I thought all the *meanies* would like this...

jelique7

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: I thought all the *meanies* would like this... : When you figure it out, send me some. :) I'm all for some fetus vibes.
Posted by BDoug713[/QUOTE]

LMFAO. I dont know if I will ever figure it out. This must be how a man feels when they try to understand us female kind.

Shedding the fetus name
Step 1: Don't be crazy.

That's as far as I have gotten.

tidetravel

So, does it make me a bad person if I secretly harbor a sense of satisfaction that her life is screwy right now?  I guess karma came calling, huh?

nda_roxybabe

AATB- T has a shirt we call the fetus shirt because it has a little logo (like a polo logo) of a ram and it looks juuust like a fetus. He wore fetus shirt last night and we were talking about it in the mall and I'm sure people thought we were crazy "Well, my fetus shirt would match the pants. My fetus shirt matches everything" -said in all seriousness.

[Deleted User]

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: I thought all the *meanies* would like this... : LMFAO. I dont know if I will ever figure it out. This must be how a man feels when they try to understand us female kind. Shedding the fetus name <strong>Step 1: Don't be crazy.</strong> That's as far as I have gotten.
Posted by jelique7[/QUOTE]

LOL it must be late because I just heard you say that like Bon Qui Qui.

jelique7

LOL. I understand, I feel like its 12AM and its only 9. I have to pick my friend up from the bus station at 11:45 so I cant even go to bed. I think I  am slap-happy.

nda_roxybabe

Huh. I must be getting her confused with the WW crazy then.

[Deleted User]

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[QUOTE]Long story short: chick/troll posted about trying to lose weight to fit into her wedding dress while being pregnant w/ dude's child. She was looking for advice because her FI wanted to invite this chick to the wedding that he had sleepovers with and outright told her that he would leave her for if he ever got the chance. At the beginning, she was told to get out of the relationship, she should respect herself more than that, etc. She got defensive, and then for some reason targeted MrsB and others. Threatened to "report us all" to the knotgods - created 2 other AEs; made it her personal mission to get us all banned, posted a bunch of drama, threatened legal action, and then spammed the boards with a "call to arms" - MrsB was banned for 3 days at the beginning of all of this because a "high number of her posts had been reported" All of it seems to have been removed by the mods and hopefully she will be permanately banned come Monday Until then, if you see anything by callingkarma / luvmydogs2 / luckybride33 (this one we think is also her), report it.
Posted by tidetravel[/QUOTE]

tide's response to Stage's post on 7-22-09. I'm totally lurking and need to go to bed. But now I understand the story! Thanks tide from the past!

tidetravel

Oooh yeah...  I forgot the trying to lose weight while pregnant part.

tidetravel

::waves and blows kisses at Stage::

[Deleted User]

No problem!! Goodnight everybody!!

AllAboutTheBenjamin

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[QUOTE]AATB- T has a shirt we call the fetus shirt because it has a little logo (like a polo logo) of a ram and it looks juuust like a fetus. He wore fetus shirt last night and we were talking about it in the mall and I'm sure people thought we were crazy "Well, my fetus shirt would match the pants. My fetus shirt matches everything" -said in all seriousness.
Posted by nda_roxybabe[/QUOTE]

Ha!  Nice :)

Lenore2010

Wow-you can sue because people on boards are mean to you? That is funny. The "abortion" thing I would only believe with a link to the post. Wackadoodle indeed!

The grain of truth I find here is "The Knot has a terrible reputation". Yup, in some circles it is known as the ultimate bitch board. However, if she had some big issue with that what was she doing posting here to begin with?

vegasgroom

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[QUOTE] I'm making a legal lawsuit against TheKnot.com and the juvenile women they are allowing to take reign of their message boards.
Posted by BDoug713[/QUOTE]

'Legal lawsuit', as opposed to a different kind of lawsuit?  LOL   Dumb ass.

ichellemay1

Keyboard courage is all that gets some people through their lives....

Anysunrise

Hilarious.

marissa_claire

She clearly needs to factcheck.  There's nothing illegal about telling her to get an abortion - the only way she could ever have any legal remedy for that would be if she knew the person who said it to her and sued for emotional distress. The Knot has no liability in this issue.  What a lame-o.

526SadieSadie

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[QUOTE]I came across this "petition" on a different website from a year ago and I giggled to myself... ---------------- I'm making a <strong><u>legal lawsuit</u></strong> against TheKnot.com and the juvenile women they are allowing to take reign of their message boards. I recently joined and was immediately torn apart because I was a happy bride-to-be. I'm pregnant, and some even told me to get an abortion! I couldn't believe this. I wrote a couple posts about their disgusting behavior and said that they were not compliant with the rules. Of course, they don't care. Out of all the message boards I've EVER been to, TheKnot is the WORST! These women are hiding behind their screen names and terrorizing happy brides. This is supposed to be a safe haven for women, not somewhere we should be scared to look at the posts. It's crazy and I know I'm not the only one. TheKnot has a horrible reputation on the Net. I never knew this until this happened to me. I'm not a mean person, and I'm not sensitive, but I know when there are people who need to be stopped. I wrote 4 complaints to TheKnot.com. and they told me they would put an end to it, only to keep it going. I'm sick of it and this is disgusting behavior for women on a wedding site. If YOU or someone you know feels this way, please write me back and I will send you my email and we will sue the site. I know I'm not the only one. I feel employees of TheKnot are also responsible because they have allowed this behavior to continue! Join me in the fight!
Posted by BDoug713[/QUOTE]

Good thing it's a LEGAL lawsuit, those illegal lawsuits are hard to win.

prusgirl

While I believe the OP put this up for laughs.  I agree with the petition.  TheKnot.com does a horrendous job at managing the comments.

