A little contest

[TommyTree]

Now I feel like writing a passive aggressive PM to complain about someone's treatment of... well, that part probably doesn't even matter. I'll just act like a little bitch, wait until it gets posted in public (because anyone who's spent more than half a minute on this forum knows that's coming), guess myself and collect my riches. It's a foolproof plan!

[badwhale]

Now I feel like writing a passive aggressive PM to complain about someone's treatment of... well, that part probably doesn't even matter. I'll just act like a little bitch, wait until it gets posted in public (because anyone who's spent more than half a minute on this forum knows that's coming), guess myself and collect my riches. It's a foolproof plan!

What's this? Have you inferred that we're unfair, or something?

[Paddy]

Here it comes

[TommyTree]

What's this? Have you inferred that we're unfair, or something?

I will infer that some of you, specifically you, don't read the posts closely enough. I was inferring that the public display of my PM would be the natural reaction of me acting like a spoiled brat who can't take a good-natured ribbing. In fact, the context of that entire post was my mockery of runningscared and his wussy little message to ashauler.

But maybe it's not that you didn't understand the thread. Maybe it's just my turn for the hazing that everyone seems to get. If that's the case, you'll find it hard to harass me. I roll with it pretty well. But please, keep trying.

[badwhale]

I will infer that some of you, specifically you, don't read the posts closely enough. I was inferring that the public display of my PM would be the natural reaction of me acting like a spoiled brat who can't take a good-natured ribbing. In fact, the context of that entire post was my mockery of runningscared and his wussy little message to ashauler.

But maybe it's not that you didn't understand the thread. Maybe it's just my turn for the hazing that everyone seems to get. If that's the case, you'll find it hard to harass me. I roll with it pretty well. But please, keep trying.

And how would I know that you "roll with it pretty well"? After all, you haven't even been here for 3 weeks.

Maybe it's just my turn for the hazing that everyone seems to get.

And here we go again with yet another passive aggressive observation of our board, or maybe I'm just not reading closely enough.

[TommyTree]

Seems badwhale's a little over defensive. For me bringing up hazing to be passive aggressive, there would have to be something wrong with hazing. Do you think there's something wrong with the hazing you've done that makes it bad?

[badwhale]

Seems badwhale's a little over defensive. For me bringing up hazing to be passive aggressive, there would have to be something wrong with hazing. Do you think there's something wrong with the hazing you've done that makes it bad?

I don't think you understand this board well enough to be making blanket statements about it.

[TommyTree]

I don't think you understand this board well enough to be making blanket statements about it.

I don't think you know me enough to make assumptions about a supposed hidden agenda in my posts. Base your judgments on what I say, not what you in your paranoia think I mean. You'll look smarter that way.

[badwhale]

Actually, I’m not trying to argue with you. I’m trying to tell you something.

Since you joined, you plopped your feet up on the couch and have been posting like you own the place. That’s all well and good, but when junior members start to point out how we’re just such a big bad asshat bashing board, it rubs me the wrong way, and tells me that they don’t really know what this board is about. Probably because they haven’t spent nearly enough time here to get to know everyone. Ya know, community? Also, I did mention that I don’t know anything about you. How could I? You’ve been here for such a short time.

You failed what you call “the inevitable hazing” because you immediately got defensive and insulting towards me in every following post. I just posted a simple question which you could have answered as such:

I will infer that some of you, specifically you, don't read the posts closely enough. Nah, I was inferring that the public display of my PM might be the natural reaction of me acting like a spoiled brat who can't take a good-natured ribbing. In fact, the context of that entire post was my mockery of runningscared and his wussy little message to ashauler. I was just trying to join in on the fun, but maybe I'm too new for that.

But maybe it's not that you didn't understand the thread. Maybe it's just my turn for the hazing that everyone seems to get. If that's the case, you'll find it hard to harass me. I roll with it pretty well. But please, keep trying.

Not everyone gets poked or hazed or bashed on this board, because if they did then the namesake of the fanclub here would be right, which he isn’t. Yes, scammers / scumbags / trolls get shown the door promptly. Also, mistakes are made, and I’m humble enough to admit that I’m not perfect. Almost all newblets get their questions answered, and are usually welcomed.

Lots of newbs get it wrong, that we’re a community bent on showing everyone the door, and only the thickest skinned, shit slingin’ hard asses remain. This isn’t true, as there have been many well adjusted people who have floated through and or remained here enjoying our community without a “hazing period”, nor a “hail of profanities”, and they took more than “half a minute on this forum” to get to know it / us.

Will

[TommyTree]

Again, so much defensiveness. I don't know why you guys are so quick to say, "That's not how it is," when you could just go, "That's what we are and we like it that way." I have neither accused you of wrongdoing nor judged you for anything I have seen. But all this denial is sad. Embrace who you are, gentlemen, because everyone sees it, and have fun with it.

[ashauler]

Again, so much defensiveness. I don't know why you guys are so quick to say, "That's not how it is," when you could just go, "That's what we are and we like it that way." I have neither accused you of wrongdoing nor judged you for anything I have seen. But all this denial is sad. Embrace who you are, gentlemen, because everyone sees it, and have fun with it.

Please, show me where I have been defensive? I'm assuming you're including me in your statement by your use of the word guys. You screwed the pooch here, no one else. Your response to badwhale's very simple and straight forward question is where you went wrong. I LMAO at the condescending tone you apparently like to take in your posts.

