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Are we really going to start making reaction posts to people who decide not to come to VU anymore? I honestly think its a waste of bits and bytes.. but we allow free speech and conversation - so have at it.
Thread re-opened.
I posted in the other thread exactly what I think of those that flounce...no respect for those that do it and no regrets at all for posting it...that's my view and of course, YMMV...
Blah blah blah more obfuscation. Hey look at me everyone, I'm going to make you all mad, that makes me cool, blah blah blah.
Lol, never mind, I knew you wouldn't give a direct answer. You expect everyone and their mother to pull out their private books for you at your command but can't answer one simple yes or no question about yourself. I noticed when I was agreeing with you and encouraging you I was a-okay in your book, but now that I'm merely asking you some simple questions, I'm a troll. You have about the thinnest skin I've ever seen. I'm really disappointed in you man.
Roger's decision to leave VU... What can I say? It is such a heart-wrenching event. Personally, I'm having a hard time coping with the flood of emotions.
Oh, the humanity!
I hear the UN is scheduled to observe a minute of silence at the beginning of the next session of the General Assembly, the Pope will be holding a mass In Saint Peter's basilica, and the 70th anniversary of the camp's liberation in Auschwitz has been postponed to commemorate the event.
I honestly was very surprised by Roger's post but I have to think that there were other items that added to his decision. Every interaction I have had with him in the past has been enjoyable. He participated quite a bit in the AU thread up until December and I have no idea what happened to make him stop posting there, but I think that may be the "in crowd" you speak of.I was thinking the same so when i saw the "in crowds" pouncing on Roger i couldn't believe it , why the constant attacks by the "me too" people is beyond me .
People should of left it be and realized that was his opinion and he had every right to it , despite who agrees or not . You being the king of the site should not take a side at all to be honest , not a wise thing to do, but your the king so why i even brought it up is beyond me lol.
Ive only been on this forum for a couple days now, but after reading this thread I have come to a conclusion. This is the most dysfunctional, argumentative forum ive ever been a part of. Feels like home to me.
either way on that....one slip up and they get a piece of their own assThis stuff is nothing actually , i came across a death battle in a thread titled "suffering from explosive diarrhea" a few months back , two members were ready to kill each other over the conservation of toilet paper .
One insisted he needed at least an entire roll and one said a single square ply meaning a single layer and not two separate sheets was more than adequate , couldn't fucking believe it , i got out of there asap.
I honestly was very surprised by Roger's post but I have to think that there were other items that added to his decision. Every interaction I have had with him in the past has been enjoyable. He participated quite a bit in the AU thread up until December and I have no idea what happened to make him stop posting there, but I think that may be the "in crowd" you speak of.
That being said, I actually don't remember there being that many posts in his departure thread that were actually directed at him. Before deciding that it wasn't worth continuing to post in, I asked for @V4P3R eMAG to clarify his insinuation that Roger was part of TVM, which he deflected and @vaperature picked up the same theme from there.
Unfortuantely it is obvious that the only goal that @V4P3R eMAG has in posting is to stir up controversy as a means to drive traffic to his site. I did visit to read the article and simply found it to be a simplistic layman's explanation of the income reporting requirements of non-profit corporations. It didn't have anything deep or meaningful in it. It just simply stated that they are required by law to make their financials available and that when he contacted them (without stating who or how he contacted them) only one actually sent him what he requested. He didn't even say how long he waited for a response, and given the size and activity of the organizations in question it wouldn't surprise me if requests like those were a low priority to reply to, especially given that the documents generally need to be made consumable by the public, and if they were not prepared for that it takes some time to put them together.
The facts that I have come to realize is that he has no professional or educational experience in journalism. As previously stated by @vaperature, he is unproffessional and rude for the purpose of creating activity on his site because a site's activity by itself affects search result rankings in engines like google and bing. He actually said that in a veiled fashion in one of his posts indicating that haters don't realize that he loves them and the fact that they won't understand why. Well... site traffic and mentions in forums and other sites that are crawled by search engines extend his reach and increase the visibility of his site.
His goal is to be the National Enquirer of the vaping world and if fed he will succeed, if ignored he will become irrelevant.
either way on that....one slip up and they get a piece of their own ass
I am fairly certain that the things being said are simply because of unfounded insinuations mixed with a bit of overreaction to them.To be honest i should of took more time than i did in responding to Roger leaving , i did not know anything about his other beliefs and activities and that may have very well changed my perspective on the way he decided to leave . I can't deny that .
I , like yourself only knew him from personal postings and chat with him directly and nothing about his views which have been brought up here did i know about .
He was a genuine and honest guy to me , very friendly , even sent out samples to anyone who wanted Rayon and paid himself even though i offered to pay shipping . I know he had mental health issues and i actually feel for the guy , i really do .
