So I just had a slight meltdown on the "bride wants a big shower" thread on M&M because the OP posted a question, got two responses, then DD'd, then proceeded to get called out by something like 10 people for DDing. It was something like her first post.
My first reaction was that the bride is probably a TK user and she wanted to delete what she wrote so the bride wouldn't see it. If it was her first post she may not have known to say "I"ll probably DD so don't quote me." To me, it seemed over the line to call her out THAT much. It seemed disproportionate to the "crime."
I know I'm in the minority on DDs, but maybe on this board (and M&M, which pretty much all of us visit) we could hold off on the "Bad OP! DDs are BAD!" responses in a situation like this? As I said on M&M, it's one thing if the OP posts a terrible idea, gets responses to that effect, then proceeds to have a big meltdown then DD. That annoys me too. But something like this? Not quite worth it, IMHO, and I think it's alienating to new posters who really haven't done anything wrong; they just don't know the ropes.
If I'm completely off my rocker, please feel free to tell me so.
Courtesy of megk8oz
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