Dermot appears after a long absence.

[X-Gamer]

Wow. It's really nice to see a Pro join SFO!

And about arwinglanding...I've heard a LOT of bad things about them, and I guess it was all true. Don't let it bother you. I'm sure those guys are total jerks. 

Regardless, I welcome you here at the most awesome forum there is...

SF-O

[Ant]

Wow. It's really nice to see a Pro join SFO!

And about arwinglanding...I've heard a LOT of bad things about them, and I guess it was all true. Don't let it bother you. I'm sure those guys are total jerks. 

Regardless, I welcome you here at the most awesome forum there is...

SF-O

Yes, we are all total jerks... We are jerks because we asked for the conversation to move on after the topic of how every character in Star Fox is gay got over-saturated after 10 hours. 10 hours of mostly monologue. We are jerks because we asked for the conversation to move on for some legitimate reasons. We are jerks because after the matter of exactly how often a certain word was said was resolved and after things were straightened out, someone repeatedly kept returning the topic to the originally misread number. Again and again and again and again. Same again for trying to move the topic on from only talking about oneself and all the special skills that person has. And again for returning to it again and again and again and again. That was why people were getting tired.

A lot of patience was shown by everyone in the channel bar a few. A huge amount. At least half a dozen polite suggests were made to move on, along with the same amount of warnings from the moderators. Of course, that means we are jerks again.

It would have been nice for the whole story to have been told to start with instead of "EVERYONE ON AL IS NOT A STAR FOX FAN AND THEY ARE ALL JERKS AND DID NOTHING BUT BERATE ME."

Also, please note, the website for AL doesn't really run parallel to the chat room.

[Fredryk Phox]

Usually, when you come to a new forum, it would be a good idea to just introduce yourself and say hello to everyone, instead of trying to incite some sort of hate-mongering between two equally-expansive Star Fox communities who are already trying to maintain a delicate balance of friendly coexistence.

[Ultima]

And finally, we are jerks because when we tried to point all of this out to you, you hid behind all your 'mental problems'.

Newflash: I'm autistic too. And I have OCD. And I have ADHD.

And I don't act like you do.

When I act like an asshat and people point it out to me, I apologise and try to correct it.

I don't say 'Oh, I'm autistic, please be nice to me.'

Anybody want proof of all this? I have backlogs. A lot of them.

[CrypticQuery]

Usually, when you come to a new forum, it would be a good idea to just introduce yourself and say hello to everyone, instead of trying to incite some sort of hate-mongering between two equally-expansive Star Fox communities who are already trying to maintain a delicate balance of friendly coexistence.

It appears that the "friendly co-existence" may soon be strained... :shock:

[Steve]

We are not going to tolerate the "This other forum sucks" attitude, so cut it out.

[X-Gamer]

Yes, we are all total jerks... We are jerks because we asked for the conversation to move on after the topic of how every character in Star Fox is gay got over-saturated after 10 hours. 10 hours of mostly monologue. We are jerks because we asked for the conversation to move on for some legitimate reasons. We are jerks because after the matter of exactly how often a certain word was said was resolved and after things were straightened out, someone repeatedly kept returning the topic to the originally misread number. Again and again and again and again. Same again for trying to move the topic on from only talking about oneself and all the special skills that person has. And again for returning to it again and again and again and again. That was why people were getting tired.

A lot of patience was shown by everyone in the channel bar a few. A huge amount. At least half a dozen polite suggests were made to move on, along with the same amount of warnings from the moderators. Of course, that means we are jerks again.

It would have been nice for the whole story to have been told to start with instead of "EVERYONE ON AL IS NOT A STAR FOX FAN AND THEY ARE ALL JERKS AND DID NOTHING BUT BERATE ME."

Also, please note, the website for AL doesn't really run parallel to the chat room.

Whoa! Sorry if I offended anyone. Having a bad day - mom grounded me for something that really ticked me off.

We are not going to tolerate the "This other forum sucks" attitude, so cut it out.

Got it Steve!

[Dermot]

*sigh*  I have all the logs too - I log everything.

I was really hyperactive and excited to find a Star Fox fan community again, and I wanted to discuss whatever was on my mind.  But when people ask me to stop talking about gay topics, I'm rather conditioned to disregard them, because I perceive it as a subtle form of homophobia.  With that and Atomsk trying to haze me and Sage triggering a major anxiety attack by grossly inflating the statistics of how many times I'd said the word "gay" (which he admitted later), I was decisively soured.  Not at Fred though, he seemed nice.

I still have occasional memory triggers that give me bursts of anxiety again.  They make me feel cold and I have to lie down and bundle up until they pass.  I can't remember feeling so embarrassed and turned against in a long time.

