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Past Forum Experience


CandyStar

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I don't usually join mlp forums as soon as I see them, but the reason for that is because of personal experiences. So many to count, and yet some I have rather enjoyed. Since I'm not allowed to name which ones, I will simply state my experiences below:

The first forum I joined turned out to be fun as the days went past, even made some great friends. But eventually every good experience comes to an end, especially when it involves a member or two trying to push my buttons on purpose. It turns out that one member saw my opinion as offensive, which I stated that a gaming journalists need to be aware that this profession requires some sort of passion to really write a good story or two(also that the person who wrote the one I read recently was a bit uneducated as to what the job implied).

Sure, it was bit overboard, but I was being honest about it. But that opinion didn't give that person the right to bring one of my fics into a topic in which it was irrelevant to. That set me off, and I lost all sense of reasoning I had left. This led to me getting 125 warning points(which I would have worked off), but my Asperger's led to me getting more upset than a normal person would be. Them saying I went on a righteous crusade was a bit much, it was more of a expression of my feelings, then a revenge rant. But then again, who keeps track of those things anyway?

And then came a time where I had unwittingly posted a suicide prank video, when I meant to post a link to another one. I never said I laughed at the joke, but the idiot who decided this was the best way to get back at people who trolled others with threats. But I do admit it was my fault for not paying attention to what link I had copied, too late now, I guess. :-| But now on to the next charge, Plagiarism. This involved me posting images I thought were ones I made myself, but had convinced myself they were indeed mine.

Me and the admin talked about it, and still I persisted in my claims, not even thinking about it once. :oops: So you see... I have learned from my mistake and make sure from now on that I only submit art of my own creation, much better now I suppose.

Next we have the charge of Abuse and Toxic behavior, not sure how that came to be, but oh well. I'm never abusive or toxic, that would imply that I harassed or tried to make someone else uncomfortable or worse... Though I suppose it may or may not be true, anyone's guess. This happened again after a new event in which I was verbally assaulted by another member, but won't say who due to policy. He soon apologized thereafter, but it seemed my reason left me again; getting me another count added to the point meter. That's about all I need to say here for that.

Now we move on to the main issue, the ban itself. Sure, it was only two screw ups, but nothing to get me kicked off for. The one thing some of the staff of forums need to know is: Nobody's perfect, we all have those moments where we slip up and do something we regret later. As of today, I have decided not to respond negatively to such insults, and rude behavior.

For this is my promise I will keep, and never will I ever break it. :halo:

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I realized that a lot of people have been banned at least once or have been given warning points in their forum experience.  You're not alone in being banned of a beloved forum!

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Im proud of ya, the first step to overcoming the bullys is just not to react!! I know this personally, at school i always deal with some people of both genders who just push my buttons, and at this point i just don't care. It works for me, and im really glad that your finding a way to deal with it yourself!!! 

 

Never give up!!!

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People can find ways to handle they're asbergers, just try to calm down and take others feelings into consideration when you write a rebuttal to them.

 

I don't think it's as easy as that ShatteredCrown...many things are easier said than done.

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once I got a warning here, then stopped posting, binge learnt a lot of Shakespeare's language, but never posted again. Est. like 3 years ago... Warning was eventually lifted after a year (?) but waryness stays.

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I don't think it's as easy as that ShatteredCrown...many things are easier said than done.
What do you mean, sure it's harder with that kind of condition but people should at least make an effort to handle it.
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What do you mean, sure it's harder with that kind of condition but people should at least make an effort to handle it.

The problem is, I can't get my therapy without my insurance. They cut me off completely.

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What do you mean, sure it's harder with that kind of condition but people should at least make an effort to handle it.

I don't want to engage in a debate or anything, but it isn't that easy.  It's not just like something that can be controlled, it's something inside of you.  It's like your feelings-sure, you can take anti-depressants or take drugs and be happy all the time; but you can't force yourself to truly be happy or "make" your self happy.  It just doesn't work that way.  And I'm sure CandyStar made his best effort-it's just not something that can be easily tamed like a stray piece of hair.

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I don't want to engage in a debate or anything, but it isn't that easy.  It's not just like something that can be controlled, it's something inside of you.  It's like your feelings-sure, you can take anti-depressants or take drugs and be happy all the time; but you can't force yourself to truly be happy or "make" your self happy.  It just doesn't work that way.  And I'm sure CandyStar made his best effort-it's just not something that can be easily tamed like a stray piece of hair.

Nice analogy, Lyi. It's true I can't really control it at will. Stuff like this happens and there's not much you can do to stop it.

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What do you mean?

“A treatment method or an educational method that will work for one child may not work for another child. The one common denominator for all of the young children is that early intervention does work, and it seems to improve the prognosis." -Temple Grandin
 
Not saying your wrong, but each person needs a different way of getting treatment, not just this way. 
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