peeved at recent foolishness in catholicism~

[lookingland]

way i see it, i have two options ~ switch to "placeholders" only for the images or just bail on the community.

the sad thing is ~ i've yet to find a "Catholic" community in which troll nonsense isn't just habitual for the sad sacks with nothing better to do.

i like looking at pictures on my friends' page and i like sharing pictures. i like to keep my environment "safe" from trash and abuse. the trolls don't come that often here and the mods are pretty good at catching and clearing pretty quick, but things get by and lately i've seen more than i want to see of crap. i already bailed on another Catholic community for a picture posted that the mods apparently thought was appropriate (geh) ~ i guess it really comes down to: am i getting anything out of the community to begin with? am i learning? am i engaging? am i growing in holiness?

i have never met such rude and inflammatory and agenda-driven small-mindedness as i have in Catholic forums ~ not just from the inevitable trolls, but often from the Catholics themselves.

i ain't sayin' i'm perfect. i just know being around that sort of thing tends to bring out the worst in me and God knows i can do without it. if i ever hope to be a better a Christian, i have to be in an environment of earnest inquiry, reverence for God, and respect for others.

through no fault of anyone at this particular community, that's not hardly how i would describe my experience there after all these years and lately i've had more than my share of barf from there. so i guess that solves me opening dilemma.

good bye catholicism.

i hope i will see the gentler of your members in the devotionals forums.

~ pax et caritas

Comments

[magdalene74.livejournal.com]

I notice you are not in the catholic community.. is that the one that disappointed you in the past? Its a fairly closed community and i havent noticed any unusual troll activities lately (though i will own that i have not been around as much as i usually am, due to time constraints) We would love to have you there, and i am one of the moderators so you can always come to me if you have a problem with any of the content :).
With Love,
Marie

error...

[magdalene74.livejournal.com]

eeeps.. that would be the catholics community.. sorry bout that..
With Love,
Marie
::goes to obsessively check the comm's posts for objectionable pictures.. scared shes missed something::

[lastremnant.livejournal.com]

I think I am probably logging on after the mods catch it all, but I just recently readded the coms to my viewing page. I had joined them a while ago, but didnt have them on my friend's list so I could read them at my leisure (and because of silly trolls splattering them with junk in the past). But I might just leave them altogether if they don't really offer anything other than spam and grumbly tumbly rants or arguments that don't account for any genuine fellowship and spiritual growth.

[la-vita-nuova.livejournal.com]

I made the Catholicism community not show up on my friends page when that troll posted those umpteen pictures a week or 2 ago, figuring I'd add it back on within a few days of that.... This is the first time I've thought of it since then, and I'm pretty indifferent to it at this point. It was interesting when I first joined but.......yeah. Agenda-driven small mindedness and a sampling of drama llamas. Maybe it will cycle back to being interesting at some point, who knows.

[lookingland.livejournal.com]

i guess that's the real measure ~ i don't think i will miss it either. i think the only stuff i was reading on it were the prayer requests for the most part anyway.

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