe he went to see the circle jerks.  there's a vespa reference in there somewhere, too.  damn - this is going to bug me all day.

i'll google it.

edit: found it!  Where the Hell is Bill by Camper von Beethoven.

this memory really is a curse.

I didnt read all the posts, but I openly admit that about once every 2 weeks I make a post that I should have worded better to be less brute... Hell I made one of those post last night

^^ woot number 100th post on this topic