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Post by pantsonfire on Feb 19, 2025 15:30:13 GMT
I went to check to see if what I posted on admin & support helped and noticed she deleted her account.
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Post by gar on Feb 19, 2025 15:41:12 GMT
Was she facing a particular challenge?
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Post by Zee on Feb 19, 2025 16:56:01 GMT
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Post by malibou on Feb 19, 2025 16:57:45 GMT
Do you know why? I hadn't noticed anything amiss.
I always hate it when a pea deletes.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Feb 19, 2025 17:13:22 GMT
That's just too bad!
She was never controversial. Always pleasant, helpful and thoughtful comments.
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Post by Lurkingpea on Feb 19, 2025 17:14:43 GMT
Was she facing a particular challenge? I think the political posts were too much for her. She wanted help blocking them and with all the flaws of pro boards nothing was working for her. It is frustrating that things don't work on the mobile version as they do on the desktop version. |
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Feb 19, 2025 17:31:10 GMT
Was she facing a particular challenge? I think the political posts were too much for her. She wanted help blocking them and with all the flaws of pro boards nothing was working for her. It is frustrating that things don't work on the mobile version as they do on the desktop version. For those with issues you can click on desktop(lower right corner) and make changes in that mode. Not the easiest, but very doable. The only thing I don't see in mobile is the political signs etc. Just click at the very bottom to go back to mobile.. |
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Post by Lurkingpea on Feb 19, 2025 17:36:22 GMT
I think the political posts were too much for her. She wanted help blocking them and with all the flaws of pro boards nothing was working for her. It is frustrating that things don't work on the mobile version as they do on the desktop version. For those with issues you can click on desktop(lower right corner) and make changes in that mode. Not the easiest, but very doable. The only thing I don't see in mobile is the political signs etc. Just click at the very bottom to go back to mobile.. Sometimes the mobile version doesn't block people I have on my block list. It's not very effective and the desktop looks horrible on my phone. I obviously am not as bothered by it, but do understand how frustrating it can be. |
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Post by gar on Feb 19, 2025 17:41:12 GMT
Was she facing a particular challenge? I think the political posts were too much for her. She wanted help blocking them and with all the flaws of pro boards nothing was working for her. It is frustrating that things don't work on the mobile version as they do on the desktop version. Ah yes, I’d forgotten those were her posts. I’m sorry she’s left 😔 |
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Post by pantsonfire on Feb 19, 2025 17:41:29 GMT
The mobile version is better for those with sight issues. It is why I use it on my phone and not the desktop version. That is very small print and wen you increase it, it makes the lines off.
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Post by mom on Feb 19, 2025 18:27:30 GMT
I hate this so much.  |
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Post by pantsonfire on Feb 19, 2025 19:48:42 GMT
I hate this so much. Me too. |
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Post by Bridget in MD on Feb 19, 2025 20:13:03 GMT
I hate this so much. Me too. Me too, I fear this board will just eventually become an echo chamber with peas who leave with such different viewpoints and life experiences. |
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Post by workingclassdog on Feb 19, 2025 20:34:30 GMT
That's too bad. Every political year, I get tired of all the political posts to the point I think I will delete and move on. But I power through it. I ignore it as much as possible. I hate Trump with a passion and been more vocal this time around than any other time in my voting years.
Anyways, it does get old seeing so many posts that I do tend to not check as much until it dies down. I feel like this time around it won't. That man just keeps doing horrible things and understandable Peas want to discuss it. And it is WAY to much for making one thread limit for just his antics.
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Post by jill8909 on Feb 19, 2025 20:39:07 GMT
we are in the middle of a cold war. lot of people are suffering. I don't know her but I wish her well. This is just the very beginning of the divisions.
I understand if someone doesn't want to see political stuff on social media, but a lot of people are suffering and it's right to speak out. It's also right to block or leave.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Feb 19, 2025 21:07:01 GMT
The problem is that it needs to be talked about. People need to know what is happening, how they are at risk. The risk is truly life threatening now.
Some of us need to know we are not alone out here.
