Erased, over, out...Amen

~~Reznorite420~~ · 12-05-2003, 04:43 PM

Before anyone says anything, know this: I am not saying all of this only because I've gotten my warning, although it did act as a catalyst; what I'm about to say reflects how I've felt for a while and has been a moderately ongoing thing. Now, with that aside, here goes the rest of my (not so) little message.

I joined these forums in the hope that I could find a more stable forum environment than the ones I had been a member of before joining here (Doomworld and Doomcenter, the latter of which thankfully doesn't exist anymore). Basically I was looking for a forum that didn't consist mainly of bigoted, elitist, holier-than-thou gaming geeks that slap you with a "moron" label just because you don't have programming experience or haven't made a major contribution to the community (apparently over at Doomworld and Doomcenter you were a nobody if you didn't make an uber-special-detailed mega modification of levels and such to release for download). Not to offend anyone personally on here, but you all know the story of how I discovered this site and its forums quite by accident. Nevertheless, I joined thinking that since it was a haven of TMNT fans and not all-out computer geeks, I figured I'd be safe and sound when and if I did post.

For a short time, I had a bit of rantings and ravings about my troubles connecting with IRC, but they thankfully didn't get too out of control. My first real bit of trouble with the mods, however, came with my very first anti-TMHT rant here. That post was edited by Azure in time to avoid anyone being offended by my comments about the "fruity, p***y" Brits and how it made no sense to dub someone a bad boy for saying "Ninja". While did state a few posts later that it was the first forum I've ever been to where insults weren't allowed, I nonetheless complied, or at least tried to, and promised never to make such a rant about that again. Case closed? Not quite...since that was over a year ago, and many newer members on here know of some other little mishaps involving me.

Shortly after, LanaGirl made a thread about the rumored John Woo CGI movie and pointed to the clips of the pilot available on the official site. I made a rather brief attack on Lana, whilst trying to be as logical as possible. I even admitted to my own ignorance, but unlike the previous time, I actually held a grudge a bit longer. Still, I put logic aside for the time and decided once again to make nothing of it and get on with life.

Then came the the arrival of beaker. For those who remember, beaker, GK, and Leo656 all joined around the same time if I'm not mistaken. beaker brought with him his plethora of enyclopedic knowledge about everything anime. Don't forget the arguments that ensued afterwards that ended with beaker saying something like this: "Dude, quit thinking about that goofy excuse for anime and watch some REAL anime, I'll bet you then you won't think anime sucks!" He and everybody else on his side at the time apparently didn't want to listen to me when I said I HAVE seen "real" anime such as Akira, and I still think it sucks beyond belief. The point here, however, isn't about liking anime, it's about how irritated I get when people get on my case when I say something sucks and they tell me that I haven't seen enough and act as if it's some sort of law to have to like the "real" thing, otherwise you're a dumbass. Wow, wonderful (lack of) logic there, buddy.

Don't forget my little spiffs with Leo about Mick Foley and NTN about my extreme dislike of rap. Since I have limited time, I won't get into the deatails about that.

All I'm saying is that all of this asinine behavior, flaming, and bickering over one little sentence I say, no matter how innocent and objective, is just too unbearable for me, and now I get a warning, of all things, one of the last things in the world that I thought would happen to me on here...

Here's a brief list of all things on here that I have some real problems with that have happened to me more than once on here:

- Making short, trivial posts that hardly keep the topic going, getting told off or insulted by some members, and then having those same members turn around and do the exact same thing I did

- Commenting on someone's writing skills (albeit a bit maliciously sometimes, I'll admit) and then being dubbed a "grammar Nazi" or something; look, people, if you can't tell the difference between "your" and "you're" by the time you hit 7th grade, you have problems. Don't come crying to me when you try to apply for college and then not be accepted due to your poor writing skills. I wasn't in advanced English (not AP, though) for nothing!

- Commenting about the certain "spam" threads that pop up every 5 minutes and then being told to f**k off.

I could go on, but I'd rather not since I can't even think of a whole list myself.

We also must look at the facts of the situation:

- I'm a college freshman who needs more time to study than I did in high school

- I hardly find a vast majority of the topics interesting anymore

- I've said quite a few things on here that haven't exactly been cause enough to make celebration, so why should I bother to say anything more?

- I honestly have better things to do with my time than to browse an online forum now that I AM an adult and living more or less on my own

- I don't really care for TMNT as much I used to a year ago (it was just a spontaneous memory resurfacing)

Long story short, I think it's actually time for me to grow up once again, something I can safely say many key members on here haven't even BEGUN to do yet.

So this is it...the end...epilogue...finale...departure...hasta la bye-bye. It's been an interesting year and 3 months to say the least. Can't say it's been a treat, but it's been real.

Maybe those of you who have me on your AIM buddy list or something but haven't seen me on in forever will catch me from time to time.

