I hope you enjoyed your cookie(s) last night. I didn't get as much sleep as I wanted and actually watched a movie called Mr. Brooks with Kevin Costner. I won't give away the ending, but like Mr. Brooks changed his mind, I am now changing mine.
I appreciate your thoughts, advice, and of course many others on the board as well, but just like it got under your skin last night, it's under mine today. I have been real, I have been talking straight, can deal with the title "newb" from the boards overall standpoint, and can even hold my own against the "gruff" that comes from certain subjects and debates if you will.
However, I cannot tolerate the ambiguity, hypocrisy, the miny clicks or groupie homies clinging like gang members to a pseudo leader(s). The mystery talk and acronyms best used in pms and not confusing everone like some gang bs talk. The "I'm your friend one day, and your condescending rule making boss the next. Most recently as mentioned the flood of people from boards closed that you were not even aware of, and then how the "New Rules" by a 'non mod' of "300 post min and 1 year join date" and also "I don't care what board you're from and who the hell you know" were my responses when I asked about clarification of "newb" status or the requirements for as you say "being welcomed in".
Interesting as I look at certain new threads of former members, members that have multiple user names, and also those who clearly have not met the "changed rules" of "300 posts and 1 year min join date", are not only treated like royalty, but awarded higher memberships, and status in the forum like the 'alpha wolf' who has come home from a long hunting trip.. wtf?
It's bullshit in it's truest sense. It's favoritism, who you know and blow, and you've even been challenged by some of this same shit..
Check out this scenario. 'newcomer that's actually and old member that hasn't been here for a while, comes back from some other board, seems to be a newb based on posts and join date, talks smack about Nelson, and asks who the hell you are, and he's knowledgeable about this board??? But wait, he knows somebody of influnence here, so he's ok' wtf is that? Nonsense and bs. There's more like that, but you get the point.
Basically I have gained a lot of knowledge here, have you're great book, waiting on OMEGAs book, know your websites for some supplements I'll be trying in the future and I'm going back to a real life now. I just needed some motivation and a change, but I don't need this immature drama. That shit was left back in juinior high school 30 plus years ago. Many of these people/members 'need' each other, and that's quite apparent. This is no reflection on any mods, admin, chairman, nor any of the more mature vets and newbs that have been cool and not acting like childish clingy hoodlums..
Thanks to those who have answered my questions, given advice, and made yourselves available. I have learned enough to almost be dangerous, but the sense to know when to not be.
Good luck guys.
-Mark
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