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Posted by Tim Kidwell on Friday, February 27, 2015 12:05 PM

All,

I, nor Aaron, are taking sides in any argument or disagreement. What we are saying is that discussions are fine--even heated ones. However, once it crosses the line and becomes personal, so much so that we're receiving email complaints from other members about threads, then it's no longer a discussion.

I've said it before and I'll say it again, people tend to rattle off at the keyboard, writing the first thing that comes into their heads and don't always go back over and read their responses for tone. You could read this message and imagine that I'm shouting at you, when, in my head, I'm not. One, let's consider what we're writing and how it might come across before sending it out on the web. Second, let's also believe that people, by and large, aren't on the FSM Forum looking to stir up trouble.

We all want to be heard. Once you've made your point and defended it, it's probably time to move on, regardless of someone else wanting to keep an argument going. Know when to pull out--when it looks like a thread is about to turn nasty, leave it alone. Don't engage. The only way these things keep going is when we keep them going.

Finally, concerning the thread that I locked before this one, I want to thank those members, including Stik, Devil, and Black, who came in and tried to cool it down.

Now, let's go build some models, or watch movies, or whatever. But give this thing a rest for a while.

Tim

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Timothy Kidwell
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Posted by GMorrison on Friday, February 27, 2015 11:29 AM

Ahh hang in there.

One thing I do on occasion is switch user name and start over.

 Modeling is an excuse to buy books.

 

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Posted by TarnShip on Friday, February 27, 2015 11:20 AM

I lied,,,,,,,I guess I have to be banned,,,,,,I can't find a way to quit this on my own.

Rex

almost gone

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where did Rex go?
Posted by TarnShip on Friday, February 27, 2015 11:16 AM

first off, I wasn't banned. I am leaving because of this thread, and because of that person being allowed to get all hot and bothered because someone "disagreed with him" concerning his "personal opinion"

Now, anyone can read the thread, see that he posted his OP, and I posted that you could get those things in kits already. Then some others posted, one even mentioning that this is a "can of worms".

Then, after I used a common expression here in this country,,,,,,,,the OP disagreed with me,,,,,,and actually said that in his post. http://cs.finescale.com/fsm/general_discussion/f/9/t/164430.aspx  use simple "cause and effect" or "events flowing in order" to see my point

Now, as an American, if HIS opinion is so important that it "can't be disagreed with",,,,,then he shouldn't feel entitled to just walk all over someone else's opinion. I repeat, he even says "I have to disagree with you"

I don't stay where it is okay to get dumped on and then have that person claim he is the victim. (and yes, after a few of those posts, I posted in anger,,,,,,,,how many of those is the "set limit" that we HAVE to take?)

So, after all of these years,,,,,,I am finished,,,,,,I have one box coming from a guy that has been an online friend for over a decade, but, we belong to other places together, too. And I have promised a small box to another guy that I have the phone number for, and I will get that to him. I can both of those things without breaking promises to FSM members by leaving.

I ask the Mods to lock this,,,,,and maybe delete it after a few friends have read it,,,,,,,but, NOT to allow the reason I am leaving to post in here and continue his trash campaign, just to "make his bones"

Good Bye

Rex, the Accidental CAG, after over a decade of FSM membership (and that my friends is where all the "old posters" have gone to)

almost gone

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