Post #651360 by Creative Chimp on Sun, Sep 9, 2012 1:49 PM

The best punishment for bitter people or trolls is simply to make them irrelevant. Deny them the one thing they seek, attention.

thats the phrase that pays right there!!!!!.....i have been on this site since 2008. and before that i was a passer by and watcher for a while......i never run into any true negative people till recently.....maybe its the recession or just the leftovers of people that haven't moved on to face book.....i refuse to join face book.......i tend to stay in the carving section mostly. i think a lot of people have moved to face book to control whos allowed to contribute to their forum.

i post my work...good or bad. I'm an artist and I'm used to negative feedback which can be positive at times. truth hurts when its true.....if you put yourself out there there will be those idiots that just cant control themselves...or not understand opinions are just that..its just the world we live in. mostly i will choose to ignore but i am guilty at times of just being irritated by arrogant blowhards. i notice when people bring their personal and mainly political views into the forum it turns nasty. theres all kinds of people in the world but i honestly think there are more good people. this site has allowed me to meet people i never would have. the education from the members here and the sharing that goes on regardless of your interest is amazing.....every barrel will have a bad apple or two. i don't think you have to make or build or supply to contribute here on TC........the dialog of common interest is enough.......this is one of many happy places in my world. ignore the negative and don't feed their egos........even if ya hate em.....there must be something good in these people right? they are on TC and like tiki......???? right??? i can go to work and find some real A-holes every day.

my two cents for what its worth.....which aint much these days.