[SEAJ]

Originally Posted by ben_cooldude

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that was what i could recall in the good ol' days of SBY in the FL Dome section, ie, pure FUN

what i see or read now is either some chim thesis, POVs, having-the-last-say posts ........ what happened to the simple "sharing-and-have-fun-together" concept ?

Yes……… indeed a very good question!

First matter to consider is of course if thesis/philosophical discussions such as this have a place in this forum/is appropriate or not. But the fact of the matter is that your question does beg for just such a philosophical discussion!

And the question you presented can be surmised into - “What is it that WE ALL can do to make this forum a better place? A Fun place where information is freely given, where questions can be asked and answers given – without any agenda except to add to the body knowledge, without fear of being chastised for expressing whatever opinion or information one is wont to give, without the “dark hands” that Oolouis refers to, ganging up and going on a Zapping campaign.” We all know that this goes on and orchestrated by those I speculate must feel that they have the right to dictate the tenor and direction of the forum, that one must abide by “…a standard protocol for posts…” as per his own definitions and likes!!

Yes, people like Oolouis, some others and I have been approaching this subject for a while and I believe that we are slowly succeeding in letting others at least understand that what we are trying to accomplish is not all that that unreasonable, even beneficial to all concerned! I received a PM which although initially reproaching me for taking up this cause, went on further to express the sender’s own disapproval at some of the antics that some here had practiced (and which he admitted to as being a mistake on his part, to have also gone along with in the past), And….even ending with the sender actually wishing me luck and success in this rather lonely undertaking!! LOL! Thanks Guy!! I know it’s a stretch, but I hope that by my still zeroing on this topic, that I can embolden you to also come out publicly. If not, I of course totally understand, as unforgiving as some characters here are!!

So yes, a minor success, and one which I hope will grow as more of you will ascribe and assist to build a forum where one can go to …..and just simply enjoy!

Just because there is a majority, it does not mean that the majority is right and given Celestial blessings to prevail! Monumental change usually happens from one person or group of persons who has the intelligence and clarity of purpose that only a pure heart without any personal agenda can have. And I assure you that I have no personal agenda except to see this forum become all the more informative and enjoyable FOR ALL to participate in. You gonna take this at face value or …sigh….challenge me on this? LOL!

From the PM I received, I now can 100% confirm that there IS a rabid gang mentality operating on this board – to the detriment of anybody and everybody else NOT part of this gang and who seems intent on just dictating their own “…standard of protocol for posts….” IMHO, there’s just too many posts on here catering to their own cult of personality, banal self congratulatory “Taikor” messages, inane chatter on how one has got so much money as to be able to waste on courting WG’s (errrr…. All it does take to court a WG is money!! LOL!), how much liquor and the priceyness of liquid gold they can consume and…. of course…. discourse and even pride at being able to NOT express oneself properly in English ….and at the same time being condescending on those who do!!

Funny how ANYBODY could be proud of their own inadequacy(ies)… and even go as far as to resort to mocking those who do have totally common life skills. Amazing!

Nothing to stop ANY of you from continuing such TCSS and joking around (except perhaps that by now, you yourself should hopefully recognize how totally inane SOME of those are!). More power to you! All I ask is that those of us who ARE wanting to contribute real knowledge, provide information as we know it, get into more cerebral discussions etc also be accorded the same courtesy. And for you to, hopefully, refrain from continuing with the bullying and childish tactics/antics so far displayed.

Forums such as this IMHO should contribute to informing and arming us mongers with more knowledge on how to get the best out of our liaisons with WG’s, for lets face it, we are mere intermittent amateurs compared to these professional girls who practices and hone their “craft” day in day out. Even if somebody gives the wrong information or suggests error – it is still relevant as the rest of us can then set the record straight (or at least express his own POV) and then be involved into discussions on how to not fall into the same trap. Right now, anybody reporting anything here is treading on egg shells as the know-it-alls and those who consider themselves expert (Yeah? Really? There are experts on mongering? Really?) time and again had just come down hard at anything they do not find agreeable. Perhaps in order to show-off how knowledgeable they are? (NOT!! LOL!!). Where is the sense of courtesy? Or sense of camaraderie that I would have thought natural in a forum as this?

And Oh…. OK ….. Allow me to now take this opportunity to apologize if I, in turn, am possibly being too adamant or even disrespectful in my exhortations to you. But I strongly believe that it is high time that this huge menacing elephant in the room be recognized…..and of course discussed about.

Like I have previously said, I really would most respectfully – but fervently – ask y’all to try to understand what people like Ooolouis and I are saying, before coming out with more little thought-out retorts and petty childish theatrics – which I of course hope are not spurred on only by a childish gang mentality.

And of course, as usual, the above is only my own humble POV.

SEAJ