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Shorty Super Member

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Today I received a PM from a guy who has posted a handful of times.

In one of his posts he says:

I've been around forums since about 1998, all different kinds, and this is one of the most pretentious and unfriendly places I have been a part of

His post to me said:

F*&% off and die - but he didn't censor the offending letters.

Now - who has the problem here? He couldn't be specific in what his objection to me is, but he seemed to be confusing my characteristics with his own.

I'm the first to admit that I can be provocative - and usually, positive discussion ensues - but I have to say that this character needs a dose of perspective.

To say (in possibly his first ever post, I didn't check) that this place is

one of the most pretentious and unfriendly places I have been a part of and then be so unfriendly and abusive is a bit of a laugh.

In several years here I have had lots of friendly PMs and I would venture to say that anyone who has had some sort of correspondence with me has found it to be a fair and reasonable experience.

Iacas has had to put me in my place more than once, but so what? I probably deserved it. (Certainly? I suppose so ;-)) We move on.

"Go forward", even.

I just found it amusing that a person who accuses others of hiding behind an internet avatar sends a PM which would have him banned  if he did it in the public areas of the site.

But admins can see all, can they not?

What's my point? Not sure about that one. But I don't intend to follow the directive of a lurker who accuses others of what he himself is guilty of. In psychological terms, it's called "projection", isn't it?

Has anyone else got any random thoughts to contribute? I'd be keen to read them :-)

In the race of life, always back self-interest. At least you know it's trying.

 

 


RFKFREAK Super Member

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Today I received a PM from a guy who has posted a handful of times.

In one of his posts he says:

I've been around forums since about 1998, all different kinds, and this is one of the most pretentious and unfriendly places I have been a part of

His post to me said:

F*&% off and die - but he didn't censor the offending letters.

Now - who has the problem here? He couldn't be specific in what his objection to me is, but he seemed to be confusing my characteristics with his own.

I'm the first to admit that I can be provocative - and usually, positive discussion ensues - but I have to say that this character needs a dose of perspective.

To say (in possibly his first ever post, I didn't check) that this place is

one of the most pretentious and unfriendly places I have been a part of and then be so unfriendly and abusive is a bit of a laugh.

In several years here I have had lots of friendly PMs and I would venture to say that anyone who has had some sort of correspondence with me has found it to be a fair and reasonable experience.

Iacas has had to put me in my place more than once, but so what? I probably deserved it. (Certainly? I suppose so ;-)) We move on.

"Go forward", even.

I just found it amusing that a person who accuses others of hiding behind an internet avatar sends a PM which would have him banned  if he did it in the public areas of the site.

But admins can see all, can they not?

What's my point? Not sure about that one. But I don't intend to follow the directive of a lurker who accuses others of what he himself is guilty of. In psychological terms, it's called "projection", isn't it?

Has anyone else got any random thoughts to contribute? I'd be keen to read them :-)

Fewer than 10 posts and he's focusing a lot of his board writing attention on you.

You so special!

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Lihu Incredible Member

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My PM interactions with you have been more than cordial. :beer:

Surprised that someone would PM you in that manner.

On the humorous side, at first I thought this was a thread about abusive Prime Minister's. :whistle:

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Yukari Great Member

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Hmmm.

I guess you just bring out the best (worst?) in people.

;-)

Actually, after reading your post, I had to check my PM to see if I had received such a PM.

I guess I am one of those that are invisible to others.

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isukgolf Great Member

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Not sure why he singled you out. I too have been around forums, and I am in fact, a moderator on a gaming site. When I became serious of wanting to learn golf I stumbled onto this site and couple of others ... while if you are interested in a facebook type experience where its post about mom, kids, and the dogs, then this may not be the best site. But if you want to learn about a golf swing and golf in general, I think this is best out there ... its why I stuck here. I was taken aback at first with the brutal honesty some reply with, but in time I saw it was not meant in a malicious. Shorty I can laugh with you now ... but I had to learn your style

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The person is probably just a cat hater, @Shorty . Personally, I wouldn't worry about it if I were you. :-P :beer:

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Gunther Great Member

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Since you didn't identify him (you should) just wanna say...wasn't me! ;-)

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rkim291968 Super Member

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I've seen worse and better forums than TST.   Pretentious?  No.   Unfriendly?  It can certainly be at times, depending on how one's post is interpreted by the mass.   But that's true for most forums, not just TST.

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imsys0042 Great Member

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I think that says more about him than you Shorty. For the record I think we have a very big variety and spread on opinions here. While you can find fights and jerks anywhere, I find the level of discourse here better than most

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Mr. Desmond Super Member

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Gosh, Shorty, sorry about those :censored: pm's.

I was off my :pound: meds....

:-$

Oh, well, we are all different, aren't we?

Can't take things personally or one winds up writing :censored: pm's

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David in FL Incredible Member

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Funny stuff!

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Natural Patrick Great Member

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Today I received a PM from a guy who has posted a handful of times.

In one of his posts he says:

I've been around forums since about 1998, all different kinds, and this is one of the most pretentious and unfriendly places I have been a part of

His post to me said:

F*&% off and die - but he didn't censor the offending letters.

Now - who has the problem here? He couldn't be specific in what his objection to me is, but he seemed to be confusing my characteristics with his own.

I'm the first to admit that I can be provocative - and usually, positive discussion ensues - but I have to say that this character needs a dose of perspective.

To say (in possibly his first ever post, I didn't check) that this place is

one of the most pretentious and unfriendly places I have been a part of and then be so unfriendly and abusive is a bit of a laugh.

In several years here I have had lots of friendly PMs and I would venture to say that anyone who has had some sort of correspondence with me has found it to be a fair and reasonable experience.

Iacas has had to put me in my place more than once, but so what? I probably deserved it. (Certainly? I suppose so ;-)) We move on.

"Go forward", even.

I just found it amusing that a person who accuses others of hiding behind an internet avatar sends a PM which would have him banned  if he did it in the public areas of the site.

But admins can see all, can they not?

What's my point? Not sure about that one. But I don't intend to follow the directive of a lurker who accuses others of what he himself is guilty of. In psychological terms, it's called "projection", isn't it?

Has anyone else got any random thoughts to contribute? I'd be keen to read them :-)


Oh No, not you again. It never ends does it ?


Ernest Jones Incredible Member

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I support @shorty !!! He can be a jerk at times, but he's our jerk and it's very rare indeed that I don't agree with him.
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Yours in earnest, Jason.
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Strandly Great Member

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Has anyone else got any random thoughts to contribute? I'd be keen to read them :-)

You seem to occasionally enjoy being a douchebag to people on here so it doesn't really surprise me that you would get a message like that.

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Lihu Incredible Member

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I support @shorty!!!

He can be a jerk at times, but he's our jerk and it's very rare indeed that I don't agree with him.

I second this one! :beer:

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Shorty Super Member

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Oh No, not you again. It never ends does it ?


Aren't you the one who said that Rory had been "humiliated" a few months back when he didn't win a tournament?  No need to get narky. :-P

In the race of life, always back self-interest. At least you know it's trying.

 

 


Shorty Super Member

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BTW - he's sent me an extremely long message which I didn't bother to read. The apostrophe abuse wore me out. :surrender: Anyway - he clearly has some anger issues, given that he thinks this place is pretentious and unfriendly.

I wonder why some people can't make friends. :loco:

In the race of life, always back self-interest. At least you know it's trying.

 

 


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