Coey, Tom,Teh Helmet, and Life

[Slayer]

Inca thinks a thread sucks? No way, that guy likes everything

[Giuseppe Zangara]

What are you talking about.

[Dr. Tom]

-- There's not much point on weighing in on the whole Coey drama at this point. He's writing for the site, he's banned from these forums, and people are going to bitch about both. He'll write for the site as long as he wants to, so get used to ignoring his articles if you don't like him.

 

-- Yes, I called out BPS and Jay. I didn't really want to, and I thought about it for a few minutes before doing it. The reason I ended up doing it is that dirty laundry between staff members or writers shouldn't be aired in a public forum. There's a Staff folder for things like that, as well as PMs, IM, and email. All I did was chide them for a lapse in judgment, and I've since spoken to both of them in PMs about the situation. A lot of you are taking more offense to it than they did.

 

-- TSM writers are rather underappreciated. Read Sass' thread; quite a few of them were starting to feel burned out and a little frazzled. As a still-occasional mainpage writer myself, as well as the guy who's in charge of this place for a while, I'm going to stick my neck out and protect them when and where I can. There's a Feedback folder for article discussion, but there's no reason that a flame party against a TSM writer should be tolerated. I don't care if it is Coey and he's "controversial." I'm still not going to put up with a thread dedicated to bashing any of our writers up and down. Those of you who talk like you're Barney Badass should email the writers in question and take up your grievances with them one-on-one.

 

No, I don't care if you disagree with this practice. Hardcore Discussion does not give you carte blanche.

 

-- I have not consulted Dames on many of the moves and decisions which have been made while he's been gone. There are two reasons for this: (1) Zack has a direct channel to him, so anything necessary can be relayed fairly easily, and (2) I'm the one he left in charge. The decisions are mine to make. If we had to wait for Dames to get back before deciding something, then nothing would have been resolved in the past 9-10 weeks.

 

Moreover Tom, how can you be so hypocritical to stress a unified stance as writers right after treating bps and Jay like your little subordinates.

Sometimes, people have to be yelled at a bit. I fully support BPS and Jay as moderators, and as writers for the site. But I'm not going to put up with internecine squabbles. This isn't the place for that.

 

I don't care that you're in charge. I don't care whats going on with Dames. But maybe you should step away from this sutuation for a second and realise how much of a disengenous, condescending, and patronizing cocksucker you look like at times.

I do what I think is right. It doesn't matter to me how it's perceived. What's right is not always what is popular, and vice versa. I'm going to do what I think is right to make sure this board and website run smoothly. Disagree if you want, but if you're using that much invective to talk about something that happened on the internet, maybe it's YOU who needs to take a step back.

 

Honestly, folks (and I'm not saying this to be "disgenuous," "condescending," "patronizing," or a "cocksucker"): like Loss said, if you're chronically unhappy with the board, leave. Your life will be better for it without the misery and stress, and we'll have -1 to the negative attitude count here. Everybody wins. I'm firmly convinced that some of you are just terminally miserable people, and nothing I do or anyone else does will make you happy. Your happiness is in your hands, and if you're doing something that affects it negatively, you really should stop.

 

I'll be gone until sometime Sunday, so try not to leave me six more pages to read, mmmkay?

[Guest Banders Kennany]

Great post in an extremely awful thread.

Why did you bother reading a thread so extremely awful? I wouldn't give threads I hate a second look.

 

I only had one experience with DrTom and it was a positive one, but I will admit he sounds like an asshole sometimes, and disagree with what he said to Jay and BPS. I think Tom should be more open to the posters and their suggestions but I really can't complain about him through personal experience. I do give him credit though...even if people get nasty in complaining about him, he doesn't ban people for that. He knows his stuff enough not to take this seriously. Overall though, I agree with a lot of the things Dids said about the Coey situation....he's got a good head on his shoulders and seemed more cool-headed than a lot of you other complainers.

