angminas
Diamond Member
I'm not reading this whole thread, so some of what I say may have already been said. If I sound unhappy, it's because I am.
ATOT has a lot of potential. Lots of very smart, very talented people in here, and some are really friendly and helpful too. I've learned a lot here, and I've helped some people too. Sometimes you can find something really cool here, and I thank you all for the good experiences I've had here.
But there are WAY too many threadcrapping troll bullies, and the mods don't seem to do much about them. Time after time after time I've wondered why nobody said or did anything when someone said something really nasty or derailed a thread or picked a fight or told someone they should go die. I haven't read the list of rules the mods agree to, so I don't know if it's them or Anand or what, but why is that kind of behavior tolerated so much? For instance, I am a Christian, but if I talk honestly about my beliefs, I often get viciously attacked and the mods do nothing. This is supposed to be a place for everyone, isn't it? I didn't notice a "You must be at least this agnostic to ride" sign. Sometimes I've even been personally attacked by a mod, which is a real jaw-dropper for me.
And all the sex "jokes"...seriously, not funny. People can't even make up NEW disgusting and immature stuff to say. The same old things over and over. Your mom. Show us naked pics. Hey, I saw something vaguely phallic in that innocent picture. That stuff was barely funny when we were kids, and I personally think it's destructive to real communication and personal connections. I should be able to post a picture of my grandma and some puppies without someone saying something like "oh hai gmilf and all her bitches".
The awesomeness of ATOT actually highlights the unawesome parts. The fact that other sites are worse is no excuse. I expect more out of ATOTers because they are not the average internet users. It's not like most of you are too dumb to understand basic interpersonal dynamics, as could be said about many other sites. It's not like you haven't seen flame threads and realized how they start and why they're not cool. It's not like you don't know how hate rots the soul and destroys relationships. So why do so many of you keep doing the same things? And why do most of the rest of you just let it go, or worse, respond to trolls in their own language? You know better than that.
In summary: the good stuff gets stomped on and the bad stuff doesn't get stomped on, and people just sit back and let it happen. Not that I'm totally innocent...I've said some dumb things myself. I'm not better than anyone else. But I've learned and changed, and I wish more others would too. It hurts me to see such a cool site with so many cool people degrade like this.
ATOT has a lot of potential. Lots of very smart, very talented people in here, and some are really friendly and helpful too. I've learned a lot here, and I've helped some people too. Sometimes you can find something really cool here, and I thank you all for the good experiences I've had here.
But there are WAY too many threadcrapping troll bullies, and the mods don't seem to do much about them. Time after time after time I've wondered why nobody said or did anything when someone said something really nasty or derailed a thread or picked a fight or told someone they should go die. I haven't read the list of rules the mods agree to, so I don't know if it's them or Anand or what, but why is that kind of behavior tolerated so much? For instance, I am a Christian, but if I talk honestly about my beliefs, I often get viciously attacked and the mods do nothing. This is supposed to be a place for everyone, isn't it? I didn't notice a "You must be at least this agnostic to ride" sign. Sometimes I've even been personally attacked by a mod, which is a real jaw-dropper for me.
And all the sex "jokes"...seriously, not funny. People can't even make up NEW disgusting and immature stuff to say. The same old things over and over. Your mom. Show us naked pics. Hey, I saw something vaguely phallic in that innocent picture. That stuff was barely funny when we were kids, and I personally think it's destructive to real communication and personal connections. I should be able to post a picture of my grandma and some puppies without someone saying something like "oh hai gmilf and all her bitches".
The awesomeness of ATOT actually highlights the unawesome parts. The fact that other sites are worse is no excuse. I expect more out of ATOTers because they are not the average internet users. It's not like most of you are too dumb to understand basic interpersonal dynamics, as could be said about many other sites. It's not like you haven't seen flame threads and realized how they start and why they're not cool. It's not like you don't know how hate rots the soul and destroys relationships. So why do so many of you keep doing the same things? And why do most of the rest of you just let it go, or worse, respond to trolls in their own language? You know better than that.
In summary: the good stuff gets stomped on and the bad stuff doesn't get stomped on, and people just sit back and let it happen. Not that I'm totally innocent...I've said some dumb things myself. I'm not better than anyone else. But I've learned and changed, and I wish more others would too. It hurts me to see such a cool site with so many cool people degrade like this.
