Who is worried about offending others?

It was never meant to offend tinwheeler, just saying that in all walks of life some people get easily offended, the trouble with forums and the like is people haven't realised that if something offends you keep scrolling down and it goes away and you don't have to give it another moments  thought.:-)

Quite so, FB, but I can absolutely understand the OP feeling intimidated when she reads a post such as your earlier one which didn't actually express the views you are now stating. Still, I'm glad you've cleared that one up. 

members should be able to give their view of a thread with out the fear of being rebuked , I know that I am not going to agree with everything that people post on CT , and if  I post a question about something I will accept positive and negative posts without attacking a poster because I didn't like the answer 

at the end of the day ,I can't see how someone can be bullied on a page of words when we dont know the person at the other end of the post , I have never meet any other poster ,so I don't know who you all are , but on balance you would all get an invite under my wind out canopy for a cup of tea and a biscuit 

i really am a nice poster , especially if you tickle my tummy

For 'bullied' read ganged up on, hounded around the board, picked on. You've seen it. 

TW, I think this is something that we both see differently and that's fine , and I would not force my view on anyone , but hopefully they would accept my opinion ,as I would theirs , yes some posters do get followed round the forum , but most of us give as good as we take ,so no real harm done 

in my shop I have lots of disscusions with my customers and often we have opposing views ,but that doesn't mean that we don't like each other and makes for good debate and good customers 

I was giving you my definition of bullying within the realms of forum use, Husky.

I'll give my view whatever.  Do not think of upsetting other people.  They have their views and I have mine.  I respect anyone who sticks to their views where I agree or not - its how you converse with each other.  If everybody agreed on the same things - end of conversation

I occasionally spit out the proverbial but generally I treat people the way I like to be treated, this doesn't mean we have to agree with everyone and everything but a little respect goes a long way.  

I occasionally spit out the proverbial but generally I treat people the way I like to be treated, this doesn't mean we have to agree with everyone and everything but a little respect goes a long way.  

Nail on head, One. We can disagree but still remain polite without belittling or berating the other person.

Some people are thin skinned and others are not. Doesn't make either party in the right

The latest story on the Daily Mail website tells the story that the university has decreed that showing any kind of disgreement ( even by putting up your hand) is too much.

Surely most will think this is OTT  

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3520620/University-student-threatened-removed-meeting-violated-safe-space-rules-putting-hand-up.html

Well, hello. I've seen you liking your favourite posts.

for me "bullying" is someone who has me by the throat ,threatning to stuff a bonio up my a@r........

where as on CT ,if someone try's  to pressure me in to their ways of thinking ,I just see them as opinionated 

Well, hello. I've seen you liking your favourite posts.

Does anyone like a post they don't like then!!!

HD, that's assault not bullying. If the Bonio gets inserted then that's GBH. If they're willing to take it out again. . . .Thats respect