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Date Posted: 17:59:41 03/21/03 Fri
Author: /\/\3|\|k1|\|
Subject: ......... ::raises left eyebrow:: That sorta sounds like "Whoever finished off the coffee, and didn't make anymore, should be fragged..." (Contd.)
In reply to: Star S. 's message, "Now that I know what's going on... (I'll warn you right now, I might lose my temper while writing this post.)" on 13:22:58 03/21/03 Fri

Uh, Star...It doesn't look like JT is in fact banned...merely MST Syndicate wise, returned to the level that is the same as everyone elses...JT still has control over his forum and Jim's movin' the MST Syndicate somewhere else. Done, no more problems there.

Star, I would see this post as an emission of pent up anger and stress...I mean, EXTREME…and it’s directed at Jim. And that is where lies the problem, if Jim jumps on JT for stuff, would you think it is fair to do so to Jim. In a sense, he gets what he deserves, but in another, which is the one I normally “see” you in, says you should be sayin’ what I am now, but in your own words. Sure ya backed up all that you said, but is yelling at Jim any better than Jim yelling at JT? I doubt it very much. You’re usually the calm mediator here.

I’m sorry, but I’m mainly gonna be on Jim’s new board. I’ll check this one now and then, but I follow the Syndicate. You all know I dislike the way JT runs this board, but I stuck with it ‘cause it was the only one I knew everyone would be at. But now that Jim’s started bringing it all back together again, I finally have somewhere else to go, where I don’t have to worry about someone tossing my posts out the window ‘cause the admin. Doesn’t agree with it. I could understand if it were distasteful something or other, but seriously the whole speak Al Bhed, go l33t, and the one very few, I think, understand Al l337 soiree’ was not something to be deleted just because admin. didn’t approve or understand it. To be blunt, simply saying that you wanted to know how to use or decipher l33t/Al Bhed/Al l337 is enough to get most people to move for the best solution. Banning a language, because you don’t understand it and then turning around and doing the same thing on your own, but not banning it or supplying a working alphabet, because you’re the admin. is not a good solution.

I think I understand what Jim is trying to do. I’m gonna stay behind him on this. He’s done here, so I see no more of a problem. The site is supposed to be up soon and then it all goes back to normal. JT is still part of the Syndicate, still admin. of his board, and Jim has his board. We get our place to post, we get, now, two places to talk and we stand once again as equals, the arguments return to Socratic, fights return to a minimum, and again the Calm returns. The problem being that it will all arise again, eventually. And that’s why there will be no stop in fights, anger, and bans/flames/insults/demotions/etc. It’s part of human nature…the power…the arrogance…the self-mindedness…not much we can do, but cope and control to our best ability.

I don’t know if this’ll get through to anyone, ‘cause of my trouble in bringing about a point, but that’s what trying is for, making mistakes and getting better. I think Jim’s trying to do what he’s promised he would, and said all along he’d, work on. Me, I’m gonna try to be more intelligent with my posts and not so idiotic. As much as I love to be the guy that everyone disses on and proves wrong, I need to bring out my side with the actual thought provoking feelings and opinions. Everyone else, I’m not one to talk for you (Jim’s is only a guess, no more than that.), so it’s for you to think about what, if any, we need to work on to be where we are all on friendly terms again.

I think this is where I’ll cut this…I wonder if this can be technically taken as a rant…or maybe a very long opinion…whatever it is, it’s done. Finished…Catch ya’ll on the flipside.

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