Anabasis to Desta said:
Plagiarism by highly knowledgeable and highly repped new member?
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^ You were in such a haste to post that meme and accrue likes that you couldn't even get my initials right.
Mercenary
Hummingbird
I think I found him
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Anabasis, brother, I agree that things have gotten silly. But can it also be that you're taking this a little more personally because you want to believe in the guy?
I get that he PM'd you some good information, and I'm glad you got some value out of him, and I'm sure others did as well. But their is also a tinge of "wanting to believe", rather than a neutral assessment. AB summed up perfectly some of the psychology at play regarding the reaction of some guys to this whole thing.
A guy can give useful information yet still be a dishonest person unfit for a community. Pointing out that what he was doing was wrong and dishonest is not a dismissal of the useful information you received.
Objectively, he ignored a warning and continued a dishonest behavior. He's not a victim of misunderstanding or a mob, or a quick and dirty trial. He knew what he was doing, he knew it was not acceptable, yet continued. Lets forget for a moment the specific reason- ignoring a warning to stop doing something is reason enough for a ban.
I feel it's a little presumptuous of you to try and steer what is ok to post here. Even if he wasn't dishonest, NTP isn't some kind of deity that shall not be roasted with GIFs. Again, it seems you're feeling this way because of a personal investment. That's natural and perfectly ok. But what isn't is trying to dictate what level of respect needs to be shown, especially considering the guy has clearly lied.
I get that he PM'd you some good information, and I'm glad you got some value out of him, and I'm sure others did as well. But their is also a tinge of "wanting to believe", rather than a neutral assessment. AB summed up perfectly some of the psychology at play regarding the reaction of some guys to this whole thing.
A guy can give useful information yet still be a dishonest person unfit for a community. Pointing out that what he was doing was wrong and dishonest is not a dismissal of the useful information you received.
Objectively, he ignored a warning and continued a dishonest behavior. He's not a victim of misunderstanding or a mob, or a quick and dirty trial. He knew what he was doing, he knew it was not acceptable, yet continued. Lets forget for a moment the specific reason- ignoring a warning to stop doing something is reason enough for a ban.
I feel it's a little presumptuous of you to try and steer what is ok to post here. Even if he wasn't dishonest, NTP isn't some kind of deity that shall not be roasted with GIFs. Again, it seems you're feeling this way because of a personal investment. That's natural and perfectly ok. But what isn't is trying to dictate what level of respect needs to be shown, especially considering the guy has clearly lied.
EJECT! EJECT! EJECT!
cascadecombo
Ostrich
The person behind NTP right about now.
Cobra said:
I disagree with this.
In the many years I've been on this forum, I've met 3.5 people. One was a guy who signed up to strictly meet me for a job, and never posted. The other was a college kid who was frankly an entitled douchebag. The third was just an empty shirt I met in LA who was just unimpressive.
The 1/2 was JJ Roberts back when he was Lumiere, and I couldn't bring myself to do the intro when I saw (and smelled) what a shit pile he was.
If you gotta meet people for some type of forum "vetting" reason, that would mean one person, or a small panel of people, would have to do the vetting.
If you didn't meet those specific people it would have to be assumed that all of your posts were fake.
That being said, several years ago I had a big party on fathers day at my house. I posted on the forum about it. Not a single one of you showed up. I wasn't offended
Does this mean that every single thing I read on here is false unless it was written by the two guys I met or JJ Roberts aka Lumiere???
Aloha!
I agree that things are getting a little heated and maybe people are taking things a bit too personally.
I would also say that while gifs and pictures can be funny and help lighten the mood, the mass posting of them right after Anabasis asked not to seems like an intentional act to rile him up. Come on guys, that's petty, childish behavior.
Again, are we mature enough to keep this thread on topic and discuss the proof and seriousness of NTP's plagiarism and the circumstances behind it? Can we do this without attacking each other or necessitating a locked thread? It's not looking good so far.
If not, that is a sad day for this community.
I would also say that while gifs and pictures can be funny and help lighten the mood, the mass posting of them right after Anabasis asked not to seems like an intentional act to rile him up. Come on guys, that's petty, childish behavior.
Again, are we mature enough to keep this thread on topic and discuss the proof and seriousness of NTP's plagiarism and the circumstances behind it? Can we do this without attacking each other or necessitating a locked thread? It's not looking good so far.
If not, that is a sad day for this community.
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