Okay, I went back and read this whole thread, I still could not see where BOI turned into a place that
people that want to chime in and tell him how they see it.
or
This is finally a time for all the people that read this forum and have not responded due to a fear of the group mentality (real or not) and state how they [bold]feel[/bold] about Neil
. or this
I personally think its good... The more crap people get for being somewhat of a "JackAss"
The BOI sure has changed in a short time!
I certainly thought there was a big deal made over setting up a "warning system" to avoid exactly this type comments and punches at someone.... like I said before, maybe its more selective than we were lead to believe?
When you read back.... also look how often posters include inferring EVERYONE on FC when they actually meant only a few..... its a term of speech that all of us use.... IT DOES NOT MEAN EACH AND EVERYONE..... Same as Neil's [bold]private[/b] email did....
he called ALL of us names
I don't feel that way
We really do not need to worry about why Neil acted the way he did
We don't? Mind if I think for myself?
Now you guys seem to suggest that this was ok
No, but two wrongs don't make a right, especially when it breaks rules that were established on this site over and over again
People were recently complaining about the ....
NO people were not, people is all humans on this planet, there were only a small potion of the world that was.
his comments about fauna, insulted everyone in it
I did not feel insulted, I knew he did not mean me, I am sure many people know that.
See that's my point...... we all use mass groups like the examples above, when we only mean a very select few.....
If I were to say: People in the US are very spoiled.. would you read that to include everyone??? Of course not. Even in a court of law, to prove false advertising or libel, you have to prove that "any person of normal intelligence would have believed what was said or advertised".
I don't think taking a private email and posting it on a public board was constructive or permitting these attacks were a good move. I was at the Tampa show the past three days and MUCH of the discussion was that many people felt this was is in poor taste for BOI. The most often comment was even KS at its worst actions, never publicly humiliated someone and then allowed the feeding frenzy.
As Jude said and I heartily agree
Sure, Neil showed some true colors...but, now, so have a whole lot of other people here
I think it is very sad as there is no way to undo what has been done here, and that's NOT removing anyone as a moderator or personally asking them to stay off a site. Its the avenue that was taken to do it and the cheer section that followed. I for one can guarantee I will never deal, buy or sell with those that joined it and it certainly lowered my personal impression and respect of them.
Who knows, maybe this was put here as a reaction without thinking the negative impact it could have in the long run and there is a way to remove it? I know I am not alone in that thinking, Rich has always left this site open to users to have input on it, rather than discussing in private the fact that some of us think this was wrong, others that voiced that should say it here or at minimum in a message to him. I've also seen that he's not afraid to admit that he's made mistakes and correct them, unlike some other sites.
