Marx-Man wrote:
I am sticking around until people like me or I get some kind of Ban.
Wow! This just goes from bad to worse doesn't it?
I'll try and be as sincere and polite as I can here, but I fear you are just not getting it.....as this stuff has been said to you repeatedly in the forums.
Now I know I (and others) shouldn't really be responding to this thread....because we are just playing right into your hands. Clearly, you are quite young and you thrive on attention. Unfortunately, you seem to be getting all this attention for exactly the wrong reasons. The obvious strategy for dealing with attention-seekers is to ignore them. Certainly to ignore the bad behaviour, and then praise and encourage the good, but you haven't given the PSC members much to work with here.
Rather than quietly posting some good chops, you've shot your mouth off in the forums and alienated a lot of people. You've exacerbated this by continually biting back, insulting others and hijacking threads to post antagonistic/contentious remarks. This means that you are now in the awkward position of having your posts and chops heavily scrutinised by this group that you've alienated.
What should you have done? You should have arrived here quietly. Posted some nice chops. Accepted the praise/comments/constructive criticism with a humble 'thanks'. You would have been accepted and encouraged as all newcomers are here. You would have made friends and become part of the PSC community. Now go back and look at the quote at the top of this post. Doesn't really sound like someone wanting to join a community, does it?
What can you do from here? Gee, that's a tough one, because you really are in a bit of a pickle.
-Leave and come back with a new alias? Well that would probably give you a temporary reprieve....until you returned with the same attitude and maturity. I don't think it would take people long to figure out who you are.
-Antagonise and alienate people further with comments like the one at the top of this post? Hmmmm? That's not going to work is it?
-Leave the forums alone for a while and post some decent chops? Well even that's going to be difficult for you, because (at present) any entries with your name on them are going to receive few votes and much criticism.
Possibly, the anonymous contests might be a way for you to redeem yourself? Post some chops and get some of that 'good' attention based on your ability rather than your personality?
What you need to ask yourself is "do I really want to be part of this community or not?" Because you are not really behaving like someone who wants to be part of PSC. Again, go to the top of this post and read that quote.
It really is time to stop the attention-seeking nonsense Marx. There are people younger than you here that are valued members of this community. They successfully chop, share and participate in the forums at a far more mature level than you've shown. I can't see things getting any better for you here at PSC without a serious change of attitude on your behalf.
Unfortunately, the anonymity of the web makes it easy for people to behave in a way that would not be tolerated in a school, college, workplace or society in general. If you are passionate about your art, then it's time to participate at PSC as an adult......otherwise, if you enjoy the drama, attention and conflict you've created, then there must be other websites around that cater to your needs.
Enough said. This took quite a bit of time that I could have spent chopping.
Basically, it's time for you to 'pull your head in' or ...... find somewhere else to behave like a child.
Cheers.