Maybe i shouldn't and if i knew more about the things others are talking about i may have a very different opinion but i can only go on what i knew at the time.
Actually the guy who said one square of one ply only even recommended that you stick a finger through the middle and insert and go back and forth to be more thorough , no joke .
Thats when i just
I am fairly certain that the things being said are simply because of unfounded insinuations mixed with a bit of overreaction to them.
I actually tried to find a connection between Roger and TVM and could not find one. From what I was able to figure out he is mainly disseminating work done by several of the organizations mentioned in the article as a means of broadening their reach and helping the community in a positive way.
LOL that was somebody simply having fun at the expense of another overly reactive person. What he described is an old hillbilly joke...
Why do Hillbillies only use one sheet of toilet paper?
Because they poke their finger through the middle and wipe their ass with the finger, then wipe the crap from their finger as they remove it from the toilet paper.
LOL
Agree and unfortunately have noticed a lot more people that I quickly identify as ones I'm not interested in interacting with at all. Basically anybody who has an "I'm right because" type attitude.Your a breath of fresh air i must tell you , a lot more objective than some others and thats always a good thing , thanks for being that way .
Sorry , i missed responding to your comment about the AU , no, even though it may have sounded like it , i have not even looked to see what was being discussed there in weeks , not my thing . I never even considered going in there the first few months i was here (didn't even know it existed actually) and someone said check it out so i did and i was right not for me but i gave it a shot .
wished everyone well there and still do but those types of threads (while some really enjoy them) have never been my thing and this is going back to well before even VU came to be .
Actually my post about "clics and groups" banding together came from an older gentlemen who sent me a PM saying to me that it appears the site is developing into that type of site and even a moderator was a part of it , he wasn't thrilled about it . I told him i did not notice it at that time so i really can't comment about it ,that is the Gods honest truth.
After more time had passed he seemed to be accurate in his assumptions and just from my experience (not just on this site) what i said about clic's etc.. is what i truly believe , of course it's not every individual who hangs out with others i was talking in general .
There are some very intelligent and good people all over the place but once things turn into a little gang type thing a lot of people seem to start complaining and don't like it thats all.
Agree and unfortunately have noticed a lot more people that I quickly identify as ones I'm not interested in interacting with at all. Basically anybody who has an "I'm right because" type attitude.
Seems to me that the "best of" attention has been bad for those of us who use the forum but is probably good for the advertising revenue side of the house.
Yep, that's life navigating a virtual worldThats just part of life i suppose , if people could just do their best to make an effort to understand others better and avoid lashing out instantly when you think someone offended you we all would be in better shape . Problem is none of us really know each other and trying to gauge when we may have gone over the line is often too late .
I don't know anybody (well maybe a few) who purposely try to offend others , thats just unacceptable but i do know what people really mean and how other people take it can be very very different and that always causes issues.
People often take what i say completely wrong and i blame myself for it , maybe i didn't word it correctly , it happens repeatedly with me actually and the person will get offended and i tell them i didn't mean it that way but they are convinced you did so i don't bother anymore.
I tried to explain and they didn't believe it so thats all i can do , most people are very understanding and some aren't . I try to avoid the "aren't" types.
Yep, that's life navigating a virtual world
It gets especially complicated because when people read things in a post they don't have the non-verbal cues that would have conveyed the intent and tone of a comment IRL. A simple thing like !!!'s or ALL CAPS or bolding a phrase or even sarcastic small type can completely change the meaning of what was intended vs what is conveyed.
I personally have learned to reread things before I respond because in my career before going on disability about 90% of my interaction with people was written. I actually preferred it that way because it allowed me to clearly document what I was saying and have a reference for what I was told by another person.
This is a tool for me because I have Asperger's Syndrome and like you tend to offend, patronize and belittle people IRL without intending to or understanding that I have done it because I'm focused on the topic and not the person. I'm detached from the people and just want to tackle the problem without their interference after they have given me the information or access/tools to do what I need. They can't keep up so they need to get out of my way...
Been there. Had a few of them removed from my presence. One removed from the company and one who quit on his own.Some people are blessed with the uncanny ability to send a good average everyday citizen into a homicidal frenzy with a single word .
Been there. Had a few of them removed from my presence. One removed from the company and one who quit on his own.[/QUOTE][QUOTE="VH fan, post: 288304, member: 3523"Some people are blessed with the uncanny ability to send a good average everyday citizen into a homicidal frenzy with a single word .
Mine isn't quite as extreme... I've never been a physically fast person so I did long distance desert running when I was young and raced mountain bikes cross country in my early 20's but that is the extent of my speedYour above comment reminded me of a time when a friend begged me to go to an Andrew "Dice" Clay concert with him so when Dice was talking he was explaining this time when he needed to take a public bus and he was running late to an appt.
