Got through the week, dogged by a mood of irritation and exhaustion. A recent commenter who overstepped her welcome. The legal order about (non) weeds. Emission inspection done, car tax paid. Monday stuck at work past 1900.
Said commenter is one whose blog I checked out, and was not interested in, but not enough to object to. The comments were slightly off. Until one where I was told how to do something, in a contemptuous tone and without properly reading. I first replied, but then deleted my reply, and reported the comment as spam. Troll might have been a more accurate word, but not far off. And what do I get, a response calling me “sick” for doing that rather than using the moderation feature. So, yeah spam troll, since adding further insult works so well. Why do some people think they can barge in and say anything? Who is this person? I certainly never invited that one in.
Nevermind. Another quarter turn as of 0400 this morning. A pause, pushing off again. Feeling better this afternoon. Got my evaluation, and I’m valuable to my manager and fellow staff, but more - to my patients. Abrasive at times, and I try to be kinder to my annoying cow orkers, and sometimes fail.
So, my gruffness and snarling always show. But, mostly, I’m ok.
This week, well, we’ll see.
2 comments:
Cro has been having problems with one of his commenters..just a matter of delete what is inappropriate, luckily. Sorry to hear you're having problems.
I opted to review all comments ..luckily I've only had one troll..related to a previous (late) partner...and occasional spam.
Gruff but ok is good...they know you're worth it.
Gz,
I delete as soon as I realize, sometimes it takes a few times. I don’t usually report as spam, but if it feels like a troll, bullying, off topic, I use that feature. And I don’t hesitate. Had a few jerks over the years. Mostly, I can’t stand the condescending “Honey, I know better, you should do this” ones that misread what I’d written, and whose blogs I don’t even read.
When I tried moderate, readers couldn’t chat with each other as easily. I don’t care for that feature, personally. Nothing wrong with it, just a matter of how I read comments and prefer to reply.
Trolls need to be dealt with definitively.
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