cods wrote on Oct 16
th, 2014 at 7:32pm:
Freedumb wrote on Oct 16
th, 2014 at 6:12pm:
The best option for both of them, in my opinion, is either one of them takes the step of ignoring the other.
Cods will probably be the one better suited for this, as John seems to enjoy this little OzPol rivalry.
Either way, it isn't going to stop unless somebody is banned, or somebody makes a choice of "turning the other cheek" and sticking to it. Not saying it is easy -- sometimes you just have to make a point. But when things are beyond the joke, ignorance is bliss.
I have been ignoring for what seems like years...
the reason for this thread is because andrei locked the other one and said he would ban me...so I was warning him why I had no choice..[ in my opinion] to make my claim about never PM a certain party...
this person along with one other used my late husband as a weapon to taunt me....this was to me beyond what I believ anyone should have to endure...this person claims I PM and asked that he not do this.....I can tell you know.. this person and the other one.....were held so low in my estimation there is no way I would have asked them personally
I did however report them both to the mods.. in this case probably FD or muso...
and they would have approached these people on my behalf...and to warn them I presume if they kept it up...
this I believe comes under the heading of personal abuse...
I did not report the latest tirade as I do not feel.. [even less so now] that the mods give a stuff...and whatever doesnt seem to work anyway...thank you for your advice free.. I have done everything I can think of to get rid of this person...just leave me and my ID alone.. thats all I ask..there are only 2 people I have asked that of in all the years I have used this and one other forum...and I do it for all to see... not by PM....
Yes, sometimes it certainly seems like the mods don't give a stuff. Many people on here are bullied, and can be bullied without silly insults but won't get banned because it doesn't seem like it's bullying, or the line is very blurred...
I touched on it in a separate thread, feedback section. People with arrogant attitudes who try to undermine your intelligence. I've seen lots of people cop the brunt of this, and a certain group of people who do it. You would know who these people are, they're probably the same people who constantly need facts and evidence

Another example is that I was quite rude to JaSin. Within reason, of course. I made a couple of jokes, he got offended, I said sorry and told him it wasn't my intention to offend, and that I was joking around, but he wouldn't have it. So I pretty much "snapped" as one would online, but I didn't use any name-calling or insults.
Anyway, his response was to call me a "skank" and a "ho" and some other stuff that didn't make sense. This episode of Days of Our Lives: OzPol Edition, by the way, can be viewed on To Love From Afar thread in the relationships forum.
The point is, though, he is now banned. I think it's probably for the best though, it'll do him a favour and at the same time, works for me.
Anyway, back to you: I think one of the issues here is that JS isn't really offended or worried about the interactions he has with people on this forum, where as in your case, you might care a little?
I, personally, don't let myself get flustered with people on this forum. I'm not going to allow myself to be offended and duped into nonsense with a bunch of people I don't really know. It's bad enough that I befriended somebody, had some really good conversations, and look how that turned out? To nonsense.
It is pretty low, and rude, to make comments about somebody's deceased partner. I'd probably be very unhappy if I were in your shoes, but you have made comments about JS's wife, and while that isn't quite as bad, it's still low.
The only thing I can think of is for you to PM freediver or some other OzPol authority and ask if they can add an ignore button or a block option similar to FB? The only problem with the ignore button is that people can still quote people who might be on ignore, and you'd see it anyway.