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Post by valincal on Feb 19, 2025 21:15:06 GMT
we are in the middle of a cold war. lot of people are suffering. I don't know her but I wish her well. This is just the very beginning of the divisions. I understand if someone doesn't want to see political stuff on social media, but a lot of people are suffering and it's right to speak out. It's also right to block or leave. Absolutely. With new horrors happening every day on the orders of the very bad man, there are bound to be lots of political posts especially since we are all affected by this. I can understand how overwhelming these posts are for some. Big hugs to peasapie. |
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Post by Merge on Feb 19, 2025 21:17:17 GMT
I am sorry that she felt the need to leave.
I would encourage everyone to make more of the posts they like to see. It’s not up to any of us to create posts for others’ enjoyment.
And please consider that, if it comes to the point of banning political threads here, it’s likely that many of the board’s most prolific posters will leave/post much less instead and things will get *really* slow. Perhaps that would be preferred? IDK.
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Post by pantsonfire on Feb 19, 2025 21:20:19 GMT
I am sorry that she felt the need to leave. I would encourage everyone to make more of the posts they like to see. It’s not up to any of us to create posts for others’ enjoyment. And please consider that, if it comes to the point of banning political threads here, it’s likely that many of the board’s most prolific posters will leave instead and things will get *really* slow. Perhaps that would be preferred? IDK. We had this discussion on another post recently. I chimed in as did several others that we try. But our posts get buried under the political posts. So I stopped trying. Instead I greatly reduce my time here now. I noticed many others are a lot more quiet too. |
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Post by sweetpeasmom on Feb 19, 2025 21:32:49 GMT
Has it been discussed to maybe make a political board on here? Political posts could be separated from the NSBR which has normally been all other things about life and not scrapbook related?
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Post by Zee on Feb 19, 2025 21:33:34 GMT
Has it been discussed to maybe make a political board on here? Political posts could be separated from the NSBR which has normally been all other things about life and not scrapbook related? Yes, multiple times. It won't work, I guarantee. |
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Post by gar on Feb 19, 2025 21:35:27 GMT
I am sorry that she felt the need to leave. I would encourage everyone to make more of the posts they like to see. It’s not up to any of us to create posts for others’ enjoyment. And please consider that, if it comes to the point of banning political threads here, it’s likely that many of the board’s most prolific posters will leave instead and things will get *really* slow. Perhaps that would be preferred? IDK. We had this discussion on another post recently. I chimed in as did several others that we try. But our posts get buried under the political posts. So I stopped trying. Instead I greatly reduce my time here now. I noticed many others are a lot more quiet too. There was a rash of new, non political threads for a few days and they were fun but it didn’t last, as usual. It is tricky at the moment in particular which what’s going on but whenever this is discussed there’s always loads of people who happily say that they come to read but don’t post/rarely post/never starts threads. What can you expect? 🤷🏼♀️ As Merge said, it’s not up to anyone to provide entertainment for others. If not enough people contribute, the slowness of the board is inevitable and so is the outweighing of politics over other topics. It’s up to everyone to set the tone they want. |
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Post by gar on Feb 19, 2025 21:40:27 GMT
Has it been discussed to maybe make a political board on here? Political posts could be separated from the NSBR which has normally been all other things about life and not scrapbook related? Many times 😊 For everyone who wants a separate board there is someone who doesn’t. Current politics aside which is rather overwhelming admittedly, why just politics? Some folk dislike TV discussions, pet problems, requests for prayers, health problems etc etc. |
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Post by Lurkingpea on Feb 19, 2025 21:44:53 GMT
Has it been discussed to maybe make a political board on here? Political posts could be separated from the NSBR which has normally been all other things about life and not scrapbook related? Many times 😊 For everyone who wants a separate board there is someone who doesn’t. Current politics aside which is rather overwhelming admittedly, why just politics? Some folk dislike TV discussions, pet problems, requests for prayers, health problems etc etc. I agree. I have the game threads blocked and the trolling political posters blocked, but merrily scroll by things that don't interest me. It really isn't that difficult. I am sorry peas are leaving, but as others have said be the change you want to see. |