To be honest, I really don't care if someone doesn't want me to talk about LGBT topics.  I like talking about LGBT topics.  It's hard to respect someone who's telling me "stop talking about that", especially when people talk about whatever off-topic stuff they please.  I read 365gay every day.  I read Pink News every day.  Most of my friends are gay, and I'm extremely accustomed to talking about LGBT issues on a regular basis.  If someone tells me not to talk about it at all, it's very off-putting, especially when it not only permeates who I am, but also the topics in my life.  Basically, if you're someone telling me never to bring up LGBT topics, you're telling me not to be me or speak about the things that interest me or go on in my everyday life, and that's instantly alienating to me, and unacceptable to me.

I'm just not usually the kind of person to tell someone "Go to hell."  But at times like right now, I can't say I'm not tempted - very tempted.  My grievance is legitimate.  And when I have a grievance, I advocate for myself.  I don't always just sit down and shut up.  And when you add an anxiety attack to the mix, that amplifies my OCD, and I lose the ability to think clearly.

If anything positive came out of this, it's that Sage kept talking to me after the unpleasantness, and we developed a very friendly association.  He was very nice and compassionate, and I started to feel encouraged again.  He was the one who had originally triggered my anxiety attack, but he apologized for it.

Now, if you'll excuse me, my body temperature's dropping again and I need to take care of it immediately.  Some people can be real mean-spirited...  I despise it.

[Matt Macdowel]

can't we all get along because i seem to be reading fight messeges.

[Steve]

*sigh*  I have all the logs too - I log everything.

I was really hyperactive and excited to find a Star Fox fan community again, and I wanted to discuss whatever was on my mind.  But when people ask me to stop talking about gay topics, I'm rather conditioned to disregard them, because I perceive it as a subtle form of homophobia.  With that and Atomsk trying to haze me and Sage triggering a major anxiety attack by grossly inflating the statistics of how many times I'd said the word "gay" (which he admited later), I was decisively soured.  Not at Fred though, he seemed nice.

I still have occasional memory triggers that give me bursts of anxiety again.  They make me feel cold and I have to lie down and bundle up until they pass.  I can't remember feeling so embarrassed and turned against in a long time.

To be honest, I really don't care if someone doesn't want me to talk about LGBT topics.  I like talking about LGBT topics.  It's hard to respect someone who's telling me "stop talking about that", especially when people talk about whatever off-topic stuff they please.  I read 365gay every day.  I read Pink News every day.  Most of my friends are gay, and I'm extremely accustomed to talking about LGBT issues on a regular basis.  If someone tells me not to talk about it at all, it's very off-putting, especially when it not only permeates who I am, but also the topics in my life.  Basically, if you're someone telling me never to bring up LGBT topics, you're telling me not to be me or speak about the things that interest me or go on in my everyday life, and that's instantly alienating to me, and unacceptable to me.

I'm just not usually the kind of person to tell someone "Go to hell."  But at times like right now, I can't say I'm not tempted - very tempted.  My grievance is legitimate.  And when I have a grievance, I advocate for myself.  I don't always just sit down and shut up.  And when you add an anxiety attack to the mix, that amplifies my OCD, and I lose the ability to think clearly.

If anything positive came out of this, it's that Sage kept talking to me after the unpleasantness, and we developed a very friendly association.  He was very nice and compassionate, and I started to feel encouraged again.  He was the one who had originally triggered my anxiety attack, but he apologized for it.

I believe this is more of a "People fear what they can't understand, so they instantly attack it" . However, sometimes, when you try to blend your beliefs or talk about them in a community that is not exactly used to that stuff, then you will most likely get weird looks. The mature minded people will obviously accept and welcome you, but then again, you will face people that won't accept you, just because they can't understand you. Overall, you need to find balance and look for a way to express yourself without "dozing" everyone. Remember, there's a place and time for everything, and even if this is not a place for everything, it's surely a place that will accept you for who you are, and even though you might not be fully comfortable because we are not the community you are used to, we won't make you feel like an alien.

[Dermot]

I just had another anxiety attack, and am sick in bed.  Callous apathetic small-minded bastards with no shame...get the hell away from me.

Do you have any idea how long it can take to fully recover from an anxiety attack?  I've still been trying to detox from the last one.

[Mr. Krystal]

I don't yet know what's going on, but I am locking this thread as nothing good has come of it as of late.

Update:

After having reviewed the whole topic...

I just had another anxiety attack, and am sick in bed.  Callous apathetic small-minded bastards with no shame...get the hell away from me.

Do you have any idea how long it can take to fully recover from an anxiety attack?  I've still been trying to detox from the last one.

I admit ignorance in this subject area, but if it's a serious medical condition, you should get OFF the internet immediately and see a doctor. Don't talk about your problems, start getting them professionally looked at. You're endangering yourself if you continue to come to a place you know will cause you problems. Make sure you can handle discussion, good and bad, before returning or you'll risk further health issues.