[CantExplain]

Here's what I do:

1. Apologise.
2. Walk away.
3. Wait for the dust to settle.
4. Never return to that thread.
5. Try not to carry the fight over to another thread.

[Travelinglady]

That sounds like a reasonable approach to me! The several times a person and I have disagreed a great deal on a thread, I have acknowledged the difference of opinion, and as you say, moved on.

[Mitra angryredhead]

Originally Posted by CantExplain

Here's what I do:

1. Apologise.
2. Walk away.
3. Wait for the dust to settle.
4. Never return to that thread.
5. Try not to carry the fight over to another thread.

well i haven't been in a fight on here yet but my freind has... she Just signs off of PC and does something else untill she has cooled down.. then she goes back and appologizes.. Sometimes it can be hard when you find your trust is lacking or feel you are right but I guess signing out is prob best to cool off.

I say 1,2,3 and 5....

[mixedup_emotions]

I typically avoid threads that tend to go down that road. Just like in real life, I have people in my life who I know are not receptive to taking in feedback and just get defensive, start projecting, etc. Sometimes I cave, but I've gotten better at not allowing myself to give in.

[granite1]

i try not to say hurtful things.but not always successful.then i say sorry and hope the person forgives me.

sometimes it is hard to remember that everyone here for the most part is here because they are struggling,or need support,even the people who seem very put together are here for some reason.as like myself others may not always get it right or have stuff they need to work on ,but for the most part i have to believe that no one here wants to intentionally hurt or argue with anyone

i love my PC peeps

["Tilly may"]

Id say sorry

[healed84]

I haven't and I would probably anybody who'd I have a potential to have fights with. I am not a huge fan of confrontation.

[trdleblue]

I don't think I can see myself ever getting in a fight with someone online. I like varying opinions and healthy debate. For me it's about getting more information, not proving myself right, or trying to change someones mind. Though, if I unintentionally hurt someones feelings I would apologize.

[learning1]

I don't think I have gotten in any fights. If I decided I was sorry, I guess I'd try to explain why I said something I shouldn't have, how I came to understand differently, or something like that.

[pegasus]

Post something really wrong and then get told off by admin.

[krisakira]

The first thing I do is click out of PC or the chat (which ever one, I have gotten into it on chat but never on the forums). Then for a while I limit contact with the person.

[sunrise]

I recognize that I may be triggering that poster or that that poster triggers me. PC is something I do for entertainment so I don't want to make someone uncomfortable here (that is not fun for me) or be made uncomfortable. So I try to avoid the person in the future on PC. I don't read threads they have started and if they post in threads I am responding to also, I do not respond to what they may have posted. I just try to minimize our interaction. I think PC is a big place and has room for all of us.

[adel34]

Don't post about myself anymore because it's too complicated and I hate feeling criticized. I now am more in the background just trying to help where I can and will try to have relationships with people I trust on PM or offline.

[peridot28]

I've never gotten into a PC fight. I'm 100% sure that I would have if I had responded to a poster who grates every single nerve in my body. When I see their posts I just let them roll off my back. I don't see how being consistently negative is helpful to anyone, so I have to be intentional when it comes to ignoring this poster. I would probably be banned from PC by now if I had ever responded to this person. What gets me is that people seem to encourage this person's behavior, which I don't get at all.

[wotchermuggle]

Originally Posted by CantExplain

Here's what I do:

1. Apologise.
2. Walk away.
3. Wait for the dust to settle.
4. Never return to that thread.
5. Try not to carry the fight over to another thread.

.....how about put a specific person on ignore? That's what I did and I just feel so much better. There wasn't even a "fight" but you know how some people just rub you the wrong way? I couldn't stand it anymore.

Originally Posted by peridot28

I've never gotten into a PC fight. I'm 100% sure that I would have if I had responded to a poster who grates every single nerve in my body. When I see their posts I just let them roll off my back. I don't see how being consistently negative is helpful to anyone, so I have to be intentional when it comes to ignoring this poster. I would probably be banned from PC by now if I had ever responded to this person. What gets me is that people seem to encourage this person's behavior, which I don't get at all.

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Sounds like we have something huge in common. My feelings are exactly the same about the person who bothers me.

1. Stand my ground.
2. Make a complete and total @$$ of myself.
3. Ask administrators to remove my posts if they deem them inappropriate and/or out of line.
4. Apologize for being an @$$.
5. Learn the lesson and move on.

[stopdog]

I recognize there are a couple of people I just don't mesh well with and I usually avoid their threads or posts unless what I have to say is very safe. I do try not to fight with any person. I don't consider having a different point of view fighting.
If I think I have done a poor job of communicating or gotten wires crossed, I will apologize.

that is the simplest answer.

no bloodshed, please. there is no band-aid icon.

[IowaFarmGal]

delete and retreat

[anilam]

Try to explain if I feel I'm being misunderstood.

But TBH, I'm not sure whether I've really gotten into some serious fight here- I don't post that much for it to happen- I have never felt attacked, that's for sure.
Once I unintentionally hurt the OP, realised that and apologised cause I was really out of line- don't know what came over me, but at least I've learnt my lesson.

[WikidPissah]

I settle things in a pm. But I have o oh had one minor argument in the 2.5 yrs I have been here. I am not the arguing type.