I'm thinking you don't like me so much...

Have you ever been on a group/community and you get the distinct feeling that someone (or in this case two someones) on the list really doesn't like you for no reason at all?

I'm getting it now. In a big way.

I'm currently on a magnificent seven yahoo group - that will remain nameless because it's a heavily restricted group due to both the demands of it and because the owner says so; seriously, it only has about forty people in it at any given time - and there are two members on there that I really think hate my guts. The kicker is that I really don't know why. Due to real life, my interaction in the group itself is limited. I literally only send feedback to the people who post stories (which is all the fucking time, jesus take a break already) and that's about it.

It's a rule - a rule - that you can only send positive feedback on the list so I know that I couldn't have said anything that might have offended them in any way, shape, or form. But yet, every time I get a 'thank you' e-mail or response back I can just feel the 'I-hate-you' vibes pouring off of them. It's starting to really impact how much I enjoy the group - which is a surprising amount because it's a friendly enough place, those two aside.

I don't know. It's an odd situation and frankly, I'm not a sociable person to begin with. I have no desire to go out of my way to make these people like me. It just annoys me. I mean, they're civil to me, but civil in the kind of way that people are when they fake smile at you and give you a compliment that you know translates into 'fuck you, go die in a fire'. Which really makes me want to say 'fuck off, you elitist bitch' and wash my hands of the matter.

But, we'll see, and like I said before, I do enjoy the group. I haven't made any life long friends or anything but I have gotten to have a never ending supply of stories to read. Which is a plus, most of the time. I'll have to weigh everything out over the next few months. I really don't want two bad apples to ruin the bunch, even if sometimes I really just want to make some applesauce.

I'm thinking you don't like me so much...

Have you ever been on a group/community and you get the distinct feeling that someone (or in this case two someones) on the list really doesn't like you for no reason at all?

I'm getting it now. In a big way.

I'm currently on a magnificent seven yahoo group - that will remain nameless because it's a heavily restricted group due to both the demands of it and because the owner says so; seriously, it only has about forty people in it at any given time - and there are two members on there that I really think hate my guts. The kicker is that I really don't know why. Due to real life, my interaction in the group itself is limited. I literally only send feedback to the people who post stories (which is all the fucking time, jesus take a break already) and that's about it.

It's a rule - a rule - that you can only send positive feedback on the list so I know that I couldn't have said anything that might have offended them in any way, shape, or form. But yet, every time I get a 'thank you' e-mail or response back I can just feel the 'I-hate-you' vibes pouring off of them. It's starting to really impact how much I enjoy the group - which is a surprising amount because it's a friendly enough place, those two aside.

I don't know. It's an odd situation and frankly, I'm not a sociable person to begin with. I have no desire to go out of my way to make these people like me. It just annoys me. I mean, they're civil to me, but civil in the kind of way that people are when they fake smile at you and give you a compliment that you know translates into 'fuck you, go die in a fire'. Which really makes me want to say 'fuck off, you elitist bitch' and wash my hands of the matter.

But, we'll see, and like I said before, I do enjoy the group. I haven't made any life long friends or anything but I have gotten to have a never ending supply of stories to read. Which is a plus, most of the time. I'll have to weigh everything out over the next few months. I really don't want two bad apples to ruin the bunch, even if sometimes I really just want to make some applesauce.