When he was trying to get off at a stop there were some elderly woman in front of him with "walkers" and he had no time to waste . He said at one point he got so outraged that he was still stuck behind these two woman who were covering ground measured in inches not feet that he needed to take action.
Well after several minutes had passed and still no movement happening he started yelling and physically grabbed one of the woman and threw her off the Bus , she bounced off the door and landed outside with her broken walker .
Now i know most would find that outrageous and sick but i got to be honest , if you take into account the barely covering any ground part and being in a rush , i don't find that particularly unreasonable , i mean how long are are you supposed to wait before something has to happen?
Just my opinion of course
Reported this post for the rule problems, I won't respond until its dispositioned. Vaping Underground supposedly some had standards and rules, I'll wait. If they close the thread because they can not be bothered, it would be a disappointment.I see a guy who is clearly part of the status quo. He's an advocacy fanboy, content to re-blog, re-tweet, and re-share content from sources who he adamantly believes are down for the struggle. He believes it deeply in his bones. He has a Twitter account and a Facebook page and a vlog dedicated to it. Then my blog comes along and pokes a big, stinky finger right in his eye.
Roger made every effort in the General Written Media/Blogs section of these forums on Jan 5th and 6th to dominate the conversation by starting several new threads, including a link that attempted to promote what Phil and Dimitri were doing in China. Again, just re-sharing like a good little worker bee advocate should. I posted a link to my article, and the thread took a completely different direction.
He rage quits the forum because the straw that broke the proverbial camel's back was yet another article by yours truly that took direct aim at his beloved associations and advocacy groups. His little world was shattered. Just like all the other vitriol-spewing advocacy re-sharers who have commented on my article and sent nasty emails. Hell, one of these zealots went so far as to attempt to "out" me by posting my full name and thought it fit to offer up critique on my photography in their own blog post. It was awesome! Who is this person? A mouthpiece and co-host to Dimitri Agrafiotis. Go fucking figure.
I won't apologize for having a different viewpoint, and I've only begun to rock the boat. I'm sure Roger can find solace in the arms of the next street corner rally. He'll be just fine.
Tom, there is nothing in the post that you quoted that is a rules violation. Your tenacity in this matter really seems to be an issue with the management that is spilling over from a post in another thread that wasn't even made the person who posted that message.Reported this post for the rule problems, I won't respond until its dispositioned. Vaping Underground supposedly some had standards and rules, I'll wait. If they close the thread because they can not be bothered, it would be a disappointment.
How about just saying how you disagree with Rogers stance instead of commenting about what his character must be like and what the exact definition is of what Rogers departure means , i mean please.......
See ya everybody
Tom, there is nothing in the post that you quoted that is a rules violation. Your tenacity in this matter really seems to be an issue with the management that is spilling over from a post in another thread that wasn't even made the person who posted that message.
I understand how difficult it can be to let something go after we have become passionate about it, but it isn't good for us to rail against something that we can't control. To be honest, I think that the moderators are more likely to view your post as being in violation of the rules because it is a childish move to simply seek attention to a subject that you want to resolve, but are not going to be able to resolve in the way that you want.
Frankly, if you go back to the thread that we spent an inordinate amount of time and space debating the legal implications of cases related to consumers in the diacytel debate several months ago, I think you will notice that you belittled me continuously throughout the thread and that in your current state if it happened today and you were reading it as a response to your posts instead of posting it yourself, you would be yelling about rules violations in that thread.
In order to be taken seriously when taking a high and mighty stance on an issue that you are passionate about, you really need to be certain that you have no faults in that area as well.
@VH fan, I don't know about you, but I personally do not want to see another thread devolve into a Tom vs the world thread. You have the rights to request that a thread you created to be closed. If you PM @Whiskey she can take care of it for you pretty quickly.
I think that taking control of the thread and closing it would help make a statement that it simply isn't a fight worth supporting.
Well, at least there's light at the end of the tunnel. We have this to look forward to.I won't respond until its dispositioned
You keep using the word "we" ("We" have this to look forward to.) as if you represent everyone and you are speaking for someone other than yourself. Do you honestly think anyone here agrees with you or are you simply schizophrenic with multiple personalities living inside of you?Well, at least there's light at the end of the tunnel. We have this to look forward to.
Feeling a little grumpy this morning, honey?You keep using the word "we" ("We" have this to look forward to.) as if you represent everyone and you are speaking for someone other than yourself. Do you honestly think anyone here agrees with you or are you simply schizophrenic with multiple personalities living inside of you?
