How do you feel when........?

That is a very good discussion.I have gone through this.We tend to make discussions as a debate in a forum here.Some people always jump into the conclusion that the one who is initiated the discussion is telling his own story.I just ignore them and never respond .Some people never learn.

I have actually posted a few questions before and not really liked the answers that I have gotten from the people who have responded....I try my best to ignore it because I guess that everyone has their on opinion on everything...just like I have my own personal opinion on everything and I wouldn't want other people to get upset with me expressing my opinion on subjects...now if they offended me that would be a different story because they could have done that on purpose in that case i usually just dont value their opinion!

It's always a possibility to get a response you don't agree with, as people rarely agree on various matters. That is why I don't get mad when I get such a response, and I try to explain the reasons I believe I'm right. If the response I get is rude or extremely aggressive, I simply rate it "-" and ignore it - there is no point to argue with idiots.

I respond to replies in my discussion regardless of its nature if I feel that there is a need to do so.

It kind of depends on the discussion really. I mean, I feel everyone is entitled to their own opinion, so generally if I don't agree, I just move on to the other responses. What I do get irritated about is when someone brings other things up that have nothing to do with the topic at hand. Then I'm most likely to say something about it. I have had times when I have posted a response, only to have someone come in and bring religion into it, or they are way off base in their comment, for example someone is asking for encouraging words, and someone comes in and says they should not be doing things the way they are and that they need to find God. There is a time and place for everything and usually in public forums such as this, unless the topic is religion, people should refrain from putting their two cents in saying they need to go to god for their answers or to "make you daughter give the child to a christian couple" when the woman was looking for encouragement in welcoming her future grandchild to the world.

I just respond to those by either message or by posting response.

It depends on how its worded really...I mean if someone posts a reply and their opinion or beliefs differ to mine then I'll usually ask questions or engage in conversation to find out more etc etc..BUT if a person posts a response that is just rude and uncalled for i'll put them in their place or ignore it depending on my mood at that particular moment ;-)

I don't mind when people voice opinions that are different than my own - after all, that's what makes a site like this interesting. However, if they take their opinion to the extreme and start verbally abusing or bashing other individuals that think differently than themselves - then I start getting worked up. Depending on the topic, I might start getting defensive - not about our opinions, but about their behavior. Other times I just ignore it and go on to another post. Some people are really stubborn, and no matter what you say to try to open their eyes to other perspectives, they just don't want to hear it. Those people frustrate me to no end!

well what i usually do is reply and defend my point as clearly and as calmly as possible even though the response made about the discussion i started is starting to get into my nerves. but if the person still comes back with a negative response then i just let it go. besides, there's no point stressing your "point" to a narrow minded person.

I got something similiar to this just yesterday, I just try to ignore it, I dont want to start a fight or something that might get my account deleted. It doesnt bother me to much acctually, I mean it is just a discussion, everybody has their own views on a specific thing.