Greek Chat - should membership be closed?

[Ghostofxmaspast]

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

Oh Earpie...I'll gladly say why I was banned...

1. I registered as AlphaFrog
2. I called you out for Copy/Pasting the Who Does/Doesn't AI directly from GC without even changing the "GC" part.
3. I told you to take down the ASA forum.

I think you've painted a bit of a rosey picture for yourself, AlphaFrog. Just to set the record straight:

-- you were banned within minutes of registering because it took you just that long to violate our terms of service. You came in loaded for bear, looking to stir up trouble. Our rules clearly spell out that the behavior you displayed was in violation of our TOS.

We enforce our rules because we don't tolerate bullying, nastiness, or any other behavior meant to hurt another person. If you find that "boring" or indicitive of a "low IQ," then by all means, please stay here where you can go mobbing, make snotty remarks to impress your friends, and create cruel parody threads to your heart's content. That's not what we're about.

To refresh your memory, this is the rule you violated in each of your posts--

"While debating and discussing is fine, we will not
tolerate rudeness, insulting posts or personal
attacks... "

Here is one of your very first posts :
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Author Message
AlphaFrog

Joined: 13 Jun 2007
Posts: 1

Posted: 13 Jun 2007 03:02 pm Post subject: Pathetic

This is a pathetic excuse for GreekChat.

Get a life.

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That was just one of your handful of inflammatory posts you made. Had you come over and behaved yourself, you would have been welcomed as a member.

Our forum is for people who want to discuss Greek issues in a mature and civil manner. It's also for new people who have questions about recruitment and other Greek issues. You will never see anyone tell a new person to "use the search button" on our forum. We believe each person deserves respect.

I'm sorry that you seem to be so upset about our forum. We have left you alone (yet I see by the sock puppets here) that some of you have chosen not to leave us alone. Hence, my brief return to remind you of what you really did.

-- One of the three Founders of Happy Pony Rainbow Land

[SWTXBelle]

If GC is so horrible, and Happy Pony Rainbow Land is all that and a bag of chips, why are so many HPRLers here all the time????

[tld221]

Originally Posted by Ghostofxmaspast

I think you've painted a bit of a rosey picture for yourself, AlphaFrog. Just to set the record straight:

-- you were banned within minutes of registering because it took you just that long to violate our terms of service. You came in loaded for bear, looking to stir up trouble. Our rules clearly spell out that the behavior you displayed was in violation of our TOS.

We enforce our rules because we don't tolerate bullying, nastiness, or any other behavior meant to hurt another person. If you find that "boring" or indicitive of a "low IQ," then by all means, please stay here where you can go mobbing, make snotty remarks to impress your friends, and create cruel parody threads to your heart's content. That's not what we're about.

To refresh your memory, this is the rule you violated in each of your posts--

"While debating and discussing is fine, we will not
tolerate rudeness, insulting posts or personal
attacks... "

Here is one of your very first posts:
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Author Message
AlphaFrog

Joined: 13 Jun 2007
Posts: 1

Posted: 13 Jun 2007 03:02 pm Post subject: Pathetic

This is a pathetic excuse for GreekChat.

Get a life.

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That was just one of your handful of inflammatory posts you made. Had you come over and behaved yourself, you would have been welcomed as a member.

Our forum is for people who want to discuss Greek issues in a mature and civil manner. It's also for new people who have questions about recruitment and other Greek issues. You will never see anyone tell a new person to "use the search button" on our forum. We believe each person deserves respect.

I'm sorry that you seem to be so upset about our forum. We have left you alone (yet I see by the sock puppets here) that some of you have chosen not to leave us alone. Hence, my brief return to remind you of what you really did.

-- One of the three Founders of Happy Pony Rainbow Land

EITY? if so, props on the awesome spelling and non-smilie-use. if not, geez, you would come to ANOTHER board to bring the snark? cause if that's what you're doing...

what's that say on your nametag, pot? oh hi pot. i'm kettle, nice to meet you. you're black. so am i. awesome.

ETA: umm yeah, telling someone to use the search function is not being immature, uncivil or disrespectful. its common sense. it's like your kid asking what a word means. you COULD tell them what it means, or you could tell them to LOOK IT UP. it's whatever floats your boat really. but we like our kids here to learn, not to just be given the answer. we play for keeps around here.

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by Ghostofxmaspast

Here is one of your very first posts :
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Author Message
AlphaFrog

Joined: 13 Jun 2007
Posts: 1

Posted: 13 Jun 2007 03:02 pm Post subject: Pathetic

This is a pathetic excuse for GreekChat.

Get a life.

