Protective on MMP

Yes. There are people I would go to bat for and stand up for on here.

There are have a few on here that have stood up for me!! YAHOO!!!

I don't think you are off at all. Over time - you end up developing relationships with some people on here. There are a few of us who have met in person and still some who are trying to get a group of us together here in DC....

YOU GO MAMA!!!

It really depends. Most of my friends here are like me, just as I don't need protecting I tend to assume they don't need protecting either.

Thing is though, sometimes something is just so over the top that I just join in the defense. I guess I just don't see that as protecting so much as stating the obvious.

There was one just a few minutes ago that has been removed. It was more of a did you read the freaking question kind of thing. The question was how, not how can I, jeez!

There are a lot of times when I feel a little irked to see mean responses to a lot of people, no protective vibes whatsoever though.
Most times, I leave it to be. It is mostly between the person who posted a question, and the person who responded to it. For the rest, its just another opinion. I just ignore and skip to the next question. If sometimes I feel a poster has got very mean responses which he/she didn't really deserve, I try to post a kind response and leave it at that.

I'm not protective of certain people, but I've always stood up for the underdog. So when I see a gang up on some poor soul or someone getting out of line in their judgmentalism , I come to the defense.

I'm like Jane: I will stand up for the underdog if I see them getting dogged out for no particular reason.

There are a few people on this site I do have a soft spot for. They stand out as people who consistently strive to be the best person they can be, even in a tough spot, even when the odds are against them. I have a lot of admiration for those individuals, and will back them up.

Sometimes, I'll send a supportive answer or PM instead of directly confronting the poster who is doing the bashing. I am not going to enlighten the latter; that said, I also know it hurts to have someone say something mean and then to have to walk around with that for the rest of the day. I'd rather provide some gentle encouragement or a 'you were right on'... I figure it's a better use of my energy.

I feel that for the girls that have been on here a long while that I feel "familiar" with.... and some have sent me a pm to let me know that they care on occasions when I've been bashed.

There's the occasional mean post to a newbie that just "might" not be a troll, that gets to me once in awhile, but most of the time they end up being trolls anyway.

Yes, I have a couple of 'friends' on here. And yes, I try to defend their honor from time to time.

I don't discriminate about being protective over certain people, I will *stick up* for anyone that deserves it.

Cheryl O. is one that has taken me under her wing before :)

It depends. :-) As we've discussed before "mean" is a pretty subjective term. What's mean to you could simply be curt and to the point to someone else. Difference in opinion to one person is "nasty" to another.

If I think someone crosses a line, however, then I'm learning to hold my tongue off of other responders and hit the report button instead. I'm still working on dulling my tongue for askers, but I think that more often than not I fall into "just not quite sugar coated enough for some people" than being rude and nasty. I never try to be rude unless it's an obvious troll.

I don't think there is anyone in particular but if I feel someone is being an a** I will try to stick up for whomever it is. Unless it's someone like our wonderful Dandylion or what was the other one the other day?

I'm with Mommy R., I don't feel particularly protective of anyone, but I do try to post a nice response when I see others haven't been so nice.

Sure do! You're not off :).

I have for one mom and one dad. Mostly I stay out of the bickering back and forth (via PMs) But with one PM I did stick up for the mom.

There is a line that was crossed with both. Both of these I know are able to handle themselves with no assistance. But a few months ago a line was crossed with one of our dads and it set me (and others) off.

i am grateful for moms like you. i have only asked three questions on this site and even though they are simple ones it can be intimidating to even ask them. :)