(July 24, 2016 at 1:28 am)Thumpalumpacus Wrote:(July 23, 2016 at 6:03 pm)RobertE Wrote: Again, without getting off too off-topic, my posts have been somewhat "illogical", thus not worthy of reputation. Furthermore, I enjoy posting on forums and give my opinions, NOT to receive reputation just to inflate the ego, because that is what happens in most cases. I just see them as pixels on a screen and it adds no more credibility than a gold star for doing well at mental mathematics. That is my two'penneth anyway and I will say nothing more. So, I have enjoyed my time here and it has been great, but I am going to leave quietly. It is not the forum for me in spite of my non-religious leanings. Good luck.
Sorry you feel that way. I didn't realize that giving you rep would drive you off, or I wouldn't have done it. Not quite the quiet exit, but hey, everyone does things in their own style.
(July 23, 2016 at 6:13 pm)RobertE Wrote: Again bella, I go to forums looking to post and give an opinion. I don't come here to receive rewards just because I made a reasonable post. I see no reason to hang around anymore. All the best bella.
Maybe the problem is how you receive opinions which don't comport with yours? I know I get antsy with folks sometimes when they can't see what I think is entirely obvious. Perhaps you've got that same catch built into you?
That is how forums are in most part. If you don't conform to the norm on a particular forum, then your opinion, whether right or wrong, adds no worth. Again, I have seen it for myself on a football forum from an opposition supporter. They have been shouted down and ridiculed simply because of not what they say but because of who they support. However, there are supporters who try to be at least objective and see both sides and they are generally accepted. When it comes down to either your opinion or their opinions, then he/she will always be in the minority since they don't subscribe or conform to the views of that particular forum.
