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Wow, Sproat: that post took cojones to write. You didn't have to write it, yet you took the initiative. Kudos for your honesty.
This board will ALWAYS have members who refuse to get along. Some members criticize others even without having met in person. It's unfortunate. No apology will ever change some people's minds because petty, negative people would rather build walls than personal relationships with members who "rubbed them the wrong way" at some point. You showed maturity with your willingness to admit your faults; maybe one day they will do the same.
Even though I've never met you IRL, I found myself swayed by your aggressive online persona. I didn't gave you a fair shake in the court of public opinion. I judged you based on your persona (partly because you remind me of my ex-BF!), and for this I apologize.
It takes chutzpah to effect positive change. Thanks for doing your part. Hope to see you at Brunch.
Holls, thank you for the response. Actually one of the reasons I felt this thread was necessary was something you said that really resonated with me. It was in reference to the Facebook pictures and statuses I post on my feed. I believe you used the term "guido ego".
When I read that, I took a step back and realized how I could send the wrong impression to people who don't know me well. I realized that both these Facebook updates and my interactions on Inforoo can be deemed as narcissistic when taken out of context. What I mean by that is those who know me understand my confidence as authentic and even are accustomed to my sense of humor. So if they see a picture, what to someone like you views as ridiculous or even vain, they know where it is coming from based on my personality, most likely an attempt at humor. Same thing if I have an aggressive conversation in real life, people who know me understand my passion and desire to win and respect that for the most part. They know my confidence is in place for a reason.
But for those who do not know me, I can clearly see why my personality can be misconstrued. On a message board, tone of voice, non-verbal cues, and personality quirks cannot be seen. Same with looking at random Facebook pictures and status updates, although it's probably a better barometer to get to know someone than a message board. Although I'm not saying that I don't have things to work on in my real life, a lot of the things I do here and on other social media formats are exacerbated when you don't know the person behind it.
It's pretty awful that I never noticed it before (maybe I did but denied it in my head). But once I took a step back this past week, I realized the message I was sending out to people here especially wasn't a good look for me in the least. I actually think the Brunch would go a very long way and have to push myself to get there. This forum actually is very important to me, as is being a part of the Bonnaroo experience.
Thank you for pointing an issue out, Holls. In the future, hopefully you can bring a concern to me directly. Although I didn't earn that right this time around.
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My problem is this: Sproat has not even been on here since June so why even bother with the bump? Not like he is gonna see it.
You could have just let this thread get buried again but you bumped it. It makes no sense to bump a thread in order to complain about someone bumping that same thread.
Really emoney? Was it necessary to bump this thread and antagonize?
FWIW a lot of us met sproat irl at brunch this year and he was perfectly fine and friendly to people.
Yeah, that's a quality known sociopaths have had.
Ted Bundy could talk even you out of your panties, and then slaughter you.
Flazo, did you come to brunch? or have you met anybody from Inforoo? This is a serious question, I was actually thinking, even before you posted this, which I find to be very d*ck.
Ted Bundy could talk even you out of your panties, and then slaughter you.
Flazo, did you come to brunch? or have you met anybody from Inforoo? This is a serious question, I was actually thinking, even before you posted this, which I find to be very d*ck.
No, I did not go to brunch. Yes, I have met people from inforoo.
I'm sorry for not being fooled into thinking the guy who threatened my family and myself and then threatened to go to my parent's house (which he somehow figured out the location of) to "prove me a phony" is genuine in these posts.
Think about my post what you want, I'm apparently one of 3 people on this board who didn't forget what a psychotic lunatic Sproat was.
Flazo, did you come to brunch? or have you met anybody from Inforoo? This is a serious question, I was actually thinking, even before you posted this, which I find to be very d*ck.
No, I did not go to brunch. Yes, I have met people from inforoo.
I'm sorry for not being fooled into thinking the guy who threatened my family and myself and then threatened to go to my parent's house (which he somehow figured out the location of) to "prove me a phony" is genuine in these posts.
Think about my post what you want, I'm apparently one of 3 people on this board who didn't forget what a psychotic lunatic Sproat was.
what I think about, is he admitted his wrong doings, then showed up to brunch to face those people he offended. His actions holds a lot of weight. He apologized for being an ass. He even opened the door for you to possible mend relations, then your first post in this thread, is you calling him a psychopath and comparing him to Ted Bundy. To me that is the low road. Sorry, but I gotta go with the guy taking the high road.
what I think about, is he admitted his wrong doings, then showed up to brunch to face those people he offended. His actions holds a lot of weight. He apologized for being an ass. He even opened the door for you to possible mend relations, then your first post in this thread, is you calling him a psychopath and comparing him to Ted Bundy. To me that is the low road. Sorry, but I gotta go with the guy taking the high road.
You would feel differently if you were one of the people he stalked and threatened.
No, I did not go to brunch. Yes, I have met people from inforoo.
I'm sorry for not being fooled into thinking the guy who threatened my family and myself and then threatened to go to my parent's house (which he somehow figured out the location of) to "prove me a phony" is genuine in these posts.
