Egoism and drama
12 years ago
General
I was going to let this blow over, but certain actions by someone has led me here.
For anyone that is watching the group page
sciencefurs, you would have noticed months of inactivity. Two months ago I sent a note to the "owner" saying that I would not be able to maintain the profile. Today I checked the profile and saw that the note was never opened. The profile of the "owner" was inactive for months which led me to believe that the group page was abandoned. Since I was the only one updating the profile for the last few months I took it upon myself to get help from willing members.
Before making any changes, I sent a pm to the "owner" saying that I would take over the group until he requested to take it back. I found a willing assistant and made a few profile changes. Afterwards I got a note from the "owner" asking for me to return control of the page to which I gave the updated password without question. The reply I got was that I was locked out of the account and would be banned if I "tried to make a stink about it." A few message went back and forth and I pointed out reasons for the actions I took. The replies were irrational and unwarranted. Long story short I was blocked after receiving an ad hominem attack via note.
As to what this "owner" thinks about the group members, I'll let his own words be known:
woofwoofwoof wrote:If I really cared about what? Spreading scientific knowledge? Man, 95% of respondents to our journals can barely think at all. And 99.5% of our users don't respond to journals anyway; for the vast majority of users, the group functions as a badge they can put on their profile to connote a passing interest in science.
Personally, I think he might be going through some difficult times and I was a victim of an unwarranted out lash. I usually just let this sort of thing roll off my shoulder, but I was blocked before I could finish the conversation. Don't be surprised if the group becomes inactive for months on end.
For anyone that is watching the group page
sciencefurs, you would have noticed months of inactivity. Two months ago I sent a note to the "owner" saying that I would not be able to maintain the profile. Today I checked the profile and saw that the note was never opened. The profile of the "owner" was inactive for months which led me to believe that the group page was abandoned. Since I was the only one updating the profile for the last few months I took it upon myself to get help from willing members.Before making any changes, I sent a pm to the "owner" saying that I would take over the group until he requested to take it back. I found a willing assistant and made a few profile changes. Afterwards I got a note from the "owner" asking for me to return control of the page to which I gave the updated password without question. The reply I got was that I was locked out of the account and would be banned if I "tried to make a stink about it." A few message went back and forth and I pointed out reasons for the actions I took. The replies were irrational and unwarranted. Long story short I was blocked after receiving an ad hominem attack via note.
As to what this "owner" thinks about the group members, I'll let his own words be known:
woofwoofwoof wrote:If I really cared about what? Spreading scientific knowledge? Man, 95% of respondents to our journals can barely think at all. And 99.5% of our users don't respond to journals anyway; for the vast majority of users, the group functions as a badge they can put on their profile to connote a passing interest in science.Personally, I think he might be going through some difficult times and I was a victim of an unwarranted out lash. I usually just let this sort of thing roll off my shoulder, but I was blocked before I could finish the conversation. Don't be surprised if the group becomes inactive for months on end.
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I'm bitter, disgruntled, and a extremely cynical bastard... but I'm not THAT cynical.
I would not worry about it. Soon you will be on school, then you will become a geologist.
Then you will have a degree in throwing stones, even in your glass house ;)