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Post by Sarah*H on Feb 19, 2025 21:45:25 GMT
I also think it's extremely unlikely and unrealistic to expect people not to be posting ad nauseum about what is happening in US politics right now. It's destroying lives. Our entire system of government seems to have failed or is at the very least on the brink of failure. It's upending a global order and alliances that have existed for over 70 years. We're threatening war with our allies. I WISH I could stop thinking about it/worrying about it/ talking about it and as much as I appreciated the episode of All Creatures Great & Small I watched last night to escape this dystopian hellscape, the dystopian hellscape was still here when the show was over. I'm sorry peasapie felt the need to leave and I'm sorry Proboards makes it hard to avoid threads you don't want to see. But at least from my perspective, it's unlikely to get any better here anytime soon. |
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Post by pinklady on Feb 19, 2025 21:49:14 GMT
Has it been discussed to maybe make a political board on here? Political posts could be separated from the NSBR which has normally been all other things about life and not scrapbook related? A “political” board will never work. There are too many snowflakes on this board who think human rights, morals, which store you shop at, etc. is “political”. |
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Post by pantsonfire on Feb 19, 2025 21:55:48 GMT
Has it been discussed to maybe make a political board on here? Political posts could be separated from the NSBR which has normally been all other things about life and not scrapbook related? Many times 😊 For everyone who wants a separate board there is someone who doesn’t. Current politics aside which is rather overwhelming admittedly, why just politics? Some folk dislike TV discussions, pet problems, requests for prayers, health problems etc etc. But do those trigger people and their anxiety? Most likely not. It can be very triggering to read certain words or see political post after political post. I am in the trenches of adult services for ds - SSDI, MediCal, Adult Day Programs, Private Centers, Private Group Homes, Post Secondary Adult Program, Job Skill services, etc etc etc Alllllll those are going to be affected by FF. So yeah, living the nightmare. Fully aware. But that doesn't mean I need to be inundated constantly with it when I am living it So yes, it can very well be a trigger. And that is why I limit my time here because it's not worth it. It's not worth my emotional well being to try and start posts that will be eaten by political posts. It would be cool if we could have a weekly or 2x a week political thread where it's all there. Because it's the same peas who participate so why not gather it. Or daily like the what's for dinner thread. Combine it and keep it there But I'm sure I will be ripped apart for wanting to hide what is going on No. Just consolidate. Make it easier to bypass. |
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Post by gar on Feb 19, 2025 22:11:04 GMT
You should definitely do what works for you.
I don’t think there’s any way to restrict how often others post about subjects you don’t want to see.
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Post by pinklady on Feb 19, 2025 22:23:17 GMT
If someone is that “triggered” by thread topics they see on the front page of this board, they probably should delete their account. 🤷🏼♀️
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Post by monklady123 on Feb 19, 2025 22:32:12 GMT
I also think it's extremely unlikely and unrealistic to expect people not to be posting ad nauseum about what is happening in US politics right now. It's destroying lives. Our entire system of government seems to have failed or is at the very least on the brink of failure. It's upending a global order and alliances that have existed for over 70 years. We're threatening war with our allies. I WISH I could stop thinking about it/worrying about it/ talking about it and as much as I appreciated the episode of All Creatures Great & Small I watched last night to escape this dystopian hellscape, the dystopian hellscape was still here when the show was over.  I'm sorry peasapie felt the need to leave and I'm sorry Proboards makes it hard to avoid threads you don't want to see. But at least from my perspective, it's unlikely to get any better here anytime soon. Yes, these are unusual times, to say the least. This is not normal, and the election was not normal. There are bound to be way more political posts. But as we know, we can just scroll by. Mostly I do that, at least for the multi-page political threads. Although I actually started one myself recently, lol. One about USAID. But it said "USAID" in the title, and was marked "politics" so not hard to avoid. And, as someone said, SO many things end up being political. I find it sad that we can't talk about vaccines or children dying from gun violence without it turning political, but when those things (and many others) are impacted by the coup that's currently happening... well yes it is political.  |
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I'm sorry peasapie felt the need to leave and I'm sorry Proboards makes it hard to avoid threads you don't want to see. But at least from my perspective, it's unlikely to get any better here anytime soon. 