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In response to "basically..." by RazorHawk

Here is what I have to say.

My name is David and anyone who has read my posts over the years knows that I am fair to a point of fault. I'd take the side of the person I liked least in the world over my best friend if I truly believed the jerkface was in the right. As such, I am as unbiased an opinion maker as there is likely to be here.

With HSX struggling to get back up again, Slacker Talk is acting as a sort of getaway vacation in the short term and may even become a permanent one moving forward. Everyone who chooses to make this a permanent bookmark is probably entitled to some form of general amnesty as long as they haven't been like say fraskal over the years. If people are willing to give secret stalker a chance, they'll surely do the same to you as long as you are respectful of the opportunity.

I haven't noticed you enough either way to be annoyed by you as of yet, but I will say that while your intent may have been positive, attacking a well liked poster -- on her birthday, no less -- is probably not your best move. Even if you believe she was the instigator, you have to realize that it's probably not the best stratagem in the world.

So, if you want to be a participant in SlackerTalk moving forward, you will probably want to consider whether pride and needless grudges are more important than being a part of this new community. If they are, more power to you as you flame out. I enjoy a good rubbernecking as much as the next bloke, after all.

If, on the other hand, you sincerely want to be a part of this from the ground up, you should evaluate while some folks here have taken issue with you in the past. You indicate you have done so and that it didn't seem to matter. I find that a bit disingenuous based on my message board experience -- karma is hard and fast in online communities -- but that is perhaps an unfair generalization that is not applicable to you. Striving to be a better poster is a worthy goal and I hope you are sincere in this matter. If not, I'll be honest that I'll be first in line to mock you mercilessly. Let's hope it never comes to that.

My suggestion would be to tip your cap that while your intentions were good, you probably should have had thicker skin about the reception of your post. It's the menschy thing to do and will score some points with the peanut gallery. Alternately, feel free to scorch the earth then salt the land under the tenet that when HSX comes back, you will never visit here again. Either way has some value to those of us who don't know you from Adam.

On the off chance you are the rare poster who starts out poorly then cleans up his act, I'll be first in line to offer kudos when you walk the path and polite but pointed criticism when you fall back into bad habits. My one promise to you is that you will always have a pretty good read on where you stand with me.


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