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<blockquote data-quote="Krystal" data-source="post: 3422913" data-attributes="member: 37301">There is addressing an issue, and there is being nasty.Let people criticize me for my &quot;negativity&quot;.&nbsp; I don't care.&nbsp; The fact of the matter is that I've seen nothing but antagonism toward John.&nbsp; Every post he makes, people come out of the woodworks and start assaulting him.&nbsp; If my being plain and simple about how I see things and pointing out all the negativity that keeps getting thrown at him is being negative, then fine, call it that.&nbsp; It doesn't make you right.&nbsp; There is a difference between pointing out the negativity and expressing your disdain for it and being out-right negative.&nbsp; I don't care what anyone says, there's no reason for the behavior I've seen from people towards him.&nbsp; Even if you HATE him, even if you think he's a FOOL that doesn't mean everyone has the right to mob him and cut him down.And that was what I was pointing out.&nbsp; All I see is a mob mentality.&nbsp; You're either in or your out.&nbsp; And if you're out, all the &quot;ins&quot; assault you whenever you say anything.&nbsp; Do I agree that some of his posts might be a little over the top?&nbsp; Sure, they might.&nbsp; But when all you seem to get is negativity from people, can you really blame the guy?And really, to turn around and go &quot;Look, you posting here isn't wanted, go post somewhere else&quot; isn't being negative to some extent?&nbsp; You're basically telling the guy his points and opinions aren't valid, go somewhere else.&nbsp; &quot;Here's a quarter, go call someone who cares.&quot;Because to be honest, would you respond any different to him if he was in the OOC and tried to start up a serious conversation on it?&nbsp; And you know, just because he doesn't do what others tell him to doesn't mean he's ignoring it.&nbsp; It just means he disagrees, and he's well within his rights to do so.&nbsp; To tell him that because he doesn't take the advice of other people who (it's implied) know better means he shouldn't be complaining is a bit unfair.But, everyone will think what they want, and I can't change that.&nbsp; And I don't care to.&nbsp; I was just sick and tired of seeing the attacks, of seeing the negativity.&nbsp; This isn't a community, at least not a caring one, not from what I've seen.&nbsp; I don't think the treatment he's gotten has been very fair.&nbsp; Sure, maybe no one wants to listen to his complaints, but that's as easy as not reading his threads.&nbsp; People say &quot;I don't read your threads because I don't want to hear it, but I will when someone complains.&quot;&nbsp; That just tells me they're looking for an excuse.&nbsp; If they really seriously wanted to wash their hands of it, they'd tell the person &quot;Yeah, he bugs me too&quot; and leave it at that.&nbsp; Not come on and make a show of how they ignore the threads and yet turn around and not.For crying out loud, I've seen snerts treated better than this, and he's nowhere NEAR as bad as a snert.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Krystal, post: 3422913, member: 37301"] There is addressing an issue, and there is being nasty. Let people criticize me for my "negativity". I don't care. The fact of the matter is that I've seen nothing but antagonism toward John. Every post he makes, people come out of the woodworks and start assaulting him. If my being plain and simple about how I see things and pointing out all the negativity that keeps getting thrown at him is being negative, then fine, call it that. It doesn't make you right. There is a difference between pointing out the negativity and expressing your disdain for it and being out-right negative. I don't care what anyone says, there's no reason for the behavior I've seen from people towards him. Even if you HATE him, even if you think he's a FOOL that doesn't mean everyone has the right to mob him and cut him down. And that was what I was pointing out. All I see is a mob mentality. You're either in or your out. And if you're out, all the "ins" assault you whenever you say anything. Do I agree that some of his posts might be a little over the top? Sure, they might. But when all you seem to get is negativity from people, can you really blame the guy? And really, to turn around and go "Look, you posting here isn't wanted, go post somewhere else" isn't being negative to some extent? You're basically telling the guy his points and opinions aren't valid, go somewhere else. "Here's a quarter, go call someone who cares." Because to be honest, would you respond any different to him if he was in the OOC and tried to start up a serious conversation on it? And you know, just because he doesn't do what others tell him to doesn't mean he's ignoring it. It just means he disagrees, and he's well within his rights to do so. To tell him that because he doesn't take the advice of other people who (it's implied) know better means he shouldn't be complaining is a bit unfair. But, everyone will think what they want, and I can't change that. And I don't care to. I was just sick and tired of seeing the attacks, of seeing the negativity. This isn't a community, at least not a caring one, not from what I've seen. I don't think the treatment he's gotten has been very fair. Sure, maybe no one wants to listen to his complaints, but that's as easy as not reading his threads. People say "I don't read your threads because I don't want to hear it, but I will when someone complains." That just tells me they're looking for an excuse. If they really seriously wanted to wash their hands of it, they'd tell the person "Yeah, he bugs me too" and leave it at that. Not come on and make a show of how they ignore the threads and yet turn around and not. For crying out loud, I've seen snerts treated better than this, and he's nowhere NEAR as bad as a snert. [/QUOTE]

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