Uman, I do agree that people are targeting others on this forum, such is the nature of a forum. But if people are going to instigate a war they should be prepared to be a receiver as well as a preacher.
If BenA is truly receiving hate mail, then he should have expected that. It is like going into a religious community and saying God is a lie. Somepeople don't want to believe it, others are discusted by the behavior, and others take more drastic actions.
Now I admit I only assume that his 'harrassing emails' (if they exist) are because of Riker9 debates and he should know better. There are strong activists on both sides, place yourself on that pedistel yelling hate tword their beliefs and they might rally up against you.
However that is just how BenA might have become a target. What about I? BenA will continually dismiss anything I say as crap because of my 'know it all' stature. I might have told him before the same I did in the email of how I have been here a much longer time then he and have read all the riker9 threads... But this is either ignored or DNC'd (do not care) on his behalf. In fact, as I stated in another thread, targeting my FAQ merly because of refrences to Riker9 AFTER I went on a leave of absense is a very heinious act of agression.
His agression also seems to be that he consiters me a noob in terms of FPSC, in that I don't own and/or use the software. Continually asking me for proof by game is his way of saying that I can't argue about something I don't use.
People make themselves targets, if they are unable to deal with that then they should stop doing what they do. Step down and mellow out. Have a beer, or a coffee.
Now, as for mearly stating oppinions, the problem is that in a well formed debate you have to obliterate the opponents oppinion, show it's inconsitancies in order to make your theory a more supportive one. Sometimes it can get carried away, but hardly ever have I written a post that is purly hate, nor email.
Debates are ment to be heated, people get mad, get that rush, that is how it goes. The issue is that some can't control the rush or don't enjoy it as much, they want out of it but feel vunerable because their belief is being destroyed. Not by random rantings of an old man, but by concrete statments that show how what they say can't be true. It is at these moments that they will try defending what they say by any means they have, some people laugh it off, some people become idiots and act like they don't understand what is being said, others develope a sense of superioritism and leave, and others unleash fury upon the opponent.
I want to conclude with my idea that BenA is in fact adressing this post to me, his refrences to technicalities in his writting indicate that he probally was not prepared for me comming forth. Saying 'respected memebers' can imply a group not saying that multiple that attack you.
True the post is written to imply multiple people, yet claiming that people are trying to keep a perfect appearance is invalid. Most people can live an alterego but it will bleed to both sides, you will see the agression in the boards, but more in the emails. It is very rare that a person can actually be so agressive as you dictate in email yet so angelic elsewhere.
To me, once again, having sent one email after BenA attacked my FAQ again because it mentioned riker9, offered no support, told me that we weren't talking but replied anyways. Then posted 2 insulting replies which I do believe I had told him WHY on at least one occasion. He claims this. He claims I have been 'attacking' him, claims that I have been harrassing him, and claims that I have been bragging.
So WHAT? I can list all my faults and all my accomplishments, but does that change the fact that you post this type of material?
Quote: "Honestly, you're the last person I'm going to listen to on this board. You've made so many claims that it makes my head spin and yet you've never presented a game created with FPSC. "
You ask for a game, do I need to provide it? Is that what makes you 'The Man' having a game? You think your better then others because you made a game? So much better that you even posted you HAD a level loader but refused to try to make a version for the community. So much better that you can insult a project so much that CB very well might have just said he signed an NDA to get you off his back. Look back at yourself... Who is abusing who?
You have a mediocre stature in this forum, you are known and respected by some. Yet you will NOT hesitate to make your beliefs known in everythread, and not in a calm fashion as uman suggests, infact for the past few paragraphs I have been typing in an agressive fashion. Using names and accusing you of doing things instead of saying 'some post seem' which makes it less flamatory.
I do appologise for the last few paragraphs but I spent around 45 min typing areas, There is soo much BenA should adress before leaving with the idea that on his return he will be more loved (look at him, put up with all that abuse). This is not the thread of a person who is fed up, it is the thread of one who is seeking attention. If you truely wanted people to stop harrassing you, remove your public email. Change it, and keep living.
Merry, shut up.
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