[quote name='Crazykiwi' post='426745' date='Mar 5 2009, 10:33 PM']It's bullying. BBC and others in the past know that if I have to defend myself against open and highly personal attacks, that's going to undermine my credibility in dealing with other members as well. The reason is that because in the eyes of critics and those who disagree with how the forum is being run, it will always be difficult to to draw the line between personal interest and the interests of the forum. Additionally if we let insulting behaviour slide as being 'ironic' then it sets a precedent for other behaviour from more impressionable individuals who interpret such ironic behaviour literally and imitate it. This makes managing standards of behaviour on forum even more difficult.
Some of the members may have thicker skins than others. There's a diverse world out there, but doesn't mean that the thicker skinned members opinions should run rough shod over those who are more sensitive. Otherwise we'd end up with a forum full of insensitive assholes, wouldn't we?
Given the personal attacks on me, some might say I have a vested personal interest in the outcome. Hence the temp ban to bring the situation under control and, for the sake of absolute clarity, I'm going to let Ped and the Mods decide how to deal with it.[/quote]
Well its sad that you as owner seem to have so many people attacking you on your own site, sounds like a lot of people don't like you? Maybe they're just jealous of you're bass!?
Maybe you need a thicker skin as well and just let it ride, lifes too short, you should enjoy it and stop being so prissy and sensitive? But as you say if you feel your being bullied then you have no tecaher to cry to because you ARE the teacher?
Whatever, life has some hard breaks but keep perspective, its only the internet after all innit?
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[quote name='Crazykiwi' post='426745' date='Mar 5 2009, 10:33 PM']It's bullying. BBC and others in the past know that if I have to defend myself against open and highly personal attacks, that's going to undermine my credibility in dealing with other members as well. The reason is that because in the eyes of critics and those who disagree with how the forum is being run, it will always be difficult to to draw the line between personal interest and the interests of the forum. Additionally if we let insulting behaviour slide as being 'ironic' then it sets a precedent for other behaviour from more impressionable individuals who interpret such ironic behaviour literally and imitate it. This makes managing standards of behaviour on forum even more difficult. Some of the members may have thicker skins than others. There's a diverse world out there, but doesn't mean that the thicker skinned members opinions should run rough shod over those who are more sensitive. Otherwise we'd end up with a forum full of insensitive assholes, wouldn't we? Given the personal attacks on me, some might say I have a vested personal interest in the outcome. Hence the temp ban to bring the situation under control and, for the sake of absolute clarity, I'm going to let Ped and the Mods decide how to deal with it.[/quote] Well its sad that you as owner seem to have so many people attacking you on your own site, sounds like a lot of people don't like you? Maybe they're just jealous of you're bass!? Maybe you need a thicker skin as well and just let it ride, lifes too short, you should enjoy it and stop being so prissy and sensitive? But as you say if you feel your being bullied then you have no tecaher to cry to because you ARE the teacher? Whatever, life has some hard breaks but keep perspective, its only the internet after all innit?