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I feel i am being bullied

DAND said:
Marc,

No offense (well, that's probably not true since I have zero tolerance for statements made which were made with little to no thinking at all) but you do not know what you are talking about. Do you want to see my list of infractions? Or am I not a "clique member"? I've been called a clique member from other "like minded" people like you who "think" there is a clique here.

This is a good forum, it always has been and I believe it always will be. It has evolved into a great place for information and is an irreplaceable tool for the whole reptile community. It is also a great place to make some friends. If you don't like it, go, no one is forcing you to stay. I believe there are a lot of other like minded people who would rather not hear your negativity towards this site and some of it members. Why don't you and your other like minded thinkers go and start your own site. I'm sure there wouldn't be any cliques forming there. :rolleyes:
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:iagree: 100%
 
I'm sure there is a sort of "clique" here on Fauna of members that have been here longer and participate more on a regular basis. The fun thing is.. they get all the same infractions as all the rest of us. They just don't whine about getting hit with points when they've broken the rules.

I'd love to see someone who is pointing a finger at people NOT getting infractions that they deserve, point out a few posts to prove it. I'm certain that any post that deserved an infraction ended up with one.

I do my best to not break the rules, but if I do inadvertantly break a rule and get a infraction, I would accept it. At worst I would ask why, for the specifics, so I wouldn't repeat it unknowingly.
 
Kaiyudsai said:
It's one thing to enforce the rules.... but it's another to enforce it equally..... The central clique in this forum pretty much operates unchecked.... while the outsiders get reprimands for every little thing......

It has really turned me off of this forum... and I know of alot of people who feel the same as I do....

Anyway... I'm sure the mods will disagree... and probably don't care what I have to say.. because I'm not one of the fauna nucleus.... I may even get banned for this.... or someone will be trying to dig up old police records or dirt on me to post in the public forum...... LOL....


This used to be a really good forum... but it's more like a tank of piranhas now.....
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To me, this is a great forum to learn, to expand one's knowledge on different species, and different subjects relating to reptiles and other animals. I know i haven't been on here that long, only since April, but i make sure that i read up on the terms everyday, even though i know i've read them before, to ensure that i remember there are rules in place here for a reason and to make sure that i abide by them.

If i were to receive any infractions, i would and will accept them, and take them as a live and learn lesson.

I think the moderators do a great job being impartial and fair, from all that i have read so far, and i know it's not an easy job, so to all the mods, keep up the good work:thumbsup:
 
I'm lonely :( I'm not in a clique. Didn't join a sorority in college either. Am I missing the good life?
 
They changed that too, didn't you get the memo? Something has to be done about these missing memos.
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Maybe that tank of Fauna piranhas that was mentioned earlier ripped them to shreds :rolleyes:

I'm not in any clique - having never received The Memo, but I've been on Fauna awhile and yes ... have earned my own infractions, reprimands, badgirl checkmarks, etc.

And my feelings were hurt every time. I felt sad, humilated, embarrased, ashamed and unwanted.
However, I didn't come back here and whine. I just went to my therapist and told him about my feelings toward it - how bad it made me feel.
He's really good .... he listened quietly, took notes, nodded his head in agreement and after I had unloaded my woeful tale of shame and sadness, he said .....

"That's interesting. You know what makes me sad? You do! Maybe we should chug on over to mamby-pandy land where maybe we can find some self confidence for you, ja jackwagon! Crybaby."

Like I said, he's really good. Give me a holler if you want his number :D
 
Oh rats.... I guess I'm going to be accused of "love bombing" again...... :rofl:
 
LauraB said:
Maybe that tank of Fauna piranhas that was mentioned earlier ripped them to shreds :rolleyes:

I'm not in any clique - having never received The Memo, but I've been on Fauna awhile and yes ... have earned my own infractions, reprimands, badgirl checkmarks, etc.

And my feelings were hurt every time. I felt sad, humilated, embarrased, ashamed and unwanted.
However, I didn't come back here and whine. I just went to my therapist and told him about my feelings toward it - how bad it made me feel.
He's really good .... he listened quietly, took notes, nodded his head in agreement and after I had unloaded my woeful tale of shame and sadness, he said .....

"That's interesting. You know what makes me sad? You do! Maybe we should chug on over to mamby-pandy land where maybe we can find some self confidence for you, ja jackwagon! Crybaby."

Like I said, he's really good. Give me a holler if you want his number :D
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:rofl::rofl::rofl:
 
:censored: Rich...you had to do that, didn't you. Now everybody that's been talking about cliques will know that we're really a cult. I'm sure it won't be much of a step after that to figure that love bombing and sleep depuration [sic] are the reasons behind the signficant increase in posting.

*sleep depuration [sic] is part of why I'm tired & cranky......but, for the record, I was tired & cranky - and so labeled - long before I was a moderator of this site.
 
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