Think about my post what you want, I'm apparently one of 3 people on this board who didn't forget what a psychotic lunatic Sproat was.
what I think about, is he admitted his wrong doings, then showed up to brunch to face those people he offended. His actions holds a lot of weight. He apologized for being an ass. He even opened the door for you to possible mend relations, then your first post in this thread, is you calling him a psychopath and comparing him to Ted Bundy. To me that is the low road. Sorry, but I gotta go with the guy taking the high road.
So it's cool if I threaten you and the ones you love, as long as I say I'm really sowwy after? Noted.
And he didn't apologize to me, so I don't know what you're talking about. Oh, you mean where he put the blame on both of us for him threatening me with bodily harm? Yeah, it's not exactly an apology when you threaten someone and then say "we both got carried away." In fact, he blames it all on me for the most part.
Continue thinking he's a stand-up guy and I'm the scumbag all you want, just know you are 100% delusional in that belief.
I don't know anything about this, but I do know this... When I first found Inforoo, I figured I would find an extension of the Bonnaroovian spirit. I quickly learned to enjoy the board, but I didn't post. Then my initial posts were self-promotive (interviews with AC,etc.) but I didn't think they would be taken as such. I thought that people would enjoy interviews from fest creators and the like, but I understand that long term inforooers are probably a bit hesitant to take kindly to any form of self-promotion, so I was wrong about being surprised about that. Since I've started posting more consistently, I've learned that most people are on here to celebrate Bonnaroo and that aforementioned spirit. There are some folks who like to argue too. This forum is just like anything else in life. The thing I like about this thread is that it brings a bit of clarity to why this board was created (I'm guessing). It's not always going to be peaches and cream, I get that, but there's no reason to get so upset when we disagree with one another. Noone's musical preference is the gospel and we all should know that. And I would venture to say that a good number of the arguments start with "so and so sucks". As this thread speaks to, it's a slippery slope. Since I've started posting thoughts on here, I've found myself increasingly more hesitant, frankly, because I don't enjoy my opinions being slaughtered. I don't mind people to disagree, but there's no reason for anything to ever get personal. Know this, this board is something to be proud of for everyone involved. That should not be forgotten or taken lightly. It's a great resource tool for people coming to Bonnaroo. Could it be even better if everyone laid their swords down a bit? I think so. Again, I'm not hip to this particular situation, and I hope I'm not out of line by posting this, but it made me think about my own temperature in terms of this board.
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Emoney, You might be right, but you ridicule Sang on here everyday and every hour and every second Inforoo is on. Sorry, but I can not take your comments serious in this matter.
Flazno, I am saying he is apologizing and facing his peers, while you are name calling. That is what I see. Did he threaten you in here or in Chat? In chat who knows what was said. I kind of remember that argument you had about hip-hop that turned local and if I remember you were they one using family names or something along those lines and that got him pissed. That is understandable.
I am sure all of you are stand up guys, at times, and other times I am sure you are all assholes, I am saying right now, in this thread, one person is trying to mend things and admitting their wrong doing and Flazo you are doing the opposite of that.
Post by itrainmonkeys on Dec 14, 2012 15:53:43 GMT -5
Can we try to move past this? Sproat hasn't logged on since June and there's still fighting about him.
Flanzo and Scrog - you guys are both awesome dudes, helpful posters, and important parts of inforoo. You're both in the right to have and express your opinions and thoughts on this but I'm hoping that you guys can maybe agree to disagree on this topic or something along those lines. I don't see either side backing down or changing their minds about how they feel. At least not through this message board today.
Can we try to move past this? Sproat hasn't logged on since June and there's still fighting about him.
Flanzo and Scrog - you guys are both awesome dudes, helpful posters, and important parts of inforoo. You're both in the right to have and express your opinions and thoughts on this but I'm hoping that you guys can maybe agree to disagree on this topic or something along those lines. I don't see either side backing down or changing their minds about how they feel. At least not through this message board today.
You are right, Flazo, I hope to see you at Roo this year, so I can buy you a beer and we can laugh about how your Jets got into the Playoffs and my Phins did not.
Emoney, You might be right, but you ridicule Sang on here everyday and every hour and every second Inforoo is on. Sorry, but I can not take your comments serious in this matter.
That's the most ridiculous comparison I've ever seen on this board. Good lord.
You are right, Flazo, I hope to see you at Roo this year, so I can buy you a beer and we can laugh about how your Jets got into the Playoffs and my Phins did not.
I dunno, after you just jinxed my boys like that!?
And yeah, if we do end up running into each other beers shall be had by all. I'm a lot nicer in person, anyway, hell beers on me while we're at it. Even if you root for a team that wears teal on Sundays.
I don't know anything about this situation. But WTF is "The Dirty" posted in the OP.. That is messed up! i went there. Really messed up! The internet is ridiculous sometimes.
Instead of just not going into the chat room anymore, my competitive personality told me to still try to win them over and be a part of this great community in every way I can. But when things didn't go my way with them, I reacted immaturely and combatively. This gave me the reputation of being a hothead, that carried over onto the boards when chat room members labeled me the same way in the forum.