vegoterranian community?

I can't really speak for all of your answers (I must say I've seen a couple bad ones from you, as well as some good ones), but I have seen a few from you, and even a few from the much maligned Daisy that were, indeed, entirely correct, but got lots of thumbs down. I don't really get why. I've seen a few of my answers go that way too, again, not entirely sure why.

I get why incorrect answers and troll-type answers get thumbed down. I don't really get why correct answers would ever get thumbed down, even if they're from someone no one particularly likes.

As for the rest of the stuff about vegetarians being sheep: You could say that about pretty much every cultural sub-group. Actually, you can say that about EVERY cultural sub-group. I don't think it's got anything to do with diet. It's human nature to want to fit in and go with the flow of your chosen sub-group, even and especially if that sub-group is flowing in the opposite direction of the other sub-groups. I feel I've overused sub-group.

Although, I do have to say, there are more trolls here than other sections, and people rise to them fairly easily. This is also the case in the Parenting section. Although there trolls are normally met with mild disdain and some snark, rather than the massive uprising of fury occasionally seen here.

I've just had a bit of a look at some of your other answers. You know what? You rarely answer the question. Here in the veg section I've found your answers to be glib and smart arsed (you asked, so I'm telling you).

There is no conspiracy here. No one colludes with each other to thumb people down. There is at least one person who has multiple accounts and uses it to thumb down perfectly good answers from veg/ns, but there is no one on the other side with multiple IDs that goes through giving multiple TDs to meat eaters' answers.

The thing is, this is the veg/n section. If someone asks a question related to vegetarianism or veganism and someone else pipes up with an answer about meat or is ranting or generally unsympathetic, then they will cop a lot of TDs for not answering the question.

Also, your user name is in incredibly poor taste (and more than a trifle unoriginal), which probably accounts for a certain percentage of the TDs you get. I personally have never given you TD, but I whince every time I see your name on the screen. (If that's your real name then I feel sorry for you and suggest you adopt a nom-de-plume.)

Edit: and I've just seen your even less charming new name. Looks like you have some issues with maturity. These names are not clever, just tedious.

Oh, and I'm 49, like you. Been vego for almost 33 years.

Further edit: yes, Moojoo I've also seen some of the pro-meat regulars getting unnecessarily thumbed down for decent answers. The difference between them and you is that your answers are non-judgemental and never smug - if only everyone was like you!

Impartial? Sure, making up names like 'vegoterranian' really shows off your impartiality.

Do you actually believe that impartiality story yourself? Then why not say 'vegetarians and vegans' or 'veg*ns' for short and why not refrain from condescending remarks about 'poor baby animals'?

I mark down answers with wrong information and insulting answers. I mark up correct answers. I do both regardless of who gives the answer.

You really protest too much about your answers being wrong. Is it SO hard to consider that sometimes you may have the wrong idea? That maybe not everything you think you know about nutrition and the vegetarian diet may be correct? That possibly you, like anybody else, THINK you know something to be true because it's been ingrained in you all your life, but that you might be wrong about it?

I know I have had to revise things I thought I knew about food over the years. In other words, to admit to myself that I had been wrong. And I still learn new things. Is it so impossible that you, like me, don't know it all?

About my age: I'm a week shy of 32. I know vegetarianism is not a weight loss diet. And if you want to belittle my decision to become a vegetarian as a way to reduce the amount of suffering in the world as 'concern for all the poor baby animals', go right ahead. But at least admit to yourself that this attitude is hardly 'impartial'.

Vegiterranian? Wow. You spelled it that way at least 5 times. How about we'll answer and rate however we want to. You're about to get another reported question because this is a big rant/chat and it's against guidelines.

This category is NOT for your rants. It is for vegetarian topics.

I agree, we are very united. Note that many of us are attacked on a daily basis for our food choices so yes, it can get to us. I don't find it a subject of relevance at all.

Agreed, don't see why you have to be reported. It is an opinion.

Well, Mike, since your answers in this, and all the other food and drink categories are usually WRONG, they tend to get less than stellar marks. Go figure. Now, since this particular 'question' is not really a question, but a rant, I urge everyone to report this violation of the Y!A Guidelines.

Want some cheese with your whine?

It's because your answers are generally wrong.

WTF is "vegoterranian community" ?

Is it in another planet ??!!