It was just a joke which took all of three words. You made a big thing out of it. In my second post in this thread I was just illustrating the fact that you have socialized in various ways on numerous occasions in this forum, the very thing you have here criticized me for.

I do not ever spend any time trying to tell people how to use these forums, have never done so, and never intend to do so. The same, however, can not be said of you. You’ve used these forums in part to repeatedly lecture myself and others on how we should use them, scolding us like little children as you do so, and I’ve never until today said a word about it. I’m not going to do anything to try to stop you. Go right ahead and exercise your freedom of speech.

The little joke above in this thread was not representative of my typical way of contributing to the forums, but I meant no offense and it was likely received without disapproval by all who read it except you. You have repeatedly taken offense at my behavior where none was intended, as I suggested in a post on your topic “Bumping threads after modlook tag is in place,” where I said, “One may imagine motive or intention that isn’t present.” I also described the following scenario, which explains why I sometimes might post a comment when you think nobody should:

Suppose someone enters a thread, and after reading the initial topic title and post, and any significant later posts, finds that he/she possesses knowledge, insight, or speculation which might contribute to resolving the issue or issues, And hasn’t even considered reading the tags. Reading post tags as a first step, or precautionary measure, particularly for someone not accustomed to using tags very often, is not necessarily an instinctive response.

I see your point though, and intend to be more careful about such transgressions. However, it’s difficult for me to imagine having enough free time to routinely devote not a small chunk of it to criticizing the behavior of other contributors to these forums, whose knowledge, experience, habits, internet connection and typing speed, etc. may differ widely from my own.

In the same thread, Justjennifer added the observation that posting after a modlook tag has been added is not necessarily a bad thing, saying,

If I have something to add to a thread, I will – modlooked or not. It may be that I might read the OP’s question in a different way than the person who originally answered. Modlook isn’t written in stone.

to which I responded,

If you don’t see it — and some don’t even know where to look for it — essentially it’s not even written.

That topic wasn’t directed at me alone, but just before you published it you had yelled at me about precisely the same perceived transgression. I’d seen you ranting about it a few times before that but really had no idea what you were talking about until you directly yelled at me a couple of times in early December, including once only six minutes before you posted the aforementioned topic, though I’ve just recently lost some bookmarks and have been unable to find it.

Since your yelling at me in early December, I’ve generally tended to refrain from posting on a thread where there is a modlook tag, but I still may do so for the very same reason I gave on 7 December. I don’t always look at the tags. When did reading the tags become a requirement for entering a forum thread discussion?

Your criticisms of me always come out of the blue, as a surprise, because I’m just proceeding to respond to topics where I think I might contribute something pertinent. Who else might have also contributed a comment on the same thread is irrelevant to me.

For reasons which do not withstand scrutiny you have criticized me directly in the following recent topics:

• 5 December — old/new dashboard/stats designs — I made a perfectly legitimate analogy, and you criticized me for moving the timestamp. I didn’t know what you were talking about, but it gradually became clear over the next few days. Scolding me as is your wont, you said,

I don’t know why you posted into this thread and moved the timestamp forward so it will take longer for lulu13 to get a Staff response at all.

• 7 December — Thread not found. You shouted “Stop It!” to me, and implied that I was intentionally upsetting things by commenting on a topic with modlook tag. One of the first things I did in response was to look up “modlook tags” to find out what you were yelling at me about.
• 7 December — why can’t I get on wordpress.com — Your criticism wasn’t specifically addressed to me, but it appeared in a post which followed one of mine in which I apparently neglected to see the modlook tag. You said:

I tagged this thread for Staff 2 days ago and sadly the back and forth thread bumping with added information has led nowhere. All it has resulted in is two days without an answer. I’m hoping the back and forth will stop now, so the timestamps stop moving forward which guarantees it takes longer to get Staff help. I’m hoping the same bumping after tagging pattern on other threads tagged for Staff will also stop.

This comment by you was published six minutes before your Bumping threads topic was begun.

• 7 December — Bumping threads after modlook tag is in place
• 26 December — Did you notice the recent mega peak of spam comments
• 26 December — A Follower who just linked my blog

On another thread back in November you described my comments regarding a topic I began as “faff.” Nobody else in these forums has adopted a condescending, scolding, and critical tone towards me as you repeatedly have.

Funny that you should find my behavior “creepy” when you’ve been attacking me repeatedly for over a month, shouting at me, instructing me and others on the proper etiquette regarding when we can and can not post without drawing your ire. I’m considering reporting you for harassing me.

– musicdoc1

– en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/a-follower-who-just-linked-my-blog

“Freedom of speech” means I doubt they’ll do anything about your harassment report, there seems to be little care over the the forum’s code of conduct – as the string of irrelevant threads posted about the Don Charisma blog attest.

Thanks musicdoc1, for speaking up and saying what others where thinking 😀 I’ve seen this kind of hypocritical behaviour there before, and it’s exactly why I don’t want to participate. The same lady was extremely rude to me right from first contact, and has continued to make irrelevant snide remarks about me all over this forum. Not sure what her problem is, but there’s nothing professional in being rude to bloggers who’re asking for help. I’ve always tried to be friendly and courteous towards her, so there’s just no justification for it whatsoever

On her own blog’s bio she describes herself as a blogging expert and someone that enjoys helping other bloggers. Not quite sure how scolding and making irrelevant politically motivated snide remarks fits in with that. Perhaps it’s some kind of misplaced tough love … stranger things have been known.

Bottom line – It’s just bullying behaviour – nobody likes it or enjoys it, it’s not funny or clever, and it’s utterly unprofessional.

The WordPress.com technical support forums are for TECHNICAL SUPPORT … nothing else … so bloggers please STOP ignoring that fact, and STOP wasting the technical support staffs time.

The moral of the story … well it’s right there on the bottom of comment box on the WordPress.com technical support forums :

We love positive and productive discussions, so please keep comments on the topics at hand and not on other members of the community. Thanks!

Why oh why do people continue to ignore that … each to their own I guess … in the words of one of my favourite movies :

“Stupid is as stupid does.”

– Forest Gump

Almost forgot though – It makes for good blogging for me, so, ahem, actually please don’t start upholding the support forum’s code of conduct … Otherwise I might find I don’t have anything to blog about, and have to spend my time diving or chillaxing on the beach instead … scary thoughts !

COMING SOON on DonCharisma.org – “Blog TITS” … it’s the who’s who of “Stupid is as stupid does.” …

LASTLY – TO BE CLEAR – MY EXPERIENCES WITH ALL THE STAFF AND OTHER VOLUNTEERS IN THE WORDPRESS SUPPORT FORUM HAVE BEEN 100% POSITIVE. THEY DO DO A FANTASTIC JOB WITH A HEAVY WORKLOAD, WHILST *ALWAYS* BEING COURTEOUS AND PROFESSIONAL. SO THIS IS NOT A REFLECTION ON THE SUPPORT STAFF *AT ALL*, I DO LOVE YOU GUYS FOR YOUR POSITIVITY AND DILIGENCE. JOB WELL DONE.

Happy holidays