Well said gents above me & well done @GRILL on confronting this topic of recent days.
I too actually said a remark in that chat about a member who is no longer active & I honestly think what I said is the truth, but that is the point. I should not have said that publicly. I know how I feel about it, I should have kept it to myself. I actually can't stand when people talk bad about someone who is not there to defend themself. And I broke my own rule.
Though I have not really been bullied IRL, I like to think that CoDz is a safe haven for people whose personal life is not so bland as the text that we read. There are numerous threads in the Deep Thought forum of members seeking help & advice from others on how to deal with a wide range of issues. There is also great advice & replies to these questions. Even though we don't know each other personally, we still have a respect & care for members of CoDz wellbeing.
If you are a newish member here & reading this, and possibly newish to the Zombies game mode, COD Zombies has so many arrogant, rude, lying, attention seeking trolls, if you say something which is a 1 line statement, other people in the Zombies community will jump on you straight away. Like in real life, If you state something, you better have something to back it up with
Unfortunately there were a few members here on CoDz that jumped the gun quite quickly when really there was no need. What was said by two of the new members where hardly big statements. We should have replied with "can you elaborate & tell me more about what you are saying"
As for the other possible cases of bullying in which GRILL mentioned, if you are questioning something that another member said to you & do not wish to PM that person for clarification, PM someone who you are comfortable with & see if they can mention your issue to that person. Mediation is always pretty good in solving issues.
Thanks for putting this topic on the public table, hopefully we can improve in the future.