I got this PM from a friend of mine on a thread that was raging yesterday which I replied to
This was my response to him in PM since the thread has since been deleted, no doubt due to my post that garnered a lot of support from the grass roots on the forum.
Uh.. Yes?
An absolutley vast amount of time and resources I have sunk into making the community a better place to be.
Because at the end of the day when you forget that despite all the time and tears and thankless work you put into the place you're doing it for one reason. To make the community. Despite being in charge of the place you have to take up a position of servititude since nobody will join a forum to be made to feel like a second rate citizen. And by taking up a defensive posture with the moderators on one side and "everyone else" on the other you automatically create tension and a rather nasty atmosphere.
Alas, it is best to not say things when you don't know the full situation, is it? - And guess what? Even if I hadn't I have a human right to throw my two cents in and say what I think.
It does say "discussion" board at the top of this forum. If you didn't want to hear any opinions on your post maybe you should of locked it from the onset.
And this is what I'm talking about. The mods on one side and the members on the other. You're making blanket statements about your entire membership, dude. Without making claims it looks like, and forgive me, that you've lost perspective. If you are so jaded by this forum then why threaten people with its closure if you no longer have respect for any of them? Just do it :roll:
Also, telling me to "leech on," what is that?
When I joined this forum it was to talk about MJ. To be part of a community and talk about general crap and you know, "discuss" things.
I had no idea I would be considered a "leech" for joining your forum. And I find it rather staggering that you consider the membership that made the forum (because as I said without the membership what is there?) as leeches.
You're pissed off, I get it. despite your claims to the contary I do know what it's like. I've been bitched at endlessly for the most trivial matters of administrating someone who crossed the line. In that you probably have no idea yurself. But don't broadly and indiscriminately paint over every single member.
Well, I've said my piece. Take it as you will. I've tried to be candid and shoot from the hip as I always do. If you take it as a disrespect I can't change that.
~Dion
Well, I've shot off my response to a few people so if I magically getbanned at least some will know why.
Deary, deary me....
myzt1kal said:
This was my response to him in PM since the thread has since been deleted, no doubt due to my post that garnered a lot of support from the grass roots on the forum.
Uh.. Yes?
An absolutley vast amount of time and resources I have sunk into making the community a better place to be.
Because at the end of the day when you forget that despite all the time and tears and thankless work you put into the place you're doing it for one reason. To make the community. Despite being in charge of the place you have to take up a position of servititude since nobody will join a forum to be made to feel like a second rate citizen. And by taking up a defensive posture with the moderators on one side and "everyone else" on the other you automatically create tension and a rather nasty atmosphere.
Alas, it is best to not say things when you don't know the full situation, is it? - And guess what? Even if I hadn't I have a human right to throw my two cents in and say what I think.
It does say "discussion" board at the top of this forum. If you didn't want to hear any opinions on your post maybe you should of locked it from the onset.
And this is what I'm talking about. The mods on one side and the members on the other. You're making blanket statements about your entire membership, dude. Without making claims it looks like, and forgive me, that you've lost perspective. If you are so jaded by this forum then why threaten people with its closure if you no longer have respect for any of them? Just do it :roll:
Also, telling me to "leech on," what is that?
When I joined this forum it was to talk about MJ. To be part of a community and talk about general crap and you know, "discuss" things.
I had no idea I would be considered a "leech" for joining your forum. And I find it rather staggering that you consider the membership that made the forum (because as I said without the membership what is there?) as leeches.
You're pissed off, I get it. despite your claims to the contary I do know what it's like. I've been bitched at endlessly for the most trivial matters of administrating someone who crossed the line. In that you probably have no idea yurself. But don't broadly and indiscriminately paint over every single member.
Well, I've said my piece. Take it as you will. I've tried to be candid and shoot from the hip as I always do. If you take it as a disrespect I can't change that.
~Dion
Well, I've shot off my response to a few people so if I magically getbanned at least some will know why.
Deary, deary me....