[Guest cobainwasmurdered]

-- There's not much point on weighing in on the whole Coey drama at this point. He's writing for the site, he's banned from these forums, and people are going to bitch about both. He'll write for the site as long as he wants to, so get used to ignoring his articles if you don't like him.

 

-- Yes, I called out BPS and Jay. I didn't really want to, and I thought about it for a few minutes before doing it. The reason I ended up doing it is that dirty laundry between staff members or writers shouldn't be aired in a public forum. There's a Staff folder for things like that, as well as PMs, IM, and email. All I did was chide them for a lapse in judgment, and I've since spoken to both of them in PMs about the situation. A lot of you are taking more offense to it than they did.

 

-- TSM writers are rather underappreciated. Read Sass' thread; quite a few of them were starting to feel burned out and a little frazzled. As a still-occasional mainpage writer myself, as well as the guy who's in charge of this place for a while, I'm going to stick my neck out and protect them when and where I can. There's a Feedback folder for article discussion, but there's no reason that a flame party against a TSM writer should be tolerated. I don't care if it is Coey and he's "controversial." I'm still not going to put up with a thread dedicated to bashing any of our writers up and down. Those of you who talk like you're Barney Badass should email the writers in question and take up your grievances with them one-on-one.

 

No, I don't care if you disagree with this practice. Hardcore Discussion does not give you carte blanche.

 

-- I have not consulted Dames on many of the moves and decisions which have been made while he's been gone. There are two reasons for this: (1) Zack has a direct channel to him, so anything necessary can be relayed fairly easily, and (2) I'm the one he left in charge. The decisions are mine to make. If we had to wait for Dames to get back before deciding something, then nothing would have been resolved in the past 9-10 weeks.

 

Moreover Tom, how can you be so hypocritical to stress a unified stance as writers right after treating bps and Jay like your little subordinates.

Sometimes, people have to be yelled at a bit. I fully support BPS and Jay as moderators, and as writers for the site. But I'm not going to put up with internecine squabbles. This isn't the place for that.

 

I don't care that you're in charge. I don't care whats going on with Dames. But maybe you should step away from this sutuation for a second and realise how much of a disengenous, condescending, and patronizing cocksucker you look like at times.

I do what I think is right. It doesn't matter to me how it's perceived. What's right is not always what is popular, and vice versa. I'm going to do what I think is right to make sure this board and website run smoothly. Disagree if you want, but if you're using that much invective to talk about something that happened on the internet, maybe it's YOU who needs to take a step back.

 

Honestly, folks (and I'm not saying this to be "disgenuous," "condescending," "patronizing," or a "cocksucker"): like Loss said, if you're chronically unhappy with the board, leave. Your life will be better for it without the misery and stress, and we'll have -1 to the negative attitude count here. Everybody wins. I'm firmly convinced that some of you are just terminally miserable people, and nothing I do or anyone else does will make you happy. Your happiness is in your hands, and if you're doing something that affects it negatively, you really should stop.

 

I'll be gone until sometime Sunday, so try not to leave me six more pages to read, mmmkay?

Comparing me to Banky is really cruel. He's just starting shit, I actually care about TSM.

 

We don't share a brain we disagree alot.

 

 

I made some mistakes and I've cleared things up with Sass, and I'm pubicly apoligizing for this stupid thread. I'm on AIM and I'd be happy to talk to you and clear the air.

[Dangerous A]

I find it funny that I've read at different times from different posters that this is the internet, so people should lighten up. Yet, it only applies to people who appear to be "cool". Basically, you have to "fit in" here at TSM. That is the feeling I get. Some want to chastise DrTom and Chris Coey for being "jerks" because they are unapologetic about their posts and don't play around when schooling someone. Or they don't get their sarcasm and brand of humor. Or they aren't following fellow posters advice about this being the internet, so lighten up.