Hey now... I see both sides and have liked various posts from both sides... So there is thatYou keep using the word "we" ("We" have this to look forward to.) as if you represent everyone and you are speaking for someone other than yourself. Do you honestly think anyone here agrees with you or are you simply schizophrenic with multiple personalities living inside of you?
Typical deflection from you once again.Feeling a little grumpy this morning, honey?
Sure, in the past I've agreed with things this guy has said as well, but that doesn't mean he speaks for me. I wouldn't even bring this up other than I've noticed he constantly does it, constantly uses words like "we" or "us" as if he thinks he has some kind of dedicated following.Hey now... I see both sides and have liked various posts from both sides... So there is that
I won't respond until its dispositioned.
So BILL, master of logic.
YOU said you are done with this thread, won't post again. By Saying "With that, I bid the thread adieu," Seems you won't post again. Farewell thread.
You can certainly be a coward, and not reply. Nobody would think anything of it. Heck they read the dribble already.
Or you can go against what you said, make it a lie, and defend yourself. You said you were done, but you are posting again, thus a lie, thus a liar. AND using your stuff, how can WE, trust you after you lied already.
So respond or not, by logic, you are either a liar or take the stance of cowardice, and roll away. Do as you will logic master.
Seriously, dude, is this all the result of a mid-life crisis or what? I started having so much respect for you but you constantly show your true colors here as just a phony and a complete jerk. How can anyone take your phony ass investigative research seriously when you post stupid childish comments like this? You're nothing but a fraud. You got a few thousand hits ONLY because Joe reposted your blog articles and that went to your head and now you think you can just go around being shitty to everyone and you think you are made out of teflon. Seriously, fuck you, man. Just fuck off.So much anger. Anger leads to hate, and hate leads to butthurt.
That hurts my feelings, Melvin. And here I thought we were finally opening a dialog. I thought we were going to be friends.Seriously, dude, is this all the result of a mid-life crisis or what? I started having so much respect for you but you constantly show your true colors here as just a phony and a complete jerk. How can anyone take your phony ass investigative research seriously when you post stupid childish comments like this? You're nothing but a fraud. You got a few thousand hits ONLY because Joe reposted your blog articles and that went to your head and now you think you can just go around being shitty to everyone and you think you are made out of teflon. Seriously, fuck you, man. Just fuck off.
What part of "fuck off" didn't you understand?That hurts my feelings, Melvin. And here I thought we were finally opening a dialog. I thought we were going to be friends.
Not teflon. I'm rubber and you're glue. Anything mean you say bounces off of me and sticks to you. Big meanie poo poo head that you are.
Things got a little fuzzy somewhere around the K in "fuck".What part of "fuck off" didn't you understand?
LOL No not really...Let's stir the FUCKING pot some more. I love the smell of shit post in the morning. Don't you people have something better to do? Like clean up dog shit or something?
How old are you?Feeling a little grumpy this morning, honey?
Oh my god I was wondering if your level of utter stupidity was just an act but it's becoming clearer and clearer that it's not. You are the fucking DEFINITION of a troll, posting shit for the sole reason of getting a rise out of people and causing an argument so you can sit back and bask in the drama you've created. Good God man get a clue already. WHAT "relationship"? We don't have a relationship, never did. Wow.Things got a little fuzzy somewhere around the K in "fuck".
I tried reasoning with you, but all you wanted to do was argue. So, I tried arguing with you, and all you wanted to do was troll. So, I tried trolling with you, and now you don't want to play anymore. I'm sad. Also bored. Since you left the state of our relationship at "fuck off", I'll triumphantly crown myself the victor and just ignore you from now on. Also adding relevant text to my signature.
Maybe @tombaker will want to play later, and he's more fun anyway.
InMyImage, reaching back 4 months. Perhaps you should put it into context, you accused a juice maker who just spent over 50K verifying and reformulating her juice, and getting lab testing for the end product to consumers, and published it, --- You assert she had fabricated the lab tests, and then said you were done talking. You had also bragged about you super duper mastery of logic earlier. So you wanted to shit on a vendor, working on Diacetyl and walk away. Read the whole reply. Snipping it out of context. Congrats for you?Mainly because I'm not intereted in reading @tombaker's rants today, I'm just going to drop this little bit of text that he posted to me one day in a long ago thread after saying that I was not going to post in it any longer...
I'm curious to see if he can show the same restraint that I did...
Ah, there you are! I knew you couldn't stay away for long!How old are you?
Seriously how old are you? Journalist?That hurts my feelings, Melvin. And here I thought we were finally opening a dialog. I thought we were going to be friends.
Not teflon. I'm rubber and you're glue. Anything mean you say bounces off of me and sticks to you. Big meanie poo poo head that you are.