TarynW, it's pretty disturbing, on my first visit to this site, to read of you being physically assaulted due to someone's post. If you know who is responsible, you should report it to the authorities and also name them (real and OLO name) here so that all other members can show their disapproval. This is a site for discussion and exchange of opinions. Not for vendettas.

I hope that you are recovering from your injuries.

TurnRightThenLeft, re your post at http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1022#18065

Very good suggestions. Thanks for your efforts to bring a neutral voice to the discussion and for seeking a solution that may resolve the concerns that some of us have voiced.

Frank N Stein, I share your concern if posts on this site have lead to an actual assault or of any situation where issues from this site are taken outside to harm people. I've not heard of anything like that elsewhere on the site so please don't treat that claim (or the debate which is occuring here) as typical of the site. It's a carpark because some things should be addressed away from the main areas.

Welcome and spend some time elsewhere on the site before letting opinions get to well formed.

R0bert

Belly,
To "go stroke a dog" "Take a chill pill" and all the other non-descriptive little addits I state in my posts, are called euphamasms
(hope I spelled that correctly) It means calm down, don't strain or end up with a spastic colon, "don't burst a foofey valve"

There is nothing wrong in asking for respect, the replies you recieve must not be taken out of context, unless of course, the verbal abuse is directed at you as a person.
The highlighted wording is an emphasis, similar as if you were face to face with a person, to show anger, we see as a scowl or frown or any other contorted facial feature, we percieve the highlighted words as a facial feature, which, in turn is taken as a threat.

Now stop being a woos and get back to your thread, you doddering old fart!

Just for the record,
It's strange that the other users seem to know who you are personally, judging by the comments.
This concerns me a little. Why one would go so far as stating paid or unpaid union official, has no relavance here, you see yourself as do many others here, a normal old joe using this thread, we have rights, we have perogatives, as with choices of threads to enter upon.

If I had to insult you by saying "Your mother swims after troop ships", you would be offended.

If you are offended by what a person says about what you do for a living or whether you get paid for it or not, is irrelevent, it's in the way one replies to a post, if it's nasty or against ones grain and you know it's going to create flack, then prepare for some kick-ass replies, like it or leave it, digest it and dump it, thats all.

Frank N

Welcome to OLO. Thanks for your enquies regarding my health. I am well now thanks very much. Please do not let my comment put you off OLO.
It was a long time ago and mostly OLO has very nice people posting on all sorts of topics.
I am sure if I looked back those comments would still be there but I prefer not to.
No point looking back ever.

I use my real name unlike others so yes it was upsetting at the time.
I hold myself responsible because after I argued and pleaded for the particular comment to be taken off and it wasnt I lied to my husband.
He saw it by going in and having a look for himself.
I never thought of that being stupid I guess.
Its just that when he first saw those comments about his four day old daughter up there and my personal whatevers he exploded.
It was worse than the first time he saw it because I was upset and I actually told him
He had never hit me before but he totally lost it
We could have died.
My point was sometimes people go to far with their comments without thinking about the long term results.
I am very happy here now however I do miss the friends I made at the Animal Welfare office.
I love Animals and I am very fond especially of the President who I first met as a land lady after her Dad died.
My job was to look after her Dads two pet chooks!
As soon as I saw the add I knew it was me.
That person was good to me and i support not only pale but the wonderful people who run it.
Enjoy OLO Its as I said mostly full of frendly nice people.

SPANKY this old bloke is not that old, never talk to me face to face like that, do not imagine a doddering old bloke.
Now you do not know the facts so like frank en-stein maybe you should not comment?
I could prove my point, Even have you agree but it is no going to happen.
Did you bother to read ALL of this thread?
Have you ever asked why an animal rights group would post such as red China and the ALP?
Can it be you are unaware caps is shouting? to put an insult in caps is to insult with intent?
And SPANKY are you still in school? your posts have little substance no real thought train can be found is your self confidence misplaced?
Do you think pales posts are always ok?
Have you any idea how a post here could convert to a thuggish spouse kicking his partner?
Would anyone here not step in between and stop it?
Is it other than that wise at this distance to get further involved? on what evidence?
I will not stop the feeling those who post here as pale, and those who under other names say they are pale members leave much to be proved.
The claims that I insult pale in other threads is sometime true in defense of my self.
No one however insults pale as much as pale and its friends.
Settle pale ,test me, spend an hour re reading pales posts, then mine, then ROberts.
SPANKY just a thought read you own every one of them, it may be well worth while.