OMG. Did she really use that word.
Why, yes, yes I did. Get over it.
I know I’m not winning any awards for eloquence around here and we already know Disney isn’t picking me up for family friendly, so lets not get all politically correct now.
Having a blog introduces you to all sorts of people. Mad people, happy people, gossips, control freaks, the popular girls, the unpopular girls, the whiners, the leaders, the entrepreneurs, the nobody-likes-me’s. Its what makes the word go round. I, myself, take on about all of those personalities atleast once a week.
I am pretty sure people online are not always the same as they are in real life. Honestly, at this point, I am unsure which one I find scarier. I have met some bad ass biotches online that are nothing more then insecure and quiet individuals in real life. Likewise, the opposite can hold true. Someone shy online may very well be your neighborhood stripper. I can tell you, however, that people sitting on a computer all day in “social media” with nothing to react to but text can get their panties in a bunch quite quickly.
While I relish that part, in fact I often love it, what I cant stand is someone that writes this well thought out, often interesting and argumentative response, and then puts in this:
Name: NoOne
Email: NoOne@NoOne.com
What? Are you that big of a baby that you cant stand on your own two feet? You spend 20 minutes arguing and disagreeing with me and you cant sign your name? Holy shit. Does your mommy still change your diapers too?
I dont get it. Why are people so uncomfortable and so unconfident with what they have to say? I never, ever, ever worry about what I say if I believe what I am writing. If I dont believe it, I dont write it. Its a very simple process.
What are people exactly afraid of that they don’t sign their name? That I will argue with their arguing with me? That I am going to EMAIL them back and say “no, YOUR wrong, stop hurting my feelings you meanie.”
Let me clear it up. That wont be happening.
I dont know you. I don’t live near you. Im not hunting you down between my posts cause you don’t like my stance on Quiznos or Public Relations. If I dislike your comment that much, guess what? Ill just not publish it. Its my world, you just visit, kwim? Generally, even if you argue with me, chances are unless your just writing something that is completely irrelevant and belligerent, I respect the opinions that are left behind.. But when its signed ‘anonymous’, ‘no one’, ‘john doe’, I just think, what a freaking baby! I’m not publishing this shit.
How can I take your comment (no matter how well thought out) seriously if you cant sign your freaking NAME to it. You could sign a fake NAME and I would never know, that’s the funny part.
Ill tell you what I really love though.
When people sign ‘Anonymous’.
The Internet, its not so anonymous. Right now MomDot has over 148K comments on it. In my commenting system, I can see your IP address every time you leave a comment. Lets say you entered a contest here last August under your real name. And now you want to say something nasty and not sign your name. All I do is run your IP in my comment system and Voila, now I know who you are.
You have no idea how many REAL visitors here turn out to be “anonymous” commenters. The whole thing cracks me up. We even had a situation where another blogger was being harassed online on her blog “anonymously”, she gave me the IP, I ran it in our comments and gave her the real email and name of the person doing it. Instant Idiot Identification. I should run a business.
My point isn’t if you don’t have something nice to say, don’t say it. By all means, say it. Comment loud and comment proud. My point is GROW A SET OF BALLS and take responsibility for being an asshole.
We all like you better that way.
~Trisha
These people are pussies because they are cowards. Plain and simple. Pussies is just the nice way I would put it for what these low life people are. I love how there are so many anonymous comments on my blog, yours, others and they all follow the same type style as the harassers. Classic. Very, so very classic. My motto is: Don’t screw with me OR my friends.
Well written, well said. You are very blunt and to the point, I on the other hand am not like that … but I can respect you are like that and I even enjoy reading about what you have to say!
P.S. Funny how those IP’s are our “digital address” or “digital name” LOL
I LOVE a person who speaks her mind. You tell it like it is!!! That’s how everyone should be. I keep coming back to this blog just to read posts especially by you. Keep up the good work!
Have I told yo lately that I love you? Well I do! Never met you, but damn girl I love you! You tell it like it is – keep it up!
I think it is smarter to say something mean publicly here, and then get all sorts of traffic to you blog, lol. Who cares if it is mean traffic? The hits will send the hit counter spinning!
Just kidding! If I had something mean to say, I’d try to say it nice, but wouldn’t forget my name because it makes me mad when people are so chicken.
Note to self: don’t piss Trisha off.
Standing up, on top of the coffee table, applauding.
Well said and thanks for saying it
Someone had to and I’m glad someone actually does have the balls to do it!
amen sister! i was recently featured on a friends blog and was having some serious questioning whether to introduce somthing about myself to my bloggers…i said fuckit! i am who i am why am i trying to impress anyone>!> this is me, take it or leave it! you go sister! anonymous can suck it
I have worked in the law enforcement field for almost 20 years (EEEEKKKKK) and I can tell you this isn’t anything NEW.
The not taking responsibility for ones actions/thoughts/words has been taken away from recent generations for the most part. I wont get into a rant on THE CAUSES, but it pretty much comes down to ‘do your own thing, it’s right and ok, and if you do something wrong we’ll make it go away/blame someone else’. Parents no longer make kids own up for what they have done, and kids take that attitude into adulthood and walaa- you have the not so anonymous commenter with no cajones.
When I first started in my line of work, we were TAUGHT, own up to your error/mistakes, and it wont be so bad. The same principal we were TAUGHT by our parents.
Now, I swear you cant get a rookie to admit they didnt do a report correctly- its always the trainers fault…..
I’m glad you have a way to trace the anon commenter. even if you dont contact them (course I think you should have a standard email that goes to their IP when you have a match, advising them they’re an idiot, anybody can be traced on the net, and ban them from commenting for awhile- ie grow a set and you can come back), it’s the personal satisfaction of KNOWING who the person is and that they cant hide (tee hee LOL)….