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Oh yeah. I forgot about that post. Truth hurts, huh?

Oh, and since that post was deleted from your site, I can only think that you have it saved on your computer as a screenshot somewhere. In which case I'll reiterate my point....

GET A LIFE.

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

Oh yeah. I forgot about that post. Truth hurts, huh?

Oh, and since that post was deleted from your site, I can only think that you have it saved on your computer as a screenshot somewhere. In which case I'll reiterate my point....

GET A LIFE.

Oh i'm sure it's in the mod's forum on that site

[kathykd2005]

Regardless of what has been done to others, I don't think posting something like that on a public forum is very wise.

Anyhow, I have no idea what has gone on between these two sects of Greek Chatters. To be perfectly honest, I am a member of both groups, simply because I thought there would be more Greek conversations, being in both groups. Really, I didn't know the depth or the severity of this situation.

[SWTXBelle]

I was kinda on the fence - and pretty unsnarky, I must say - until a HPRL founder decided to insult me here. I didn't have a dog in this fight until then. I do find it ironic that the people who are bragging the most about HPRL being friendly and snark-free are the ones who come over to GC and ... are UNfriendly and post snark.
Nice.

Originally Posted by kathykd2005

Really, I didn't know the depth or the severity of this situation.

If that's the case, you should definitely refrain from posting things such as:

Regardless of what has been done to others, I don't think posting something like that on a public forum is very wise.

To quote the fine folx of the NPHC (where I've seen this the most), stay in your lane. THX.

[UGAalum94]

Unfortunately, I suppose, it's not really called that.

It's just a site that is similar to CG but much more concern with politeness and kindness.

[DolphinChicaDDD]

Originally Posted by Tom Earp

And, I guess, this is just the reason many have left.

DeltaAlum stated it best and no one even took a second breath.

Yes there are other sites that are nicer, kinder, and much more helpful and friendly!

Oh, you and some others would not be welcome.

No smilies her, I do not need them.

Have a good life if you can live with it!

Please, by all means then, go to the "other sites that are nicer, kinder, and much more helpful and friendly!" Don't let the door hit you on the butt on the way out. Make Another Grand Exit and be done with it. Don't continue to tease us by saying how great it is elsewhere and sticking around here.

[UGAalum94]

where is Happy Rainbow Pony Land? I've looked at Frattysouth and that's not it. (Frattysouth was really an education for me: I was genuinely shocked at the racial attitudes. It's kind of like what I image a Klan rally would be like.)

Wouldn't the best thing in the world be if someone all the users of HRPL got dumped onto FrattySouth? I'd pay to see that.

[SoCalGirl]

Originally Posted by kathykd2005

I didn't mean that as no one has the right to feel that way, it's just writing it on a public forum that can get somewhat sticky, primarily because it's something that can be traced back to whoever wrote it, and he or she could be held accountable... I am not sure why you are replying to my posts in such a negative manner... I don't recall doing anything to you. ?

Originally Posted by kathykd2005

As long as you don't care, then. That was all I meant by that. I am seriously clueless as to all of this drama. Please, no one chastise me due to my ignorance of this situation. I am just now realizing how deep this whole thing goes.

Is anyone else scratching their head? I'm been on here forever and thought OTWs responses were not remotely mean. Course IRL I'm way snarkier and meaner than I am on the boards.

Originally Posted by SoCalGirl

Is anyone else scratching their head? I'm been on here forever and thought OTWs responses were not remotely mean. Course IRL I'm way snarkier and meaner than I am on the boards.

Exactly. You've been here long enough to know that I've said wayyyy meaner things in the past. But we won't revisit that.

I can kinda see where Kathy came from. She was concerned that things of that nature could be held against me and Rashid -- but hey, knowing our histories, it's already been done. And we both don't care!!!

Looking back at earlier today, I was snarky, but I see the posts you quoted as looking out for us rather than defending the shee-it (as I originally thought but I wasn't thinking clearly earlier). Based on PMs from before, Kathy has a small clue of what's going on...I just didn't take that into consideration when I decided to be snippy. Sorry, Kathy.

[kathykd2005]

Originally Posted by OTW

Based on PMs from before, Kathy has a small clue of what's going on...I just didn't take that into consideration when I decided to be snippy. Sorry, Kathy.

I'm sorry, too, if I upset you. Like I said, I am pretty clueless to this situation, but I know what happened to you from your signature, and you know how I feel about THAT. Don't think that I would take someone's side for doing that to you. There seems to be a whole lot more to this situation than I know. Like you said, I was simply concerned about some of the words used, and those words being used against you later on.