And as 'funny' as the post seems, theknot.com will learn when someone gets hurt.

We are living in a strange time ladies.  Craiglist killers, people jumping off bridges and people finding one another and assualting them over some crap said on the net - whether they know their victims or not. 

And while the nastiest ladies are just being a-holes because they feel like they are hiding under annoynimity, it only takes one person to get bent enough to find them.  I think the nasty women have some serious personal problems; to spark so much venom.

Other sites lock or block the conversation once it gets inflammatory.  The Knot should take heed.

betrothed123

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[QUOTE]While I believe the OP put this up for laughs.  I agree with the petition.  <strong>TheKnot.com does a horrendous job at managing the comments.</strong> And as 'funny' as the post seems, theknot.com will learn when someone gets hurt. We are living in a strange time ladies.  Craiglist killers, people jumping off bridges and people finding one another and assualting them over some crap said on the net - whether they know their victims or not.  And while the nastiest ladies are just being a-holes because they feel like they are hiding under annoynimity, it only takes one person to get bent enough to find them.  I think the nasty women have some serious personal problems; to spark so much venom. Other sites lock or block the conversation once it gets inflammatory.  The Knot should take heed.
Posted by prusgirl[/QUOTE]
There are other, friendlier boards out there (like WeddingWire).  Why don't you go find yourself one so that you feel like you can fit in better.  

I like the environment The Knot provides.  When I was planning my wedding I loved being able to come here, post one of my ideas, and get straight-forward, blunt responses.  There were a few ideas I had that I opted against due to the responses I got here.

I'm an adult and I don't feel that I need the mods around here to censor things for me.  If I don't like something someone said I close the thread and move on.  If The Knot becomes where there's a lot of censorship you'll see a massive exodus of users.  The Knot knows this.  They are not dumb.

MarriedInAFever

So, I'm not a lawyer. But I'm pretty sure suing a large corporation for hurting your feelers isn't going to make for a good case.

TurtlesAllTheWayDown

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[QUOTE]I can't believe someone could advise someone to get an abortion and not get torn apart.  Seriously, I don't care what kind of a weirdo someone is - if someone's telling them to go and get an abortion, I'd swoop in there swinging.  That's just uncalled for.
Posted by AllAboutTheBenjamin[/QUOTE]

I do vaguely remember someone (not Karma, I don't think) posting and it came out that she was in a really bad relationship and had no insurance and no money and some people said she might want to consider her options. No one used the word abortion - I mean, adoption is an option, as is not marrying a douchelord just because he's your babydaddy.


I'd really like to see what a lawyer says to her when she approaches them about suing people for being "mean" on the internet.

Lenore2010

What prus is saying could have merit in an unusual, extreme situation. The odds of anything like that actually happening with TK are slim to none.

The best wedding sites I know about ar The Knot, for straight up, honest opinions and Wedding Bee just for fun.

Belle2Be

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[QUOTE]What prus is saying could have merit in an unusual, extreme situation. The odds of anything like that actually happening with TK are slim to none. The best wedding sites I know about ar The Knot, for straight up, honest opinions and Wedding Bee just for fun.
Posted by Lenore2010[/QUOTE]

There's a way to be "straight up honest" without being a B!tch though, don't you think? The good TK'r greatly outnumber the bad ones, but the bad ones can be the loudest. Also, not everyone who has an account here is completely sane,  there are probably dozens with assorted chemical imbalences, and internet strangers or not sometimes it doesn't take much to hurt someones feelings, I've seen it before, more than once. I don't know, I have a habit of being blunt but I make an effort to not have a tone or seem mean at the same time. Most people are the same, but some clearly take for granted that there is someone on the other side of the computer. Anyway, I agree with Prus, and I'd bet there are more than a couple lurkers who agree as well so it's ok to me if others don't :D

missy68

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: I thought all the *meanies* would like this... : There's a way to be "straight up honest" without being a B!tch though, don't you think? The good TK'r greatly outnumber the bad ones, but the bad ones can be the loudest. <strong>Also, not everyone who has an account here is completely sane,  there are probably dozens with assorted chemical imbalences, </strong>and internet strangers or not sometimes it doesn't take much to hurt someones feelings, I've seen it before, more than once. I don't know, I have a habit of being blunt but I make an effort to not have a tone or seem mean at the same time. Most people are the same, but some clearly take for granted that there is someone on the other side of the computer. Anyway, I agree with Prus, and I'd bet there are more than a couple lurkers who agree as well so it's ok to me if others don't :D
Posted by Belle2Be[/QUOTE]

Sooo........ what you're saying is having a chemical imbalance makes you insane and you can't post nicely to people?

