HickBoy:
The thread in question, the disappeared thread written by AlteredEgo some hours ago, was a carefully reasoned scenario about why a certain chronic poster should be banned... a logical, non-inflammatory (to my mind) case was made about why this certain poster can freely harrass other posters and remain unaffected, while we have seen a rash of similar posters banned for equivalent trespasses.
In other words, there seems to be no rhyme or reason why Poster A is not "banned"... while Posters B & C get banned for similar offenses. The playing field seems to be unequal.
Like a good defense lawyer, AlteredEgo laid out a well-thought out case. I appreciated its balance and sense of fairness. It presented good opportunities for member debate. So, that's why I felt a bit rattled to see the thread so conveniently disappeared.
I mean, we have some of the most innane threads here... Like "Sucking Off a Sleeping Straight Dude" (which is, of course, technically, endorsing rape). Why do rape threads stand yet AlteredEgo's post quietly whisked away? Why not be able to argue out a real authentic LPSG dilemma as AlteredEgo so thoughtfully presented?
I've posted similar threads, and they were shitcanned, or at least removed from view. At the time, I didn't make a public whine of it, nor did I feel I needed anybody else to jump to my defense. But then again, I'm not a nubile twentysomething female whom a lot of people want to have sex with. OH, and did I mention the fact that I see it as the owners and moderators' right to do as they see fit with posts, mine included, so I don't give a shit what happens to something after I write it? Almost all of my posts here have been done with the purpose of eliciting a response from the reader. I have chased a lot of people's compulsions into the light of day and had quite a few belly laughs from it. And judging from the PMs I get, I'm not the only one who gets a chuckle out of the responses. So I don't give a shit what the other members think. I'm not here looking for friends, and the ones I've found here have been purely by accident. I have F&B friends who understand what the word "love" means. If I were here looking for any kind of fulfillment at an emotional level I'd have long ago grown a pair and shot myself. I came here to giggle at people who are easily manipulated, and have hit the jackpot.
When I walk into a restaurant and people are behaving in a fashion I don't approve of I leave. If those people happen to be managers or owners, I still leave. I go somewhere that I can be comfortable. I don't sit around and whinge about the way the place is run. I up and fucking leave. I don't sit around and demand that those whose behavior offends me explain themselves. I just get the fuck out and find a place that suits me.
I see a really interesting phenomenon at LPSG and a few other sites I frequent. People stay here and bitch, rather than get the fuck out. These are the same people who wouldn't hesitate to leave a restaurant/bar/party/whorehouse/grocery store if they were offended, but they stay here and they grind on and on and on with their endless, mind-numbingly repetitious criticisms of LPSG and the way it's managed. It's fucking strange. If I cared to know, I would ask why, but others' motivations is not something I really concern myself with. If their behavior is having a negative effect on me, I let them know. If they can't give me what I need, I seek to have my needs met elsewhere rather than stay where I feel I'm being abused and insist that others change to accomodate me.
Net-net: Whining about this place and the way it's run is just poor form. It's rude, obnoxious, and counter-productive. Unless you
LIKE hanging out and pissing off the people who are extending you their hospitality. If that's the case, well, you're doing a good job.
But if you assume the right to insult your host, your host reserves the right to throw your gormless ass out.
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