Originally Posted by
Aimless
And some of the people who argue for personal responsibility, who make good arguments about ignoring people who cause drama... well, they're the same who'll follow drama in chat because it's "entertaining".
Although you said that wasn't about anyone who contributed on this thread, I did make that comment and I can understand why it would be aimed at me, let's face it. I am a regular Chatterer and am guilty of taking part in drama, arguing back, etc. etc. And I'm not entirely sure why, guess the drama tended to be a good distraction (ironically).
However, surprisingly, people do grow up. And myself included, a lot of members no longer rise to the bait of drama (except on rare occasions, admitted) and my suggestion of ignoring them and leaving the room will only work once the handful of members who tend to argue back grow up. That's what it all comes down to. Which is a huge problem on this site, for many reasons. Being mollycoddled because of their illness, or having to be grown up in the outside world therefore breaking down the barriers on the site and just being a child, for the attention or just because they're plain childish.
I know just saying 'You need to grow up' isn't going to help that much, but that's what it is. And if you're a Chat goer and drama happens a lot with you involved, you really do need to take a step back and think about whether or not you're actually causing the drama yourself. And if you don't think you are, take steps into learning to not retaliate. Looking at it that way, it's reeeeally not that hard. Just grow up a bit. Everyone's happier.