You, sir, have been given deference above and beyond most other newbs. For a couple of reasons, not the least of which is the person who invited you here...whose name you didn't hesitate to drop in your intro post. To me, that was your first insecure move. You should have just let him come on your thread and say he knows you, but instead you kinda forced him to. Transparent and weak.

If you look honestly at your participation on this board so far, you would see that you should have had your ass handed to you much earlier than this. You have arrogantly and condescendingly trampled all over the forum. You offer a false, psuedo apology for making one erroneous blanket statement only to follow that with additional "blanket observations" on how this forum works. Pretty sad when you think about it.

Back up a bit in this thread and explain to me to whom you were addressing this post:
Originally Posted by TommyTree
Seems badwhale's a little over defensive. For me bringing up hazing to be passive aggressive, there would have to be something wrong with hazing. Do you think there's something wrong with the hazing you've done that makes it bad?

Clearly you're not addressing badwhale. Otherwise you would have begun with "Seems YOU'RE a little blah,blah,blah". Proselytizing to the audience perhaps?

You're up, I gotta go to lunch.

[mrtr33]

Again, so much defensiveness. I don't know why you guys are so quick to say, "That's not how it is," when you could just go, "That's what we are and we like it that way." I have neither accused you of wrongdoing nor judged you for anything I have seen. But all this denial is sad. Embrace who you are, gentlemen, because everyone sees it, and have fun with it.

I don't know what to say. I've never been a victim of this public 'hazing' you seem to think all members endure. I guess I'm just too cool a guy.

I do find it interesting that you're so quick to have this place pegged, after less than 30 days and 100 posts, having not participated in any trade, pass, PIF or anything. Maybe I am the one who doesn't get it.

[CoventryCat86]

I will infer that some of you, specifically you, don't read the posts closely enough. I was inferring that the public display of my PM would be the natural reaction of me acting like a spoiled brat who can't take a good-natured ribbing. In fact, the context of that entire post was my mockery of runningscared and his wussy little message to ashauler.

But maybe it's not that you didn't understand the thread. Maybe it's just my turn for the hazing that everyone seems to get. If that's the case, you'll find it hard to harass me. I roll with it pretty well. But please, keep trying.

When someone sends an email, a letter, a PM, a text message to someone, it becomes their property and they can do with it as they wish. I think you agree with that, right Tom?

[TommyTree]

When someone sends an email, a letter, a PM, a text message to someone, it becomes their property and they can do with it as they wish. I think you agree with that, right Tom?

That was the entire point of my post, that, especially given the atmosphere here, you would have to be an idiot not to expect that. What I was proposing was that I would act like runningdeer, wait until the utterly expected appearance of my PM on the forum, and then guess my own name to get a prize. But, again, that's what I wrote in the first place.

[ashauler]

That was the entire point of my post, that, especially given the atmosphere here, you would have to be an idiot not to expect that. What I was proposing was that I would act like runningdeer, wait until the utterly expected appearance of my PM on the forum, and then guess my own name to get a prize. But, again, that's what I wrote in the first place.

No, that is not exactly correct, what you wrote was this:

Now I feel like writing a passive aggressive PM to complain about someone's treatment of... well, that part probably doesn't even matter. I'll just act like a little bitch, wait until it gets posted in public (because anyone who's spent more than half a minute on this forum knows that's coming), guess myself and collect my riches. It's a foolproof plan!

Now, in your mind I'm quite sure you understood what you were attempting to convey. Evidently another member didn't follow your thought process, most likely because he didn't know you and couldn't properly detect your meaning. That being the case, he asked:

What's this? Have you inferred that we're unfair, or something?

You then said this:

I will infer that some of you, specifically you, don't read the posts closely enough. I was inferring that the public display of my PM would be the natural reaction of me acting like a spoiled brat who can't take a good-natured ribbing. In fact, the context of that entire post was my mockery of runningscared and his wussy little message to ashauler.

But maybe it's not that you didn't understand the thread. Maybe it's just my turn for the hazing that everyone seems to get. If that's the case, you'll find it hard to harass me. I roll with it pretty well. But please, keep trying.

The first part I got no problem with, other than your failure to understand the proper use of the word infer. If you would have stopped there, this would have just faded away.

The bold part is where you presume to know the workings of this forum. You clearly made an error when you implied that everyone is hazed. Sorry, that is simply not true, and you would have to be a complete idiot to expect not to draw fire after making such a statement.

One of my favorite quotes from here is:
"You're not catching shit because you're a newbie, you're catching shit because you're an idiot."
That's this board, pretty much in a nutshell.

I think you thought you could come here, drop Ken's name, and it would make you an instant FOG or otherwise respected member of this board. This is where you were wrong. It bought you some time and, apparently, just enough rope.

I gotta split for the evening gents....have a wonderful night.

[CoventryCat86]

I think you thought you could come here, drop Ken's name, and it would make you an instant FOG or otherwise respected member of this board.

He dropped Ken's name? I missed that. Not that it matters, nobody likes Ken anyway.

[CoventryCat86]

That was the entire point of my post, that, especially given the atmosphere here, you would have to be an idiot not to expect that. What I was proposing was that I would act like runningdeer, wait until the utterly expected appearance of my PM on the forum, and then guess my own name to get a prize. But, again, that's what I wrote in the first place.

It isn't just the "atmosphere here" Tom, that's what happens everywhere, the receiver of the written message, letter, text, PM or whatever is free to do with it as he chooses so what's the big deal?