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The Price of Being At the Top

An occurrence that exists in all  walks of our life's happenstances Some will cheer for you, others give you despicable glances, Still others, as here, deride you in comments. It's a place people work for...filled  with lack of sleep! It becomes a me against you event, Now why is that? People are joyful to rise like a eagle! Only to insulted by those not here for poetry at all. They remind me of angry beagles. Cyberbullies jump out at you. I have had it here with infants having tantrums. Worse .....you bruise poet souls. Most of us know who you are. Comments are for supporting not  cutting any Poet's throat. It's in the ground rules here but some of you do not know it. If you don't like another because of religious views or political views, do not read their poetry. Period! Keep hate out of comments, it's the kindest thing you can do. Hate builds no prestige or poetry at all. Worst of all it makes you pin size small. Just leaves you alone, howling! With a smirk..The lone, nasty oddball! Panagiota Romios 4/30/2019 11:45pm PST

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Date: 5/2/2019 7:05:00 PM
I have only had one kind of unkind comment, and all I did was delete it. It never happened again, so I am lucky? I do believe I am.
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Date: 5/2/2019 8:45:00 PM
I had two. One is blocked. The other better not try again...will report him. He's nasty to many. He knows who he is..a small man.
Date: 5/2/2019 1:06:00 PM
Hi Panagiota, Quite a poem my friend, I've only ever had one, but as you say, block them or ignore them - hateful comments are not cool! You speak out with your heart, and directly - you are a flamboyant, exotic poetess, and you are 4th on the Top 100 Community Poets List - congratulations - could be someone envies you, ignore it my friend, it will come to pass. Hugs, Jennifer
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Date: 5/2/2019 2:32:00 PM
Who knows, Jennifer? Who can discern motives? It's a male, who attacks other females and males. He knows who he is. Just gets a bang out of knocking heads. Am dealing with a cold today and feeling badly. 4th? For me is lots of work.but it's fun to know,,I have made some progress.. I have not chosen to block him.,yet. LOL Panagiota
Date: 5/1/2019 12:05:00 PM
Well, I know that you are not the only one to point out negatives on the Soup. I can only say that in a year-and-a-half, I myself have received only two clearly negative comments. One person apologized right away, when I pointed it out to him. The other person I just blocked right away. So my experience has been 99.99998% positive here, I'd say. :) gw
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Date: 5/1/2019 2:17:00 PM
Being clear. I have been here since only March. I have no time to clear up things with a word I choose not to use. Nor spin my wheels in Soupmail. You are a sweetheart and I treaded on some hot topics here. How dare I? Well, that's me. I chose to be the real me here, not the poetic me only.Threats, however, "Unacceptable"for anyone and from anyone. Panagiota.
Date: 5/1/2019 3:23:00 AM
Well said Panagiota, I was very surprised to learn that even on here there are trolls'. Very crafty in their commenting as not to get themselves banned. Thankfully though I've found that the decent folk on here outnumber them. Tom
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Date: 5/1/2019 3:32:00 AM
Hey Tom..trolls dressed as poets, crafty as snakes. I think only go after females, True,mtge Goid outnumber them. Still think we we need an exterminator. Panagiota

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