@carolinamom2boys 100% agree. The paper I wrote was for a women’s literature class, and I happen to be very well versed in women’s lit. I told her after the fact that it would never happen again and that she needs to speak with one of the counselors on campus to help her with her anxiety. I feel really guilty about it, but it was one of those positions where my 18-year old pre-frontal cortex wasn’t processing the decision or weighing its true consequences. I definitely regret it, and it won’t happen again for any of my friends.
I more so commented on this page because it is discouraging to some kids/students that are genuinely looking for advice to find that other users are making un-true assumptions and posting in a ‘secret’ thread, assuming that the student won’t find it. I bookmarked this thread because it can be quite humorous at times, but it sucks when my intentions to help my friend are then labeled as ‘annoying’ especially because she is not even close to flunking out.
Peru thread? Annoying. My thread? I’m obviously biased, but I don’t think my question constitutes as annoying.
@pineapple1203 I’m always afraid to open this thread out of fear of finding myself in it. Plenty of people here are annoying. Really, what annoys us is our own issue. My annoyance with Mr. International up there is pure jealousy. Sometimes we gotta vent to get it to go away.
@pineapple1203 rather than singling out your specific thread it may have been more appropriate to be more vague in his description . But in all fairness , it can be considered annoying when students post on this forum looking for validation and support over decisions regarding cheating . I’m not saying your post is one of them, but they surface frequently .
It’s an anon forum, mostly. That can mean we ask questions, given opinions or advice (based on both life and college-related experiences,) and yes, sometimes blow off steam.
If someone misread your intentions, I’ll go ahead and apologize for that poster. Since changes, a few years ago, some aspects have improved.But it can be a rough and tumble ride on an anon forum. Partly because, all we know of each other is what we write.
And this interaction is why we don’t usually do our venting in public. I suppose it was inevitable that someone would trash a person who reads this thread, but that doesn’t make it feel any better. It’s a bummer.
Totally agreed, but that’s irrelevant–@pineapple1203 's post wasn’t doing that.
@marvin100 Her original post was not doing that, but her follow up post on this thread dismissing her cheating by saying it’s due to an immature prefrontal cortex or excusing it by clarifying that the paper was not for a class in her major did IMO and that’s why I find it relevant , even if your opinion differs. Why even mention the cheating if the true purpose of the post was concern over whether her friend was being weeded out?
@carolinamom2boys I’m definitely not dismissing what I did due to the lack of development of my brain. It’s just something I threw in, because I admit that I didn’t process the decision I was making in full scope. That’s just how I write. I originally included the paper in my original post because it was an anecdote about how severe her situation is getting. I posted today because I got another tear-filled phone call and it hurts me so much. I thought adding the additional context of the paper was just elaboration.
@carolinamom2boys - yeah, I didn’t like that either, but that’s not why she was called out here. But yeah, I see your point (and I deeply despise cheating).
What I find a little annoying? If you have to post here multiple times a week if not daily about what you find annoying. If you find THAT much annoying, perhaps take a break from CC and stop reading the posts.
It seems like this thread has moved from a place to just vent to a contest of sorts or a gossip thread.
I’m beginning to get annoyed by the number of posters who mistake reality for rudeness. Calling out a long time poster is not going to change the fact that they’re right. I’ve seen that at least twice in the last few days.
I believe I have been previously and anonymously shamed in this giant thread, by some well known and recent posters too. I take no offense from it for two reasons:
I still believe I was right in the initial thread(s)
That's what this thread is for
Everybody needs a place to blow off steam. If you don’t like it, it is an easy thread to avoid. As long as it doesn’t get specific like “Postmodern is a total buttfore!” it almost is a compliment.
Oh, and just because I am paranoid doesn’t mean they’re not after me.
As a long time poster, I find this puzzling. If they are right, they are right on the merits of their post. Being a long time poster shouldn’t cut them extra slack. Also will note that I have no idea which specific thread you are referring to, just commenting on this post.
“As a long time poster, I find this puzzling. If they are right, they are right on the merits of their post. Being a long time poster shouldn’t cut them extra slack. Also will note that I have no idea which specific thread you are referring to, just commenting on this post.”
I guess it wasn’t just that they were long term posters. It’s that they know what they are talking about and have shared their knowledge with thousands of people here on CC. There have been 2 posts that long time posters made comments and observations that might be considered blunt but hardly rude. They were attempting point out things that the OPs were either not aware of or were simply choosing not to consider. They were lambasted by the OP in a rather “how dare you talk to me that way” type of attitude. That annoys me. In both cases the comments made by the LT posters were correct and should have been considered by the OP if not necessarily liked.
Another longtime poster popping in here to see what all the hub-bub is about. Agree with @lvvcsf that blunt is very different from rude or inflammatory. So where is this “secret” thread? Is this supposed to be it? Is there a secret handshake too?