 

I guess we only lighten up on folks when they are deemed "cool". Not me. I'll still post whatever the fuck I want around here, but at the same time I'm not gonna shit on Coey or Tom because people here don't see them as "cool". There are plenty of dickhead posters out here who just post nonsense or one liners. I'll take the dickhead poster who can at least argue and back themselves up with substance.

 

TSM: Whatever you do, don't bring the quality or content here! You won't fit in.

[Murmuring Beast]

I find it funny that I've read at different times from different posters that this is the internet, so people should lighten up. Yet, it only applies to people who appear to be "cool". Basically, you have to "fit in" here at TSM. That is the feeling I get. Some want to chastise DrTom and Chris Coey for being "jerks" because they are unapologetic about their posts and don't play around when schooling someone. Or they don't get their sarcasm and brand of humor. Or they aren't following fellow posters advice about this being the internet, so lighten up.

 

I guess we only lighten up on folks when they are deemed "cool". Not me. I'll still post whatever the fuck I want around here, but at the same time I'm not gonna shit on Coey or Tom because people here don't see them as "cool". There are plenty of dickhead posters out here who just post nonsense or one liners. I'll take the dickhead poster who can at least argue and back themselves up with substance.

 

TSM: Whatever you do, don't bring the quality or content here! You won't fit in.

That, gents, is the post of the year.

[Nighthawk]

Nah, it's not. This one is.

[Guest cobainwasmurdered]

Sorry that some of us aren't schizophrenic attention-mongers who think changing names to say something we've already said is a brilliant idea.

Is your real name Ricky Chosyu?

no, that is.

[Murmuring Beast]

What's the obsession with Dick Van Dyke?

[Nighthawk]

My fantasy has turned to madness. And all my goodness has turned to badness. My need to possess Dick Van Dyke has consumed my soul. My life is trembling. I have no control.

[Murmuring Beast]

Is he not dead?

[Nighthawk]

Nah, he's around. He was still on tv regularly until a couple years ago. Not that I care much. I wasn't really a fan past the 60s.

[Sandman9000]

Well, I guess everything's been settled then.

 

I'm out. I'll catch y'all on the flipside.

[Guest cobainwasmurdered]

Boo Sandy Boo. Leaving is bad.

[Art Sandusky]

I find it funny that I've read at different times from different posters that this is the internet, so people should lighten up. Yet, it only applies to people who appear to be "cool". Basically, you have to "fit in" here at TSM. That is the feeling I get. Some want to chastise DrTom and Chris Coey for being "jerks" because they are unapologetic about their posts and don't play around when schooling someone. Or they don't get their sarcasm and brand of humor. Or they aren't following fellow posters advice about this being the internet, so lighten up.

 

I guess we only lighten up on folks when they are deemed "cool". Not me. I'll still post whatever the fuck I want around here, but at the same time I'm not gonna shit on Coey or Tom because people here don't see them as "cool". There are plenty of dickhead posters out here who just post nonsense or one liners. I'll take the dickhead poster who can at least argue and back themselves up with substance.

 

TSM: Whatever you do, don't bring the quality or content here! You won't fit in.

[Hoff]

The phrase "brand of humor" is mildly retarded. If people don't get your jokes, chances are you aren't funny. Chances are you're also either a full-fledged reetee or a sarcastic bastard who thinks too highly of himself.

 

Also, I wouldn't worry about Sandy leaving, as his track record in that department is slightly shady at best.

[Slayer]

The phrase "brand of humor" is mildly retarded. If people don't get your jokes, chances are you aren't funny. Chances are you're also either a full-fledged reetee or a sarcastic bastard who thinks too highly of himself.

I call it a "healthy ego"

[Dr. Tom]

I made some mistakes and I've cleared things up with Sass, and I'm pubicly apoligizing for this stupid thread. I'm on AIM and I'd be happy to talk to you and clear the air.

Fair enough. Find me later tonight, then. I'll be around.