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I have been spending a lot of time on these forums lately, and have therefore been posting a lot. And, I haven't been as kind about what I say, or how I say it, as I should have been.
I have been argumentative and bullheaded, outright chastising, and overtly arrogant in how I state my case.
For this, I would like to apologize.
I appreciate these forums, and the wealth of knowledge that I have gleaned from these pages has been a huge help for me. But, most of all, I don't know any of you here well enough to talk to in such a manner. I don't talk to my friends or family the way I have been presenting myself here, nor do I address strangers in such a fashion.
I don't know what made me think it was ok here.
This is a place I enjoy, but I have been showing up and venting pure poison in every post. Nobody needs any extra negativity these days. We are all stressed and dealing with $#!+, I don't have any excuses for my behavior.
All I can do at this point is hope for your forgiveness/understanding, and change my behavior going forward with this in mind.
Sorry for being such an @$$hole lately, everyone. It's not your fault.
Good on you for owning your behaviour. One of my goals of late has is to acknowledge that we are all stressed out, and many could use some extra understanding. As far as I am concerned we're good, when I read your posts I also see alot of knowledge and passion about the game, personally that is what I try to focus on.
@VoodistMonk- I have not seen any of your offensive posts. But I have seen a lot by others. There is an awful lot of pointless rudeness and abuse on the net. Women seem to cop more abuse. It is probably because it is much easier to be rude to people you are not actually dealing with in person.
I am glad someone realises what they are doing and apologises.
It takes more strength to admit you've made a mistake than it does to just keep bluffing. Good on you VM.
Appreciate this, and appreciate you. It's really easy to let the negativity get out of control. Especially if it's compounded with issues IRL. Hope everything is going okay for you.
If there's more folks like you, there may be hope for the internet after all.
Glad you've found some introspection on yourself.
I respected your thoughts and opinions and often agreed with you, but had noted that lately you had presented your arguments in a less...agreeable manner.
I doubt everyone will see this, but I appreciate your coming forward about it.
So thanks, Voodoo.
I understand how outside agitation can cause someone to have less patience than normal in all other areas of life. It sucks and sometimes that's just how life is. I haven't taken any of your recent aggressiveness personally. But I appreciate that you're able to recognize when you aren't being yourself. It's all good :)
Hey,
I guess I've not seen the posts of the type you mentioned. But it's always a good thing when we can recognize our own mistakes and take steps to make amends. I've made a few "less than ideal" posts and if I realize it quickly enough I'll delete or at least post an apology as soon as I can.
We're all (well, most of us) human. We're gonna screw up. We just have to watch out for that sometimes.
Take care!
I appreciate the humility. no hard feelings brother (or sister or whatever you prefer)