Last post Thu, Jan 24 2008 11:13 PM by Wheelin Rev. 4 replies.
On occasion you may encounter a person in a Chat Room whose views are not the same as yours, or their whole personality may just rub you the wrong way. What can you do?
Some people can debate issues and "argue" points without becoming too heated. In some instances, though, a member may become abusive. If a member becomes abusive with name-calling or threatening dialogue, then the approach is to disengage yourself from the conversation and "ignore" the other person. To continue to engage with someone who is being abusive and irrational will only add fuel to their fire. This type of dialogue is not constructive and is uncomfortable for the other members in the chat room. So Step #1 when dealing with an abusive member is: DO NOT ENGAGE.
The next step is to "IGNORE" members who are being abusive. Some people are just looking for a forum to show off, strut their stuff, act like a jackass, or whatever you want to call it. The most powerful community tool you have available is a chat room feature called "IGNORE." When you choose to ignore another member in the chat room, you will no longer see any of the dialogue that they type.
When members of a community work together to ignore abusive people, this sends a powerful message that we will not accept that kind of behavior and we will exclude people who behave in an abusive manner. How cool is that?! Just ignore them and they will go away. If they don't find an audience for their rude behavior, they will no longer have a source of entertainment and they'll move on.
To Use the Ignore Feature in the Chat Room:
On the right-hand side of the Chat Room window, you will see the list of members who are in the chat room. Position your mouse pointer over the member's username, click the left mouse button and then select "Ignore." Now you will not be able to see what this member is typing.
Lily265
Customer Service
Disaboom, Inc.
Email: custserv@disaboom.com
Thanks Lily
That will be a valuble feature...I experimented withit last nite...didn't "ignore" anyone but I do see how the feature works.
Joe
Lily265,
There have been days when I would be better off to ignore myself for an hour or two. I do hope that I can go into the chat room and implement this new feature as it will be a trememndous therapeutic session to ignore myself when I am thinking things that are trying to drag me down. Those self-held private pitty-parties are the worst! I pray that you all have discovered The Cure !
Dave
P.S. Has Dr, House published this new chat room concept that enables one to ignore themselves in any of the great periodicals on much needed therapies?
I really like the new FAQ sheets Lily! Thanks for your hard work on them. They'll definitely come in handy to refer to/link to when issues like this arise.
Oh and Dave,
Dr. House better hurry up and publish IYT (Ignore Yourself Therapy) because my dissertation proposal is due in a couple weeks and this sounds like a great idea. LOL!
~Kara
Kara and/or Dr. House,
If either one of you get rich from this new therapy that I accidentally discovered in the Disaboom chat room, could you please try to figure out a way for the medical awards committee do donate me a wheelchair accessible full-size Ford E-350 van with raised roof and with lift to get me up in the van and transport me in the chair using EZ-locks on the floor? I am convinced that at this stage in my life, we will never be able to afford such a van at a cost of over $50,000 even with a 5% loan over 10 years.
When I became disabled and was medically retired, nobody explained to us that some of the medical related equipment that I would need for day-to-day living is expensive and not covered by insurance. At the rate we are borrowing money, Fort Knox is going to have to close down. LOL
P.S. Clinical trials will begin tomorrow, involve 1 patient and no controls, and should be finished within 60 minutes. I understand that the FDA wants to "fast track" this revolutionary therapy.
