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Post by kyuubi25 on Jul 20, 2012 14:06:43 GMT -8
Personally, I've done things I wish I hadn't. I've offended people that I didn't mean to offend. And, In certain instances, I have abused the MMM systems. I hope that my words reach their intended audience before I go, and I hope that the MMM will become a better place once I am gone. I would like to thank everyone here for the wonderful experience, and for all the help that they have given me, whether I saw it that way at first, or not. And, I would also like to apologize for anything that I did that was wrong of me to do.
Best wishes,
Senka
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Post by Team Active Star on Jul 20, 2012 16:03:51 GMT -8
I am gonna be the first to say something, cuz I feel like it. And please don't take anything I say as intended to put you down if it comes across that way. I just am saying my mind and offering my 2 cents of advice.
Why?
Why leave?
Conflict of views is common place among people, more so on the internet as we have more people floating around with more diverse backgrounds. Something as silly as maybe offending someone by something you said, it is not hard to do. But that should not be a deterrent to coming around a site. If you said something that offended someone, apologize, don't just let it go and run off. We are all people here, we all have feelings, we all can forgive if asked to. If it were swapped, and someone said something that may have upset you, would you never forgive them if they apologized? What would you think of them if they said nothing and just left, apologizing in their exit post? I won't lie I look down on the later, as they are running away it seems.
That said. If this is over what I think it is over. It is preventable. Opening a topic such as what was, is best done if you have experience in the subject, have studied it, or have some means of showing people what you are saying/where you are coming from. Having just opinions and ideas based on hear say or assumptions won't fly, as people will say what they know and shoot you down. If you want to talk about something, but don't really know anything on the subject first hand, ask questions. People can discuss things, explain things, and you can bounce views on what was brought up based on that. But opening it by saying something that is unfounded, will only make you look bad.
It is not like people (at least around here) will bite your head off if you don't know much/anything on a subject, but want to know more. But pretending you know more then you do, or throwing around ideas that are based on opinion when you can't back it up just makes you come off as a dink. =\
Ya gotta realize people will butt heads now and again. But just because people do, or get annoyed/angry at ya, doesn't mean that they hate you and want to see you die in a ditch (unless you are billy...we all know that crazy bastard wouldn't think twice about doing it to any of us if we gave him reason too <.<) We are largely all adults around here anymore(whether we act like it or not all that time trololol), we can handle a bit of conflict and move on and keep playing the game together, because we let things go, and move on. Maybe the subject will be sore. Maybe its best not to discuss certain things with certain people...but if you are not intentionally being a dink then 99% of the time things will smooth over with time. Doing...this *waves hand* is not the way to do it.
Hopefully you swing by sometime and read this. I hate to see something as stupid as this to cause someone to leave the site. And I hope like I said, you take this for what it is, explaining/advice to work with.
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Post by Wackoguy on Jul 20, 2012 18:58:17 GMT -8
Wish I knew what this was about...but all I can say is that I hope things turn out for the best and all.
Also,as Quick said,I'm pretty sure no-one will hold anything against you for an extended time.
So yes,hope we'll see you around in the future. Take care,man.
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Post by kyuubi25 on Jul 20, 2012 20:36:18 GMT -8
Every time I try to get out, they pull me back in. (They being the mods, and/or Brian) Also, mike, have you ever considered the idea that some people don't want to be forgiven, but would rather remind themselves of what they have done, so that it never happens again?
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Post by Vilicious on Jul 20, 2012 22:13:43 GMT -8
Offended? No, not as much as appalled (hence the C-box ban). You don't call people out, state your opinion which is diametrically opposed to their beliefs, and then try to paraphrase their holy book (which you never answered if you'd read). The astrophysics stuff could have been a legitimate conversation but for that.
Bad moods happen, as I said. The c-box ban sticks, as I said. You can't get punished and expect it to be repealed on the grounds that "it's a bad day" or the punishment is worthless, and trying the whatsit... passive aggressive guilt trip on me is equally worthless because, as stated, there was nothing more to be said.
All this being said, I want it to be absolutely clear that this wasn't a slap on the wrist to get you gone: Contrary to popular teen belief, some punishment is meant to be a lesson. I'd rather see you learn something from it. Next time you're having a bad day, just state so and leave it at that, don't stick around for conversation until you cool down (literally and figuratively). If you can make the leap, even take this as a lesson to be contextually sensitive, it'll be points for you in my book if nothing else.
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