Bullying in forums: an important reminder

I haven’t seen any though but i hope everyone is fine now =)

The internet is all kinds of weird toxic nowadays. At least in the early days of internet, before social media, we were all anonymous and none of it was personal. Now we’re in this scary limbo where we’re sharing our most personal thoughts online, whether that’s about a moisturizer or an emotional dilemma, and there is still enough of a sense of anonymity for people to respond in a nasty manner they would have never considered face-to-face.

I think oftentimes people don’t even realize they’re being bullies… they don’t consider that written words can be read much harsher than they were meant, or they forget momentarily that there is a real person with feelings on the other end – and are able to never have to deal with that because we can just click away and not look back.

I hope as a group we can all hold each other accountable respectfully and remind each other when something comes out or reads not-quite-right. Life is too short!

I wonder if this thread can be closed for further comments maybe?
Kept as a sticky at the top as a gentle reminder should it be needed?!

That’s disappointing. I’ve been on plenty of forums and with out a doubt this forum has the nicest and most intelligent members I’ve come across. I enjoy being on here and I feel safe to be me. I hope this gets sorted out

Perhaps it’d be a good idea to have a Report to Moderator button, that way any bullying posts could be reported.
I left this forum years ago due to bulling and spam not being moderated, it’s good to see that BH are taking more notice of what goes on now.

So sad to hear there has been bullying in this community. It has always been such a supportive and friendly group.
As someone who was bullied at work and has pushed hard to survive through 8 years of anxiety and depression as a result, i just want to say that bullying, name calling, teasing, snide remarks, criticism, whatever you want to call it is never ok. You only reveal yourself as insecure.
Strong women lift each other up.

LadyLola, that’s so awful, I don’t know how those bullies in the workplace can live with themselves. It’s often jealousy I think. Most of us on the Beautyheaven forums are lovely, it’s rarely that there is unpleasantness, and then it is quickly resolved.
Please join in here because we all help each other!

Like everywhere there are lots of different personalities and its just so sad when something like this happens. I am actually on extended leave because of relentless bullying in my workplace and now I don’t really join in to forums or on- line discussions because I have lost my confidence. Its so important to just be kind and respect all the different wonderful personalities. XX

Surprising. I don’t think i have come across any bullying on the forum so far. So perhaps it is misinterpretation of what others meant?

out of curiosity, what was the outcome of this unfortunate situation?