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elmtree · 10-10-2008, 09:46 PM

I am completely unaware of rivalry between websites, this is completely new to me. I'm not interested in slagging any other forums off, I don't see the point or why someone would want to in the first place! I loved SpeakOut, I felt like it saved us and brought us back to together after the downfall of Exasko. It was a lovely community, and any person who is part of a forum community is there because they love that community.

Isaac could have very easily posted a thread about shutting Exasko down a few weeks prior to him doing it, and just not looked back at the thread (and blocking contacts on AIM, MSN ETC, and ignoring emails if he had to. It's quite easy.) Then he wouldn't have had to deal with the hassle people were, perhaps quite rightly, going to give him, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, every member would have known they had SpeakOut to join incase they needed help. I still worry about the Exasko-ers who never discovered SpeakOut, and whether they really needed our help and if anything bad happened to them because they had nowhere to go. A lot of people were dealing with self harm, drug and alcohol addictions and were suffering from depression and suicidal behaviour. They may have really needed us.

I'm not angry at Isaac for what happened really. I don't think I ever showed particular anger towards him, just disappointment and concern over the issue that our members were without Exasko and did not know about SpeakOut. I thought the whole situation was very unfair though, of course. I think we all had a right to be angry. People also make mistakes though, and in time we are willing to forgive people for their mistakes.

I have, however, shown anger towards Isaac here at Exasco for his patronising, nasty and egotistical behaviour, which is quite clearly unacceptable and I am not willing to tolerate it. Especially when he was slagging off Markme. This is our community now, and how he thinks he can walk in out of nowhere, after everything he did, and criticise Markme's forum the way he did is disgusting. This is Markme's forum, not his, despite what he seems to think.

Because of his behaviour and the things he has said here, I feel much angrier about the subject than I actually did beforehand, and am not willing to fully forgive such a person who behaves and talks in the way he displayed that night. Someone should deserve to be forgiven to actually be forgiven, and I see little proof that he is willing of it and he does not show much remorse for his actions in my opinion. He may say he's sorry, but along with everything else he's said I really doubt so. Anyone can type the words "I'm sorry." quite easily.

I'm not sure what is meant by the narrow-minded people on forums. I'm afraid everyone has bad days or things that touch a nerve and they may come across as rather close-minded on a subject because of this - and thats life. People disagree. If someone has a point to say, they're much obligated to say it (in most circumstances anyhows.
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10-10-2008, 09:46 PM	#39 (permalink)
elmtree Check It! I Found The Emerald City! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: West Sussex, UK. Posts: 341 My Mood:	I am completely unaware of rivalry between websites, this is completely new to me. I'm not interested in slagging any other forums off, I don't see the point or why someone would want to in the first place! I loved SpeakOut, I felt like it saved us and brought us back to together after the downfall of Exasko. It was a lovely community, and any person who is part of a forum community is there because they love that community. Isaac could have very easily posted a thread about shutting Exasko down a few weeks prior to him doing it, and just not looked back at the thread (and blocking contacts on AIM, MSN ETC, and ignoring emails if he had to. It's quite easy.) Then he wouldn't have had to deal with the hassle people were, perhaps quite rightly, going to give him, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, every member would have known they had SpeakOut to join incase they needed help. I still worry about the Exasko-ers who never discovered SpeakOut, and whether they really needed our help and if anything bad happened to them because they had nowhere to go. A lot of people were dealing with self harm, drug and alcohol addictions and were suffering from depression and suicidal behaviour. They may have really needed us. I'm not angry at Isaac for what happened really. I don't think I ever showed particular anger towards him, just disappointment and concern over the issue that our members were without Exasko and did not know about SpeakOut. I thought the whole situation was very unfair though, of course. I think we all had a right to be angry. People also make mistakes though, and in time we are willing to forgive people for their mistakes. I have, however, shown anger towards Isaac here at Exasco for his patronising, nasty and egotistical behaviour, which is quite clearly unacceptable and I am not willing to tolerate it. Especially when he was slagging off Markme. This is our community now, and how he thinks he can walk in out of nowhere, after everything he did, and criticise Markme's forum the way he did is disgusting. This is Markme's forum, not his, despite what he seems to think. Because of his behaviour and the things he has said here, I feel much angrier about the subject than I actually did beforehand, and am not willing to fully forgive such a person who behaves and talks in the way he displayed that night. Someone should deserve to be forgiven to actually be forgiven, and I see little proof that he is willing of it and he does not show much remorse for his actions in my opinion. He may say he's sorry, but along with everything else he's said I really doubt so. Anyone can type the words "I'm sorry." quite easily. I'm not sure what is meant by the narrow-minded people on forums. I'm afraid everyone has bad days or things that touch a nerve and they may come across as rather close-minded on a subject because of this - and thats life. People disagree. If someone has a point to say, they're much obligated to say it (in most circumstances anyhows. To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 1 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. ). We're also much obligated to criticise them for it. To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 1 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.