GOODBYE HOTPEPPER
- Thread starter Fire Breathing Idiot
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Being in the horse biz...when "smegma" was mentioned...oh...man...I was already unhappily familiar.
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH !
Although I am a relative noob on here, I do ask myself as I'm reading through threads gone wrong what a new potential member would think if they just happened upon the site today.
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I'm relatively new here as well, and am beginning to think I shouldn't wander into the off topic threads...
Ted was annoying. But the reaction of the forum was over the top.
All the threads about duffy were as well (not that I like how he handles things either *coughforthechildrencough*).
I think I'm going to stick to the growing forums and the exchange forums, and call it good. Too much drama everywhere else... I have enough drama in life, I don't need it in my hobby as well
Also to the one who posted that they hoped Ted had luck overcoming all his "challenges", you got a belly laugh out of me. I tried to like it, but am out of likes for the day
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I'm relatively new here as well, and am beginning to think I shouldn't wander into the off topic threads...
Ted was annoying. But the reaction of the forum was over the top.
All the threads about duffy were as well (not that I like how he handles things either *coughforthechildrencough*).
I think I'm going to stick to the growing forums and the exchange forums, and call it good. Too much drama everywhere else... I have enough drama in life, I don't need it in my hobby as well
Also to the one who posted that they hoped Ted had luck overcoming all his "challenges", you got a belly laugh out of me. I tried to like it, but am out of likes for the day
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that works out to having been a member for 21/22 days something like that... I can't say as I know everyone, but I know a railroad when I see one.
Even if I didn't appreciate the guys "reviewing" "skills", sense of humor, or general approach to people (I did watch a few of his videos btw), and even if the guy was over the top, that doesn't give us license to treat someone badly.
I'm not singling any one out in particular, if you feel singled out, well then that is probably just your guilty conscience speaking
.As we have been really concerned about the "public face" of our hobby, forum, obsession, and industry, AND as someone asked what everyone thought a relative new comer might think, I decided to speak up.
Considering it was my first day on this part of the forum (though I've talked to most of you before, and like... well... most all of you any way
) and this thread was my first impression of the off topic parts, I hope you can see how I came to the conclusions I did.I'm not leaving (or judging) THP as a whole haha... That would be silly. BUT it does make me leery of the offtopic parts.
Thats not to say I won't become a part of the silent majority, nor does it mean I'll not speak my mind here in the future... But as was said, I have enough drama IRL, I don't need or particularly want it in my hobby... I enjoy learning from people, I LOVE that there are so many well respected people from the hobby that are relatively active on here. Overall its a great forum made up of mostly great people.
It had nothing to do with how idiot was "portrayed" and everything to do with how he was treated. Haven't we matured enough to get along with someone we don't particularly like?
*shrug* take it for whatever its worth. I digress.
Ken
Good bye thread (not Ted).
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