by seige » May 29th, '03, 16:25
Nick
No offence was taken, and in the light of your humble apology, I myself feel the need to apologise.
My post was almost a 'mock/irony/sarcasm', which, I'm afraid is my own morbid sense of humour.
I think we're all here for a purpose, and the way there's a community building here is nice - there seems to be a common ground.
I agree that sites like the Magic Cafe DO take things a bit seriously, and after all, there's a lot of personality in magic. We're all just having a bit of fun here, and there's no nastiness or bad intent.
I am personally guilty of 'flaming' the pointless posts, but if you ask a few people here, I am quite a nice person really, and a couple of people 'flamed' publically by myself have received PM's which explain WHY I'ved acted that way, i.e. that you won't get secret access via the amount of posts, or indeed by the intelligence or length of your posts. I'm actually trying to help people.
I'm always happy to apologise if I step out of line, and because I type at the speed of light, I sometimes may say things which are a little 'harsh', without realising the tone of voice (as too, have you, evidently).
I will be quite happy to shut up, if that would be the consensus of the community here, because that's the type of guy I am.
And as for discounts... (as pointed by Bananafish)... I was not interested, really, and I was advised to use it! As for access to the secret area, I was granted that even before my posts reached 50, and if you look at the usergroups list, there are members in there with 0 posts.
I'm here for the ride... magic and mystery, especially the giving/receiving of knowledge are my paramount 'raison d'etre', but surely a little humour along the way won't hurt.
No love lost, I hope.