Hmmm. Interesting.

flyjawn

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: I thought all the *meanies* would like this... : There's a way to be "straight up honest" without being a B!tch though, don't you think? The good TK'r greatly outnumber the bad ones, but the bad ones can be the loudest.
Posted by Belle2Be[/QUOTE]<div>
</div><div>agreed. once the name calling starts, you've lost all credibility and you're just being a bully.

</div>

HobokensFury

People need to stop being so damn sensitive.

Belle2Be

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_snarky-brides_thought-meanies-would-like-this?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:17Discussion:d95b3929-99a8-4884-a8db-e2d429c016f3Post:56db4552-f8f3-44db-90e0-1b55dd1ce622">Re: I thought all the *meanies* would like this...</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: I thought all the *meanies* would like this... : Sooo........ what you're saying is having a chemical imbalance makes you insane and you can't post nicely to people? Hmmm. Interesting.
Posted by missy68[/QUOTE]

LOL. No! Some people have a chemical imbalence and can't get perspective or just "get thicker skin".  Some people don't have a chemical imbalence and are the same :D I was just thinking of a gal who did this whole "I'm going to commit suicide now" thread on another forum, she wasn't stable at ALL and several people continued to make fun of her and stuff. It was sad.

prusgirl

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re:  Why don't you go find yourself one so that you feel like you can fit in better.   I like the environment The Knot provides.  When I was planning my wedding I loved being able to come here, post one of my ideas, and get straight-forward, blunt responses.  There were a few ideas I had that I opted against due to the responses I got here.[/QUOTE]

<div>First, I go where ever I want.  Suggestions noted but, unnecessary.</div><div>
</div><div>Second your experience has been good - great the site served it's purpose.  But,  I saw a board where someone asked for advice and the group was very nasty to people who didn't think like them.  It was something right out of Mean Girls.  I think people don't value opinions unless they are enough like there own at times.</div><div>
</div><div>But, that gives you no right to call someone "stupid" or any of the other derogatory comments.  And when it comes to acting that childishly -- the thread should be closed.  It is not censorship.  In good company, you should be adult enough to just DROP IT. And for the sake of it agree to disagree.  But, the Knot doesn't value that instead people get into endless battles about what - ribbons?</div><div>
</div><div>As for people acting the way they act.  I just read about a fight over something posted on Twitter.  The people didn't know one another, they had a common link and it just escalated to people brawling.  Seems stupid, insane or whatever the other comments were.  But, it happens. No, it won't be often but, isn't something happening ONCE bad enough?</div><div>
</div><div>People are both oversensitive and very INSENSITIVE.  I read a post where a woman actually wished another poster became POOR and another said she hoped her marriage wouldn't work.  Um...WTH?  And then I've gotten the sense of ladies going home and crying because of one little thing.</div><div>
</div><div>And to another poster -- yes ANYONE can sue FOR ANYTHING.  If you can spill coffee on yourself and win millions of dollars from a restaurant -- face it anything goes.  All it takes is a good lawyer to finesse it.</div>

Belle2Be

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_snarky-brides_thought-meanies-would-like-this?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:17Discussion:d95b3929-99a8-4884-a8db-e2d429c016f3Post:a7c90f91-e625-4d82-98ed-bfcb89baf42c">Re: I thought all the *meanies* would like this...</a>:
[QUOTE]That statement probably wasn't worded the best way. It came across as being more like the people you are "condemning." Just so you know. Chemical imbalances =/= necessarily thin skin or posting insensitively.
Posted by missy68[/QUOTE]
Yeah, I see that whoops. It's actually meant for the 2 people, like person A with chemical imbalance + Person B for Bully = Not good. But maybe I should have just said it like that. Of course, I should also add "untreated" chemical imbalance...

allisong23

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: I thought all the *meanies* would like this... :   In good company, you should be adult enough to just DROP IT. And for the sake of it agree to disagree.  But, the Knot doesn't value that instead people get into endless battles about what - ribbons?

As for people acting the way they act.  I just read about a fight over something posted on Twitter.  The people didn't know one another, they had a common link and it just escalated to people brawling.  Seems stupid, insane or whatever the other comments were.  But, it happens. No, it won't be often but, isn't something happening ONCE bad enough?
Posted by prusgirl[/QUOTE]

So if people can't disagree, what is the point of the forum? If someone comes on and wants to do something really ridiculous and asks for opinions, they will get them and there will be a lot of people who disagree with them. And in some cases, like the people who want to charge guests for their meals, the OP will be blasted. If you don't want to hear others' opinions, don't ask for validation. And when you don't get it, don't throw a temper tantrum that everyone on TK i a bunch of "bitches". Telling you that your idea is stupid, and yes, some ideas are stupid,is not being a bitch. It is being honest.

So because something happened once, the rest of the world should walk on eggshells to prevent it from POSSIBLY happening again? People have a difference of opinion all the time, and sometimes it leads to fights. Hang around a bar at closing time and see it happen. Should we close bars because their MIGHT be a fight? Maybe we should stop people from ever talking to each other. They might disagree!