Posts by Nicole Thompson2

I’m jumping on board with stormycrane3—thanks for including me too. :-)

stormycrane3 said:Yeah, I honestly just put that poll up as a formality, or maybe just to be polite, but now that I'm looking at these results, I have to agree with @fritz—does anyone actually have an issue with keeping this thread open? 😲 😁 I’m actually pretty surprised by this outcome, seeing eleven people against it. I kind of wish I’d made the poll anonymous so I could see who was voting 😁 oh well! It was late at night, and I basically typed this out half-asleep as both a poll and a question... I was expecting a quicker response. I guess maybe people don't think the penalty is too harsh and would rather keep the topic closed? Man, what kind of question was I even asking 😂
I'm not really following... but whatever ☕

Heh... looks like someone’s getting a bit salty about how much this show is blowing up here—and clearly, the massive amount of chatter on this forum isn't sitting well with everyone. I don't get it—if people are so against having a thread for this, why did they even sign up for it in the first place? It makes zero sense. Personally, if I'm not interested in something, I just don't engage. Simple as that.

cosmicorca5 said:Since everyone has started speaking their minds openly, I figured I’d jump in too.

I honestly cannot wrap my head around how one single individual is allowed to terrorize this entire thread for the duration of the series. This particular troll spends every single post spamming, insulting people, and throwing out provocations just to make the rest of us look like fools. It seems like everyone else gets hit with warnings or bans, or has their posts scrubbed, but if it involves the troll from Malibu, everything stays up. I’ve already voiced my frustration in the Complaints section after getting a warning myself because of her, yet she somehow dodges any accusation of being abusive. It is impossible not to walk away with the impression that this troll is being protected—and excuse me if this sounds blunt, but I’m not the only one feeling this way; almost everyone participating in this thread has noticed it. 🤷 Every time this troll ends up shooting themselves in the foot by inventing events that never actually happened just to stir the pot, all we get is some random warning that has absolutely nothing to do with the actual issue. 😕
It feels like everyone else is penalized while she remains untouchable. A perfect example wasn't even that long ago—it was during the warning before last, when a few forum members finally cornered her for repeatedly posting debunked info and blatant lies about the show's plot. Apparently, calling out those lies was deemed a "personal attack." We are all strictly forbidden from doing that, yet the troll gets a free pass? 😕

Is this not supposed to be a forum for actual discussion? Real debate requires disagreeing with one another. Are we all expected to just nod along and clap for each other like mindless drones? 🤷

I have asked several times why the obvious "chill out" comments don't result in a warning, given how much the troll insults everyone here, but I never get an answer. Anyone else who says something similar gets flagged and their posts are deleted, but because it's the troll, it's ignored.

Every single one of us has reacted to this trolling at some point—myself included—but most of us eventually decided to just ignore it. The problem is that she never stops provoking, and eventually, someone loses their cool and catches a penalty. Why hasn't this troll been dealt with permanently through a ban or some other decisive action? 😕

I apologize if I’m voicing suspicions that turn out to be unfounded, but the moderation policy on this specific thread is genuinely baffling and feels bizarre to everyone involved. Everyone on this thread keeps asking why the troll is being shielded; people have pointed this out dozens of times, yet there is zero response. We have all highlighted this systemic issue. 🤷

Adam Miller2, there wasn't any conflict over in the spoilers section. I’ve been posting there since the beginning—though not lately—but I read everything religiously, and there hasn't been any fighting or anything like that. It was likely just locked to prevent the main discussion from migrating over there.

If expressing my opinion earns me a ban or whatever, then so be it. Cheers.

I completely agree with you. I don't see any reason why you should be banned. That's the whole point of a forum—to express personal opinions.
I've only been here a few days, and it took until today to realize what a troll—or rather, a "protected" troll—actually looks like. I see those of you who have been here since the beginning handle trolls well by just ignoring them; that's the easiest way to avoid massive arguments. Unfortunately, for those of us who joined recently, it's not that easy to spot who the protected troll is. Honestly, I just hope this thread doesn't get locked because of some stupid post of mine.
I already know exactly how I’m going to handle provocateurs like that in the future. :-)

I voted to reopen this thread myself—doesn't bother me, and I actually like seeing different perspectives. It wouldn't be much of a discussion if we all agreed on everything anyway, right? The only silver lining here is that the new TV schedule has split up the shows, so we won't miss too much in a single week (haha), though things should get pretty interesting very soon. Maybe the moderators will feel generous and open this back up for debate earlier than planned. That would be nice. :-)