Adios and farewell.

12-05-2003, 04:43 PM	#1
~~Reznorite420~~ Banned Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 3,851	Erased, over, out...Amen Before anyone says anything, know this: I am not saying all of this only because I've gotten my warning, although it did act as a catalyst; what I'm about to say reflects how I've felt for a while and has been a moderately ongoing thing. Now, with that aside, here goes the rest of my (not so) little message. I joined these forums in the hope that I could find a more stable forum environment than the ones I had been a member of before joining here (Doomworld and Doomcenter, the latter of which thankfully doesn't exist anymore). Basically I was looking for a forum that didn't consist mainly of bigoted, elitist, holier-than-thou gaming geeks that slap you with a "moron" label just because you don't have programming experience or haven't made a major contribution to the community (apparently over at Doomworld and Doomcenter you were a nobody if you didn't make an uber-special-detailed mega modification of levels and such to release for download). Not to offend anyone personally on here, but you all know the story of how I discovered this site and its forums quite by accident. Nevertheless, I joined thinking that since it was a haven of TMNT fans and not all-out computer geeks, I figured I'd be safe and sound when and if I did post. For a short time, I had a bit of rantings and ravings about my troubles connecting with IRC, but they thankfully didn't get too out of control. My first real bit of trouble with the mods, however, came with my very first anti-TMHT rant here. That post was edited by Azure in time to avoid anyone being offended by my comments about the "fruity, p*y" Brits and how it made no sense to dub someone a bad boy for saying "Ninja". While did state a few posts later that it was the first forum I've ever been to where insults weren't allowed, I nonetheless complied, or at least tried to, and promised never to make such a rant about that again. Case closed? Not quite...since that was over a year ago, and many newer members on here know of some other little mishaps involving me. Shortly after, LanaGirl made a thread about the rumored John Woo CGI movie and pointed to the clips of the pilot available on the official site. I made a rather brief attack on Lana, whilst trying to be as logical as possible. I even admitted to my own ignorance, but unlike the previous time, I actually held a grudge a bit longer. Still, I put logic aside for the time and decided once again to make nothing of it and get on with life. Then came the the arrival of beaker. For those who remember, beaker, GK, and Leo656 all joined around the same time if I'm not mistaken. beaker brought with him his plethora of enyclopedic knowledge about everything anime. Don't forget the arguments that ensued afterwards that ended with beaker saying something like this: "Dude, quit thinking about that goofy excuse for anime and watch some REAL anime, I'll bet you then you won't think anime sucks!" He and everybody else on his side at the time apparently didn't want to listen to me when I said I HAVE seen "real" anime such as Akira, and I still think it sucks beyond belief. The point here, however, isn't about liking anime, it's about how irritated I get when people get on my case when I say something sucks and they tell me that I haven't seen enough and act as if it's some sort of law to have to like the "real" thing, otherwise you're a dumbass. Wow, wonderful (lack of) logic there, buddy. Don't forget my little spiffs with Leo about Mick Foley and NTN about my extreme dislike of rap. Since I have limited time, I won't get into the deatails about that. All I'm saying is that all of this asinine behavior, flaming, and bickering over one little sentence I say, no matter how innocent and objective, is just too unbearable for me, and now I get a warning, of all things, one of the last things in the world that I thought would happen to me on here... Here's a brief list of all things on here that I have some real problems with that have happened to me more than once on here: - Making short, trivial posts that hardly keep the topic going, getting told off or insulted by some members, and then having those same members turn around and do the exact same thing I did - Commenting on someone's writing skills (albeit a bit maliciously sometimes, I'll admit) and then being dubbed a "grammar Nazi" or something; look, people, if you can't tell the difference between "your" and "you're" by the time you hit 7th grade, you have problems. Don't come crying to me when you try to apply for college and then not be accepted due to your poor writing skills. I wasn't in advanced English (not AP, though) for nothing! - Commenting about the certain "spam" threads that pop up every 5 minutes and then being told to fk off. I could go on, but I'd rather not since I can't even think of a whole list myself. We also must look at the facts of the situation: - I'm a college freshman who needs more time to study than I did in high school - I hardly find a vast majority of the topics interesting anymore - I've said quite a few things on here that haven't exactly been cause enough to make celebration, so why should I bother to say anything more? - I honestly have better things to do with my time than to browse an online forum now that I AM an adult and living more or less on my own - I don't really care for TMNT as much I used to a year ago (it was just a spontaneous memory resurfacing) Long story short, I think it's actually time for me to grow up once again, something I can safely say many key members on here haven't even BEGUN to do yet. So this is it...the end...epilogue...finale...departure...hasta la bye-bye. It's been an interesting year and 3 months to say the least. Can't say it's been a treat, but it's been real. Maybe those of you who have me on your AIM buddy list or something but haven't seen me on in forever will catch me from time to time. Adios and farewell.